| Name |
Robert Latimer Cooke |
| Born |
27 Jul 1809 |
Williston, Chittenden County, Vermont  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Group |
Hall Direct Descendant |
- A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
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| Group |
Halls of Wallingford - DNA Family 032 |
- Descendants of John Hall and Jane Woolen of New Haven and Wallingford.
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| FamilySearch ID |
KHF2-H13 |
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| 1840 Census |
1840 |
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
- p. 373
Robert L. Cooke 201 111 000 0000 - 11(11) (12) 42 120 0000
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Robert L Cooke and Harriet B Cooke families in 1840 Census
Includes boarding student at Madame Cooke's School. |
| 1850 Census |
16 Sep 1850 |
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
- p. 191
Robert L. Cook 40 M Teacher $9000 Vermont
Carolyn E. " 40 F New Jersey
Sarah L. " 16 F Virginia school
Cornellius L. " 14 M " "
William H. " 12 M New Jersey "
Harriet B. " 64 F Connecticut
... 33 staff and students + 13 on next page
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Robert L Cooke and Harriet B Cooke family in 1850 census.
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| 1860 Census |
21 Jul 1860 |
Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
- Bloomfield PO, p. 81
Robert L. Cook 50 M Surveyor $15,000 $2,000 Vermont
Caroline E. " 50 F N Jersey
Sarah " 25 F Virginia
Cornelius " 24 M "
William " 22 M N. Jersey
Harriet " 75 F Connecticut
Jane " 40 F Ireland
... 1 servant
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Robert L Cooke and Harriet B Cooke family in 1860 census
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| 1870 Census |
24 Aug 1870 |
Moriah, Essex County, New York |
- Moriah PO, p. 238
Cook, Robt. 60 M W Civil Engineer ---- $1,000 Vermont citizen
---, Caroline 60 F W Keeps House New York
---, Cornelius 34 M W Civil Engineer ---- $2,000 ---- citizen
---, Frances 34 F W Keeps House ----
---, Chas. 2 M W -----
... 3 servants
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Robert L Cooke family in 1870 census
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| Died |
11 Aug 1877 |
Babylon, Suffolk County, New York |
| Buried |
Aft 11 Aug 1877 |
Bloomfield Cemetery, Bloomfield, Essex County, New Jersey |
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Front Entrance of Bloomfield Cemetery
From Findagrave by Lorraine R. |
| Book Article |
1917 |
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont |
| Catalog of the Officiers and Alumni of Middlebury College, 1800-1915 |
- <http://books.google.com/books?id=TapBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA2&lpg=PA2&dq=milo+cooke+vermont&source=bl&ots=A4vfw6mgML&sig=4QsVTO9Q7_djaruXXaOwK-Oklng&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5b-rUrnwDoHesAT-v4KgBw&ved=0CCIQ6AEwBw>
Alumni, 1804, p. 2
MILO COOKE, son of Joseph and Ruth (Dewey) Cooke. Born in Coshen, Conn, Jan. 2, 1783. Studied law with Samuel Miller, Middlebury. Admitted to the bar, 1807, and practiced in Williston, Vt., till 1813. In business, Middlebury, 1813-1817. Principal, Addison County Grammar School, 1817-1818. Head of English Department, Richmond Academy, Augusta, Ga., 1818-1820. Married Harriet Bulkley Latimer, May 3, 1808. Children: Robert Latimer; William Dewey; Maria E.; Eliza Sinclair; Maria Henderson. A.B.; A.M. Died in Augusta, Ga., Aug. 1, 1820.
Alumni 1827, p. 81
ROBERT LATIMER COOKE, son of Milo and Harriet Bulkley (Latimer) Cooke. Born in WIlliston, Vt., June 27, 1809. Prepared for College with his uncle, Prof. Robert B. Patton. Studied law, 1827-1828. Teacher in Chazy, N. Y., and Middlebury, 1828-1829; Princeton, N.J., 1829-1832; Staunton, Va., 1832-1837; Bloomfield, N.J., 1837-1857. Civil Engineer, Mauch Chunk, Pa. 1862. Superintendent of construction, Lake Champlain and Moria Rialroad, 1868. Engineer, Department of Public Works, New York City, 1872-1877. Married Caroline Eliza VanDeventer, Oct. 15, 1832. Children: Sarah Louise [Mrs. Amasa A. Redfield]; Cornelius Latimer; William Henry; Eliza Sinclair. A.B.; A.M. Died in Babylon, N. Y, Aug 11, 1877.
Alumni, 1832, pp. 97-98
WILLIAM DEWEY COOKE, son of Milo and Harriet (Bulkley) Cooke. Born in Williston, Vt., May 27, 1811. Prepared for College with Prof. R. B. Patton, and in Bloomfield, N. J., Academy. Went to Virginia soon after graduating and in 1840 became connected with the Virginia Institution for Deaf Mutes and the Blind at Staunton. In 1845 he became the first Principal of the North Carolina Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind at Raleigh and held that position until 1860. Publishing Agent, Southern Presbyterian church, Richmond, Va. Principal, Maryland Deaf and Dumb Institution, Frederick City, until 1871. Then at Staunton until his death. Married Lucy Ann Waddell, Oct. 2, 1834. Children: Maria Elizabeth; Lyttleton Waddell; Mary St. Clair; William Latimer; Fanny Skinner; Harriet Latimer; Louisa Gordon; Charles Lyttleton; James Addison. A.B.; A.M. Died Staunton, Va., May 20, 1885.
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| Person ID |
I11629 |
New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| Last Modified |
23 Jun 2019 |
| Father |
Milo Cooke, A.B., A. M., b. 2 Jan 1783, Goshen, Litchfield County, Connecticut , d. 1 Aug 1820, Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia (Age 37 years) |
| Mother |
Harriet Bulkley Latimer, b. 23 May 1785, Connecticut , d. 28 Jan 1862, Essex County, New Jersey (Age 76 years) |
| Married |
3 May 1808 |
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont |
- See NEHGR Register, Vol. 27, p. 50 (1873)
Graduates of Middlebury College who married in Middlebury, Vt. (Philip Battell, Esq.)
Class of 1804 - Milo Cooke married Harriet B. Latimer in 1808.
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Vermont, Vital Records, 1720-1908
Name: Milo Cook
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 3 May 1808
Marriage Place: Middlebury, Vermont, USA
Card Type: Groom
Spouse Name: Harriet B Latimer
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Marriage record for Harriet B Latimer and Milo Cook
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Marriage Record for Milo Cook and Harriet B Latimer
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| Family ID |
F5284 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Caroline Eliza VanDeventer, b. 11 Nov 1809, Somerset County, New Jersey , d. Unknown |
| Married |
15 Aug 1832 |
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania |
- According to his mother's autobiography (p. 167):
"By hastening his journey William was enabled to join his brother in Philadelphia on the morning of his marriage, and to proceed with the newly-wedded pair to Virginia, which had been selected as the place of their future residence."
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| Children |
| | 1. Eliza Sinclair Cooke, d. Unknown |
| | 2. Sarah Louise Cooke, b. Abt 1834, Virginia , d. 3 Nov 1899, New York, New York County, New York (Age ~ 65 years) |
| | 3. Cornelius Latimer Cooke, b. Abt Aug 1835, Virginia , d. Unknown |
| | 4. William Henry Cooke, b. Abt 1838, New Jersey , d. Unknown |
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| Last Modified |
14 Dec 2013 |
| Family ID |
F5287 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1809 - 1877 (68 years)
