Brief Life History of Elisha
When Elisha Cooke was born on 9 May 1760, in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Michael Cooke, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Mitchell, was 39. He married Abigail Williams in 1785, in Londonderry, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1760. He died on 17 January 1855, in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 94.
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- Elisha Cook in household of Elisha Cook, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elisha, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
- Elisha Cooke, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence
Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
Name Meaning
English and Irish: variant of Cook .
History: Francis Cooke (died 1663) and his eldest son John were passengers on the Mayflower in 1621; they were joined two years later by Francis's wife and other children. In the words of William Bradford, he lived long enough ‘to see his children's children have children’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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