Elisha Cooke (1760–1855) • FamilySearch

Elisha Cooke

9 May 1760–1855 (Age 94)
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

The Life 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 had at least 6 sons and 8 daughters with Abigail Williams. He lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1760. He died in 1855, in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 95.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Elisha Cooke

1760–1855

Abigail Williams

1764–1836

Safety Cook

1786–

Edward William Cook MD.

1789–1853

Joseph Cook

1790–1863

Alice Cook

1793–

Sally Cook

1794–1871

Sarah Cook

1795–

Polley Cook

1796–1855

Elisha Cook

1797–

Nancy Alta Cook

1797–1864

Ebenezer Cook

1799–1841

Elisha Cook

1801–

Abigail Weaver Cook

1804–

Abner Cook

1808–

Caroline Roxanne Cook

1810–

Spouse and Children

Elisha Cooke

Male1760–1855Male

Abigail Williams

Female1764–1836Female

children

(14)

Safety Cook

Female1786–Female

Edward William Cook MD.

Male1789–1853Male

Joseph Cook

Male1790–1863Male

Alice Cook

Female1793–Female

Sally Cook

Female1794–1871Female

+9 More Children

Parents and Siblings

Michael Cooke

Male1727–1769Male

Sarah Mitchell

Female1721–1782Female

siblings

(9)

Male1752–Male

Male1753–1790Male

Male1756–1831Male

Female1758–Female

Male1760–1855Male

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1776

Age 16

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

Age 16

Rhode Island was first to declare its independence from Britain on May 4, 1776.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Age 26

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

Cooke

Elisha

English, etc.: variant spelling of Cook .

Possible Related Names

Cook

Sources (3)

Elisha Cooke, "Rhode Island Town Deaths Index, 1639-1932"
Elisha Cook in entry for Elisha Cook and Rebecca Reed, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
Elisha Cook in entry for Abigail Cook, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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