Hester
MAHIEU
Born
abt. 1585
,
England
Died
18 June 1666
,
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents & Family of Hester MAHIEU
Parents of Hester MAHIEU
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Hester was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1623.
Spouses, Marriages & Children of Hester MAHIEU
Hester MAHIEU married 
Francis COOKE
Marriage date: 30 June 1603
Marriage place: , Netherlands
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Francis COOKEMarriage date: 30 June 1603
Marriage place: , Netherlands
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Marriage notes:
COOKE Francis Francis1 (-1663) & Hester MAHIEU (-1666+) betrothed Leyden, Holland, 30 Jun 1603 Plymouth {Reed (1956) MD 2:24, 116, 3:95, 4:128 8:48, 17:183, 22:13 TAG 22:206 Reg. 1:51, 53, 6:95 Ill. Mayflower (1925) 128 Claflin 420 Bartlett-Jenkins 33 Dawes-Gates 2:239 Paul Anc. 208 Davol-Willets 56 Earll Anc. 7 Woolson-Fenno 119 Avery Anc. (1925) 10 Bassett-Preston 71 Crapo 108 Linnell-Snow 33-34 Barlow Anc. 48 Bullard Anc. 184 Briggs Anc. 113 Small (ed. 2) 601+ French Anc. 1 Fallass 166 Thom Anc. Chart 8 Roosevelt Anc. 137+ Sv. 1:446}
CHILDREN: John, an unnamed child buried in Leiden, Jane, Elizabeth, Jacob, Hester, and Mary.
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Children of Francis COOKE and Hester MAHIEU
John COOKE
Born: abt. 1606, Leiden, Netherlands
Died: 23 November 1695, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 23 November 1695, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Sarah WARREN 28 March 1634 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Jacob COOKE
Married: Damaris HOPKINS 10 June 1646 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Elizabeth LETTICE 18 November 1669 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Mary COOKE
Born: 21 May 1625, Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, New England
Died: 21 March 1714, Halifax, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 21 March 1714, Halifax, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: John TOMSON 29 December 1645 Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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'Francis Cooke was born about 1583. His origins have not been discovered, but it is probable he was born in England, perhaps from the Canterbury or Norwich areas. He married Hester le Mahieu on 20 July 1603 in Leiden, Holland she was a French Walloon whose parents had initially fled to Canterbury, England she left for Leiden sometime before 1603. Francis Cooke and Hester le Mahieu's marriage occurred in Leiden, Holland six years before the Pilgrim church made its move there, so he was living there long before their arrival and must have met up with and joined them afterwards. His wife Hester was a French Walloon. What brought Francis to Holland in the first place is unknown: religious persecution of Protestants in England did not really begin until after King James took power in 1604. In 1606, the Cookes left Leiden and went to Norwich, Norfolk for a time (for what reason is not known), but returned to have their
'Francis Cooke was born about 1583. His origins have not been discovered, but it is probable he was born in England, perhaps from the Canterbury or Norwich areas. He married Hester le Mahieu on 20 July 1603 in Leiden, Holland she was a French Walloon whose parents had initially fled to Canterbury, England she left for Leiden sometime before 1603. Francis Cooke and Hester le Mahieu's marriage occurred in Leiden, Holland six years before the Pilgrim church made its move there, so he was living there long before their arrival and must have met up with and joined them afterwards. His wife Hester was a French Walloon. What brought Francis to Holland in the first place is unknown: religious persecution of Protestants in England did not really begin until after King James took power in 1604. In 1606, the Cookes left Leiden and went to Norwich, Norfolk for a time (for what reason is not known), but returned to have their
1603 Marriage / PartnerHester MAHIEU and Francis COOKE 30 June 1603, , Netherlands (Holland) (Dutch East Indies)
1618 Birth of ChildJacob COOKE was born 20 May 1618, Leiden, Netherlands (Holland) (Leyden)
1625 Birth of ChildMary COOKE was born 21 May 1625, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
1634 Marriage of ChildJohn COOKE married 28 March 1634, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Sarah WARREN
1645 Marriage of ChildMary COOKE married 29 December 1645, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony to John TOMSON
1646 Marriage of ChildJacob COOKE married 10 June 1646, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony to Damaris HOPKINS
1663 Death of Spouse/PartnerFrancis COOKE died 7 April 1663, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
Death — 166618 June 1666
Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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