Eliza Cook 1779– – Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization

Eliza Cook, 1779–

Eliza Cook

Name: Eliza Cook
Given names: Eliza
Surname: Cook

Gender Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	1779 17 21 Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of parents	Daniel Cook — Elizabeth Porter — View this family about 1780 (aged 1 year) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a brother	Amasa Cook April 26, 1782 (aged 3 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a brother	Phineas Cook November 12, 1786 (aged 7 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a grandfather	John Porter before 1793 (aged 14 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a grandmother	Elizabeth Pond September 1796 (aged 17 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a father	Daniel Cook August 14, 1809 (aged 30 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of a parent	Benjamin Beach — Elizabeth Porter — View this family March 23, 1814 (aged 35 years) Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Note: Cornwall Church Records, 1755-1852 (Family History Library film 3966) p. 321, item 3: "March 2… Cornwall Church Records, 1755-1852 (Family History Library film 3966) p. 321, item 3: "March 23, 1814, Rev. Benjamin Beach of Milton married to Wid. Elizabeth Cook." Also found in Milton Church Records Vol. 3:321. The marriage of Elizabeth Cook of Goshen and Benjamin Beach is also found in Milton Church Records Vol. 3:321. (The Church of Christ in Milton (Congregational) 1779-1898, Family History Library film 4767)
Death of a brother	Amasa Cook July 3, 1817 (aged 38 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of a parent	Joseph Peters — Elizabeth Porter — View this family June 5, 1821 (aged 42 years) Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Note: Marriage recorded in Goshen Vital Records: "Marriages in Goshen," Family History Library book 974.61/G1 V2h. "Joseph Peters and Elizabeth Beach."
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Porter 1834 (aged 55 years) Genesee, New York, USA
Burial of a brother	Phineas Cook May 1848 (aged 69 years) Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Death of a brother	Phineas Cook May 20, 1848 (aged 69 years) Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Death
LDS child sealing	Status: Submitted Family: Daniel Cook + Elizabeth Porter
LDS baptism	Status: Submitted
LDS endowment	Status: Submitted
Unique identifier	CC876D19E4AF44FCBA962721743E599CEBEE
Last change	September 22, 2014

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: August 18, 1761 40 39 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 14, 1809 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: June 1, 1870 LDS endowment: September 9, 1885 LDS spouse sealing: June 24, 1887 LDS child sealing: July 1, 1920 Burial: Milton Cemetery, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Reference number: C-4 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Porter Eliza Cook Amasa Cook Phineas Cook Daniel Cook 1761–1809 Birth: August 18, 1761 40 39 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 14, 1809 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
mother	Links Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: March 23, 1814 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 5, 1821 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: June 22, 1886 LDS endowment: June 25, 1886 LDS spouse sealing: June 24, 1887 Reference number: C-5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Cook Eliza Cook Amasa Cook Phineas Cook Family with spouse Benjamin Beach Family with spouse Joseph Peters Elizabeth Porter 1758–1834 Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA
Marriage	Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
0 months herself	Links Birth: 1779 17 21 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: LDS child sealing: LDS baptism: LDS endowment: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Eliza Cook 1779– Birth: 1779 17 21 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: April 26, 1782 20 24 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1805 Marriage: about 1811 Death: July 3, 1817 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: June 1, 1870 LDS endowment: September 10, 1885 LDS child sealing: July 1, 1920 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Polly Churchill Family with spouse Sally Rowe Amasa Philip Cook Amasa Cook 1782–1817 Birth: April 26, 1782 20 24 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: July 3, 1817 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
5 years younger brother	Links Birth: November 12, 1786 25 28 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1806 — Prob. Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Death: May 20, 1848 — Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Burial: May 1848 — Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA LDS baptism: June 1, 1870 LDS endowment: September 4, 1885 LDS spouse sealing: June 24, 1887 LDS child sealing: July 1, 1920 Reference number: C-2 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Irene Churchill Betsey Cook Daniel Cook Eliza Cook Darius Burgess Cook Mary Ann Cook Phineas Wolcott Cook Harriet Cook Phineas Cook 1786–1848 Birth: November 12, 1786 25 28 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: May 20, 1848 — Richland, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Mother’s family with Benjamin Beach
step-father	Links Birth: April 15, 1737 34 27 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 3, 1762 — Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut Marriage: March 23, 1814 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: July 12, 1816 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Porter Family with spouse Mercy Blatchly Job Beach Giles Beach Benjamin Beach Temperance Beach Joel Beach Lydia Beach Titus Hall Beach Mercy Beach Simeon Beach David Beach Benjamin Beach 1737–1816 Birth: April 15, 1737 34 27 — New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Death: July 12, 1816 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
mother	Links Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: March 23, 1814 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 5, 1821 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: June 22, 1886 LDS endowment: June 25, 1886 LDS spouse sealing: June 24, 1887 Reference number: C-5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Cook Eliza Cook Amasa Cook Phineas Cook Family with spouse Benjamin Beach Family with spouse Joseph Peters Elizabeth Porter 1758–1834 Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA
Marriage	Marriage: March 23, 1814 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Mother’s family with Joseph Peters
step-father	Links Birth: April 22, 1748 — Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 23, 1768 — Hebron, Windham, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 5, 1821 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: January 27, 1835 — Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Burial: Darien, Genesee, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Porter Family with spouse Dorothy Owen Joseph Peters 1748–1835 Birth: April 22, 1748 — Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA Death: January 27, 1835 — Darien, Genesee, New York, USA
mother	Links Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: March 23, 1814 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 5, 1821 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: June 22, 1886 LDS endowment: June 25, 1886 LDS spouse sealing: June 24, 1887 Reference number: C-5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Cook Eliza Cook Amasa Cook Phineas Cook Family with spouse Benjamin Beach Family with spouse Joseph Peters Elizabeth Porter 1758–1834 Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA
Marriage	Marriage: June 5, 1821 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

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Note	BIRTH Family tradition has maintained this daughter, although there were no vital records to prove her birth. Since Goshen records are non-existent for this time period, we have to assume the family tradition is correct. "The History of the Town of Goshen" by Hibbard p. 451 lists Daniel Cook and children Amasa and Phineas, but without birth dates. Spouses and chldren are named, but the child Eliza is not named. Because the book was compiled much later from existing town records, she almost certainly died early and was forgotten. ("History of the Town of Goshen," by L.M. Norton, 1987, p. 451, Family History Library book 974.61/G1 H2h) 1790 CENSUS There are several listings for Daniel Cook in the Litchfield Census for 1790. However, a Daniel Cook on p. 65 listed under Litchfield town is likely ours because his brothers are on the same page, and the other from Litchfield has only one male son. If that is the case, there was another female in the household, which could be Eliza. (Heads of Families, First Census, 1790, Connecticut. Government Printing Office, WA, 1908, Family History Library book 974.6/X2b/1790, p. 65.) RESEARCH Hale collection of Newspaper clippings lists the following possibilities: 1. Betsy Cook, p. 455, Norwitch Courier, died at age 81 Sept. 19, 1861. (I eliminated this because it seemed so very far from home and it appears to be her married name.) 2. Miss Betsy Cook, age 80, died Jan. 24, 1859, Hartford Courier. (Birth-1780-1781: a possibility) Barbour collection of births and marriages list the following for Connecticut between 1779-1840. (I eliminated all of them because none were from Goshen, although there's always the possibility) 3. Betsey Cooke (Danbury Vital Records 1:474) was born Dec. 30, 1779. Was the daughter of William. 4. Betsey Cook married Jedediah Austin of Hopkinton, 1823. 5. Betsey Cook married Stewart Chapman of Stonington, 1829. 6. Betsey Cook of Wallingford married Alexander Cook in 1836 (Meriden Vital Records) 7. Betsey Cook married Freden P. Coe of Lebanon in 1846. 8. Betsy Cook of Preston married Darius Hazen of Norwich, 1807 9. Betsey Cooke of Colchester married Marvin Mitchell, 1828 (Colchester Vital Records) From Litchfield records only: 10. Betsy Cook died June 8, 1808, age 16 (this would put her birth at 1792.) (Litchfield Inscriptions p. 610.) I followed through on this one and wrote a letter to Evelyn Goodwin of the Department of Public Records, Litchfield, Co. She was listed with her parents on the record in their office. The parents were Roger and Elizabeth Cook. Her mother Elizabeth died at the age of 31 on June 11, 1807. 11. Elizabeth or Betsy Cook, born March 6, 1797. "The History of Goshen" by the Rev. A. G. Hibbard, Hartford, Ct,. 1897, p. 451, records this Eliza who never married as the daughter of Moses. She appeared in the 1850 census at age 53 and in the 1870 census in Goshen. She was age 74, with her sister Harriet, 75, next door to their father Moses Cook (uncle of Daniel Cook Sr.) She received a large piece of land and bank stock in her father's will in 1841; died unmarried in 1890. 12. Eliza Cook died Jan 1, 1877 at age 85. (Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions, p. 65._ Also in "The Litchfield Enquirer." This is the date Melvin Cook gave as Eliza's death date. However, I also wrote a letter about this one to the Oliver Wolcott Library. Their reply was dated Jan. 29, 1993 from Patricia L. Joy. They found that she was named Mrs. Eliza Cook who died in Terryville, which eliminates our Eliza.

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BIRTH
Family tradition has maintained this daughter, although there were no vital records to prove her birth. Since Goshen records are non-existent for this time period, we have to assume the family tradition is correct. "The History of the Town of Goshen" by Hibbard p. 451 lists Daniel Cook and children Amasa and Phineas, but without birth dates. Spouses and chldren are named, but the child Eliza is not named. Because the book was compiled much later from existing town records, she almost certainly died early and was forgotten.  ("History of the Town of Goshen," by L.M. Norton, 1987, p. 451, Family History Library book 974.61/G1  H2h)
1790 CENSUS
There are several listings for Daniel Cook in the Litchfield Census for 1790.  However, a Daniel Cook on p. 65 listed under Litchfield town is likely ours because his brothers are on the same page, and the other from Litchfield has only one male son.  If that is the case, there was another female in the household, which could be Eliza.   (Heads of Families, First Census, 1790, Connecticut. Government Printing Office, WA, 1908, Family History Library book 974.6/X2b/1790, p. 65.)
RESEARCH
Hale collection of Newspaper clippings lists the following possibilities:
1.     Betsy Cook, p. 455, Norwitch Courier, died at age 81 Sept. 19, 1861.  (I eliminated this because it seemed so very far from home and it appears to be her married name.)
2.     Miss Betsy Cook, age 80, died Jan. 24, 1859, Hartford Courier.  (Birth-1780-1781:  a possibility)
Barbour collection of births and marriages list the following for Connecticut between 1779-1840.  (I eliminated all of them because none were from Goshen, although there's always the possibility)
3.     Betsey Cooke (Danbury Vital Records 1:474) was born Dec. 30, 1779.  Was the daughter of William.
4.     Betsey Cook married Jedediah Austin of Hopkinton, 1823.
5.     Betsey Cook married Stewart Chapman of Stonington, 1829.
6.     Betsey Cook of Wallingford married Alexander Cook in 1836 (Meriden Vital Records)
7.     Betsey Cook married Freden P. Coe of Lebanon in 1846.
8.     Betsy Cook of Preston married Darius Hazen of Norwich, 1807
9.     Betsey Cooke of Colchester married Marvin Mitchell, 1828 (Colchester Vital Records)
From Litchfield records only:
10.     Betsy Cook died June 8, 1808, age 16 (this would put her birth at 1792.)  (Litchfield Inscriptions p. 610.)  I followed through on this one and wrote a letter to Evelyn Goodwin of the Department of Public Records, Litchfield, Co.  She was listed with her parents on the record in their office.  The parents were Roger and Elizabeth Cook.  Her mother Elizabeth died at the age of  31 on June 11, 1807.
11.     Elizabeth or Betsy Cook, born March 6, 1797. "The History of Goshen" by the Rev. A. G. Hibbard, Hartford, Ct,. 1897, p. 451, records this Eliza who never married as the daughter of Moses.   She appeared in the 1850 census at age 53 and in the 1870 census in Goshen.  She was age 74, with her sister Harriet, 75, next door to their father Moses Cook (uncle of Daniel Cook Sr.)  She received a large piece of land and bank stock in her father's will in 1841; died unmarried in 1890.
12.     Eliza Cook died Jan 1, 1877 at age 85.  (Litchfield and Morris Inscriptions, p. 65._  Also in "The Litchfield Enquirer."  This is the date Melvin Cook gave as Eliza's death date.  However, I also wrote a letter about this one to the Oliver Wolcott Library.  Their reply was  dated Jan. 29, 1993 from Patricia L. Joy.  They found that she was named Mrs. Eliza Cook who died in Terryville, which eliminates our Eliza.