Hannah Peek

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Peek was born in 1814, in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Peek III, was 30 and her mother, Hannah White, was 28. She married Richard Cook on 12 November 1854, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died in 1895, in Douglas, Nevada, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mottsville Cemetery, Douglas, Nevada, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Cook
1822–1874
Hannah Peek
1814–1895
Marriage: 12 November 1854
Hannah Cook
1856–1937

Sources (9)

  • Hannah Peek, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Hannah Peek, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Hannah Cook, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Peak .

Irish: variant of Peak 4.

North German and Dutch: metonymic occupational name for a spearmaker, from Middle Low German pēk ‘pike’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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