Elizabeth Gookin

Female 1681 - 1762  (81 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Gookin 
    Born 11 Nov 1681  Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    FamilySearch ID LHNT-9GK 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 61844170 
    Died 17 Nov 1762  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 17 Nov 1762  Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I18739  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 31 May 2020 

    Father Captain Samuel Gookin,   b. 21 Apr 1652, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Sep 1730, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Mary Larkin,   b. 15 Feb 1652/53, Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1707, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married Abt 1675  Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8895  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rev. Daniel Greenleaf, Sr.,   b. 10 Feb 1679/80, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1763, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 18 Nov 1701  Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. William Greenleaf,   b. 10 Jan 1724/25, Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1803, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    Last Modified 31 May 2020 
    Family ID F8894  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Nov 1681 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 18 Nov 1701 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Nov 1762 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 17 Nov 1762 - Kings Chapel Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Elizabeth was a daughter of Samuel and Mary Gooking. She married Daniel Greenleaf on November 18, 1701, and had thirteen children.
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      Recognized as the first female pharmacist in America. Elizabeth Greenleaf is listed among the 32 apothecaries in New England during the late 1600s and early 1700s. She owned an apothecary shop in Boston in 1727 and was the wife of Daniel Greenleaf, a minister, physician and apothecary.