John Cook
about 1785–
Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
The Life of John
John Cook was born about 1785, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. He married Elizabeth Pittman on 8 October 1810, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
John Cook
1785–
Elizabeth Pittman
1778–1842
Marriage: 8 October 1810
Mary Cook
1811–
John Cook
1813–
Joseph Cook
1816–
Elizabeth Cook
1819–1888
James Cook
1815–
Spouse and Children
1785–Male
1778–1842Female
MARRIAGE
8 October 1810
Crewkerne, Somerset, England
8 October 1810
Crewkerne, Somerset, England
children
(5)
1811–Female
1813–Male
1815–Male
1816–Male
1819–1888Female
World Events (7)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 16
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
Age 30
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 38
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
1 English: occupational name for a cook, a seller of cooked meats, or a keeper of an eating house, from Old English cōc (Latin coquus). There has been some confusion with Cocke .2 Irish and Scottish: usually identical in origin with the English name, but in some cases a reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cúg ‘son of Hugo’ ( see McCook ).3 In North America Cook has absorbed examples of cognate and semantically equivalent names from other languages, such as German and Jewish Koch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John Cook, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- John Cook in entry for James Cook, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Cook in entry for Elizabeth Cook, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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