Person:John Cook (241)

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John Edwin Cook
b.12 May 1829 Connecticut, United States
d.16 Dec 1859 Charles Town, Jefferson, Virginia, United States
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m. 1817
  1. Cynthia Cook1823 - 1911
  2. Caroline Cornelia Cook1827 - 1907
  3. John Edwin Cook1829 - 1859
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Name[1] John Edwin Cook
Gender Male
Birth[2] 12 May 1829 Connecticut, United States
Death[2] 16 Dec 1859 Charles Town, Jefferson, Virginia, United Statesdeath by hanging
Burial[2][3] Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
References
  1. ↑ Woollen, William Wesley. Biographical and historical sketches of early Indiana. (Indianapolis: Hammond & Co., 1883).

    - arrested in 1857 in Charleston, VA for participating in the Harper's Ferry raid by John Brown
    - 8 Nov 1859 - stood trial and was sentenced to death

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 John Edwin Cook, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed Aug 2024.

    John Edwin Cook (1830 – 1859) was one of John Brown's raiders who participated fully in his raid on Harpers Ferry.

  3. ↑ 12451709, in Find A Grave
    includes photos, last accessed Aug 2024.
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