1773 - 1812 (39 years)
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Name |
Robert Cook |
Prefix |
Sergeant |
Born |
1773 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Land |
1810 |
Waterloo Township - Beasley's Lower Block Conc. 1 Lot 10, Waterloo County, Ontario [2] |
Land |
1810 |
Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 128, Waterloo County, Ontario [2] |
5 acres of swamp |
Military |
1812 [1, 3] |
War of 1812 |
- Robert served as a sergeant in the flank company of the 2nd York Regiment under Captain Hector McKay.
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Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-109144 |
Died |
5 Dec 1812 |
Niagara, Welland Co., Ontario [4, 5] |
Person ID |
I109144 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
11 Jun 2024 |
Family |
Maria "Polly" "Mary" Cress, b. 29 Apr 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania , d. 15 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) |
Children |
| 1. Joseph Cook, b. CALC 22 Jun 1805, , Pennsylvania, USA , d. 26 Dec 1889, Sullivan Twp, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 84 years) |
| 2. Thomas Cook, b. CALC 26 Mar 1812, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 1 Mar 1842, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age ~ 29 years) |
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Last Modified |
11 Jun 2024 |
Family ID |
F56733 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- Robert died of illness while on duty in the War of 1812. Dying without a will his widow Mary released her right to administer of the estate to his nephew Richard Ferguson.
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Sources |
- [S2758] Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists and Defence, RG9, 1B7, "D113" as cited by Fred Blair aged 38 on 4 Jun 1812.
- [S2759] Land - Waterloo County Land Registry Office Records, Waterloo Township General Register, p. 219, deed #419; LDS microfilm 1722626.
Henry Moore to Robert Cook, 15 May 1810
- [S2757] York's Sacrifice: Militia Casualties of the War of 1812.
- [S2760] Militia Muster Rolls and Pay Lists, vol. 1 p. 200; vol. 16, p. 220 and "D113," "D216" cited by Fred Blair.
- [S2761] Ontario Register, Orphan Pensioners of the War of 1812 Vol. 4, Pg 79, J. R. Meachem.
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