Jane Mabel Wadhams, 1818–1889 (aged 71 years)

Name
Jane Mabel Wadhams
Given names
Jane Mabel
Surname
Wadhams
Family with parents
father
1787–
Birth: September 14, 1787 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
mother
Marriage
Marriage: April 5, 1810 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
16 months
elder sister
1811–
Birth: August 2, 1811 23 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
elder sister
1814–
Birth: April 14, 1814 26 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
4 years
herself
1818–1889
Birth: February 9, 1818 30 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: December 31, 1889 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
3 years
younger brother
1821–
Birth: May 5, 1821 33 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
3 years
younger brother
1824–
Birth: September 30, 1824 37 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death:
Family with Darius Burgess Cook
husband
1815–1901
Birth: January 1, 1815 28 28 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Death: May 24, 1901 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
herself
1818–1889
Birth: February 9, 1818 30 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death: December 31, 1889 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Marriage
Marriage: August 11, 1841 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
7 years
son
2 years
daughter
1849–1911
Birth: April 11, 1849 34 31 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Death: December 28, 1911
5 years
daughter
1853–1858
Birth: December 30, 1853 38 35 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
Death: April 23, 1858 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA
5 years
son
1859–1921
Birth: March 22, 1859 44 41 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan, United States
Death: February 27, 1921 — Niles, Berrien, Michigan
22 months
daughter
Note

BIRTH: "Goshen Vital Records," Family History Library film 2970. The Wadhams family genealogy is given for several generations, all of whom were born in Goshen from earliest times. Jane's name is listed Mabel Jane, born January 31, 1819. However, at her death she was given the age of 71 years, 10 months and 22 days which would have put her birth at Febuary 9, 1818. I have taken the earlier date because I believe she would have known her own birth date. Her family wouldn't have made that mistake. Somehow the original Goshen genealogical record was wrong. There is no other primary record in Goshen or in Connecticut for her birth.

1880 CENSUS: Jane M. Cook, keeping house, 58 years old, she and both parents born in Connecticut. (1st Ward, Niles, Berrien, Michigan, Family History Library film 1254,572, National Archives film T9-0572, p. 257B.)

DEATH: State of Michigan death record, in possession of Shirl E. Cook; copy in possession of Janet Porter. This record states she died at age 71, 10 months and 22 days (9 Feb. 1818) in Niles, Berrien, Michigan. She was born in "Conn" and died of Pheumonia at Niles 31 December 1889. Record 190, it was was recorded June 10, 1890. ("Michigan, Deaths, 1867-1897," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3F6-B41) (GS Film number: 2363635; Digital Folder Number: 4208686; Image Number: 1353; Reference ID: p 92 rn 166)

Note

"Darius B. Cook of Michigan married Jane Wadhams of Goshen, Aug. 11, 1841 by Rev. Thomas Ellis." A.G. Hibbard, Marriages in Goshen, Family History Library book 974.61/G1 V2h, p. 60. Found in History of the town of Goshen, Connecticut : with genealogies and biographies based upon the records of Deacon Lewis Mills Norton, FHL book 974.61/G1 H2h, Marriages, p. 582: "Darius B. Cook m. Jane M. Waddhams 11 August 1841." (https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE95814) Connecticut Marriages 1729-1869, Darius B. Cook married Jane M. Wadhams 11 August 1841 at Goshen, Litchfield, CT, found online at "Connecticut, Marriages, 1729-1867," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F7LB-XV3 Darius described his marriage to Jane thus: "Mr. Cook was married in Goshen, Conn. August 11, 1841...and his wedding trip was up the Erie Canal in a line boat to Buffalo before the railroads reached there and to Detroit on the steamer Illinois with old Capt. Blake and resumed his situation on the Detroit Advertiser, Dawson and Bates, proprietors." (Michigan, Berrien County, The Niles Daily Star, Wed. Nov. 22 1899, p. 4, Family History Library film 2,404,498)

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