Brief Life History of Henry
Henry Cook was born in 1796, in New Brunswick, Canada. He married Jane Ann Vernon on 10 January 1828, in St. George, Charlotte, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in Canada.
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Sources (3)
- Henry Cook, "Canada, New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Henry Cook in entry for James Palmer and Jane Cook, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
- Henry Cook, "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950"
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Children (7)
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World Events (3)
1867 · British North America Act
The British North America Act or Constitution Act of 1867 caused three British colonies, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Canada to be united as one under the name Canada. Until this point New Brunswick had been the British crown colony.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1901 · Hartland Covered Bridge
July 4, 1901, the Hartland covered bridge was finished. It spans across the Saint John River, making it the longest covered bridge. Until it was built, the only way across the river was by ferry.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house, from Middle English cok, coke, cook, couk, cuk(e) (Old English cōc) ‘cook’ or ‘seller of cooked foods’. See also Kew .
Irish and Scottish: usually identical in origin with the English name (see 1 above), but in some cases a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ (see McCook ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘cook’, such as German and Jewish Koch , Dutch Kook , Polish Kucharz and Kucharczyk , Slovenian and Croatian Kuhar , North German Kuk .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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