Friday Fotos (May 17, 2013) -- George Henry Cooke

George Henry Cooke (1843 - 1872)

Reverse side of photograph with handwritten indentification. 

George Henry Cooke was born on November 18, 1843 in Boston, Massachusetts.  He was the son of Russell Cook(e) and Mary Vinal Otis.  He was employed most of his adult life as a "glasscutter."

On December 19, 1865, George married Susannah Catherine Appell in Boston.  They had two known children, Flora Appelle Cooke, born May 1, 1868, and Walter Wilson Cooke, born October 15, 1869.  George died of smallpox in Quincy, Massachusetts on December 2, 1872 at the young age of 29.  Sadly, he left his wife Susannah and two children under the age of five.

George Henry Cooke is my 2x great grandfather.

My descent from Russell and Mary Vinal (Otis) Cooke's son George Henry Cooke.

                    Russell Cook(e) (1810 - 1884) m. Mary Vinal Otis (1806 - 1881)

                   George Henry Cooke (1843 - 1872) m. Susannah Catherine Appell (1844 - 1906)

                   Walter Wilson Cooke (1869 - 1944) m. Florence Leonette "Nettie" Flagg (1870 - 1904)

                   Ruth Eaton Cooke (1897 - 1979)   m. Everett Shearman Carpenter (1891 - 1962) --
                   my maternal grandparents

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The scanned images above are from the original photograph of George Henry Cooke in the collection of the author.

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Copyright 2013, John D. Tew

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