Ashbel COOK

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6 May 1738 , Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Died

16 December 1801 , Rutland, Vermont, USA

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Israel COOK Elizabeth CLARK

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Born: 6 May 1738 in Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Father: Israel COOK

Mother: Elizabeth CLARK

Paternal grandparents: Samuel COOKE , Mary MALLORY

Maternal grandparents: Ebenezer CLARK , Elizabeth PARKER

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Ashbel married Rachel RICE abt. 1764 in Rutland, Vermont, New England . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Rachel RICE was born 25 December 1740 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Rachel died 3 January 1841 in Troy, New York, USA.

Ashbel COOK died 16 December 1801 in Rutland, Vermont, USA.
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Ashbel COOK married

Rachel RICE
Marriage date: abt. 1764
Marriage place: Rutland, Vermont, New England

Children of Ashbel COOK and Rachel RICE

John L COOK

Born: 13 March 1765, Rutland, Vermont, New England
Died: 23 February 1824, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Ashbel COOK

Born: abt. 1772, Rutland, Vermont, New England
Died: March 1795, , New York, USA

Simeon R COOK

Born: November 1777, Pittsfield, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
Died: August 1801, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Rice COOK

Born: 12 August 1780, Rutland, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 15 January 1847, Troy, New York, USA

Orel J COOK

Born: 17 June 1782, Rutland, Vermont Republic (New Hampshire Grants)
Died: 21 May 1861, Rutland, Vermont, USA

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Birth — 1738
6 May 1738
Cheshire, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Biography
Ash bei. Cook, son of Israel and Elizabeth Cook, married Rachel . He left Wallingford about 1768, when it is supposed he went to Vermont.

Children: 164 John; 165 Simeon, A young; 166 Israel; 167 Ashbel; 168 Simeon; 169 Rice, b Aug. 12, 1780, in Rutland, Vt. ; 170 Orel.

History of Wallingford, Conn, From Its Settlement in 1670 to the Present Time, Including Meriden, which was One of Its Parishes Until 1806, and Cheshire, which was Incorporated in 1780 – Charles Henry Stanley Davis

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1765 Birth of Child
John L COOK was born 13 March 1765, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Ashbel was 26 years old.

1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 Birth of Child
Simeon R COOK was born November 1777, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

Ashbel was 39 years old.

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1780 Birth of Child
Rice COOK was born 12 August 1780, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Ashbel was 42 years old.

1782 Birth of Child
Orel J COOK was born 17 June 1782, Rutland, Vermont, USA

Ashbel was 44 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Death of Child
Ashbel COOK died March 1795, , New York, USA

Ashbel was 56 years old.

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

Death
Name: Ashbel Cook
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1741
Death Date: 16 Dec 1801
Death Place: Vermont, USA
Death Age: 60

Ancestry.com. Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: State of Vermont. Vermont Vital Records through 1870. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
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North Main Street Cemetery, Rutland, Vermont, USA

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Record added: 2/17/2009 8:41:52 PM
Last updated: 8/16/2019 10:10:07 AM

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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state

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