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Family: Maj. Aaron Cooke / Rebecca Foote (F7375)

m. 2 Oct 1688


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  • Male
    Maj. Aaron Cooke

    Birth  Abt 1610  Bridport, Dorset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  5 Sep 1690   
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    Marriage  2 Oct 1688  Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Female
    Rebecca Foote

    Birth  3 Sep 1634  Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  6 Apr 1701  Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial    Old Hadley Cemetery, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Lieut. Philip Smith | F7364 
    Marriage  1 Mar 1657  Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Nathaniel Foote | F7376 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Deming | F7376 Group Sheet 

  • Notes  Married:
    • On 2 Oct 1688 Rebecca second married Capt. Aaron Cook, son of Aaron Cook (ca 1586-Dec 1615) & Elizabeth Charde (1589-16 Apr 1643), at Hadley, MA.12 Born ca 1613/4 at Bridport, Dorset, Eng. Baptized on 20 Mar 1613/4 at Bridport, Dorset, Eng.4 Aaron died at Northampton, MA, on 5 Sep 1690.172 Buried in Bridge St. Cem., Northampton.

      Aaron emigrated with his mother and stepfather, Thomas Ford,in 1630 on the Mary & John to Dorchester, MA, where he was made freeman 6 May 1635. He received three acres of land 1 Sep 1634 with additonal grants on 5 Jul 1636. He removed to Windsor in 1653 and was granted 50 acres at Simsbury. He served as juror many times and was made lieutenant and commander-in-chief of 65 soldiers on 21 May 1652 at Windsor. He was chosen captain in 1655. He was granted land at Northampton, MA, 1659/60, and settled there the next year. He was selectman several terms, and a deputy of the General Court many years. He was known as a wolf hunter; kept an ordinary, 1668-72; cdr. garrison at Westfield, 1675; returned to Northampton, 1678.

      Source: http://babbage.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/report/rr02/rr02_444.html