Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Thomas Cook

Male Cal 1812 - 1842  (~ 29 years)


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  • Name Thomas Cook 
    Born CALC 26 Mar 1812  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-202623 
    Died 1 Mar 1842  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I202623  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Sergeant Robert Cook,   b. 1773,   d. 5 Dec 1812, Niagara, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Maria "Polly" "Mary" Cress,   b. 29 Apr 1790, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F56733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • A-1-138 John Beaty Probate of the Will of John Beaty, late of the Township of Waterloo, Yeoman, deceased, on the petition of Barnabas Devitt and Daniel Snyder , both of the Township of Waterloo, the Executors named in said will…

      I, John Beaty of the Township of Waterloo, Farmer…1st All my honest debts shall be paid first out of my property. 2nd I give and bequeath to my dear beloved wife Polly, four acres of my farm on either corner where ever she chooses and two cows, two beds and bedsteads, one table, two chairs, one kettle, two belly pots and frying pan, one doz[?] plates, one set knifes and forks, she to have four hundred dollars out of my property for to build her a small comfortable house on her four acres. She is to have thirty bushels of wheat and three hundred pounds of pork yearly out of the farm, and six pound of wool, as long as she remains my widow. 3rd After my decease all my stock and property is to be sold and the neat proceeds is to be divided equally among my children, except Julyan is to have one hundred dollars more than any of the rest and Thomas Cook is to have equal share with the boys - I nominate and constitute and appoint Mr Barnabas Devitt and Daniel Snyder, both of Waterloo Township, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament…

      Wittnessed by [?] and Henry W. Bowman
      Will dated 17th November 1840
      Proved 7th July 1857
      Died 27 January 1857
      Inventory £32/15/-1a

      Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 partial transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber

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      Thomas is buried beside his mother in the First Mennonite Cemetery in Kitchener

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - CALC 26 Mar 1812 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Mar 1842 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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