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14. EPHRAIM.
EPHRAIM COOK, son of Samuel and Mary Cook, married Lydia Doolittle. She died Dec. 25, 1785, ae. 84 years. He died March 22, 1774, ae. 75 years. He was licensed by the county court, April 24, 1727, to prosecute the business of tanning and dressing leather in Cheshire.
Children:
61 Mary, b Feb. 13 [9, per Barbour VRs], 1723, d same year ;
62 Mamre, b Dec. 21, 1725 [1723, per Barbour VRs], m Daniel Hotchkiss, of Cheshire ;
63 Lydia, b March 2, 1726, m Jason Hitchcock, Sept. 20, 1741 [1743, per Barbour VRs] ;
64 Mary, b April 7, 1728, m John Smith of Cheshire ;
65 Ephraim, b April [Sep, per Barbour VRs] 7, 1730 ;
66 Tirzah, b Oct. 3, 1733, m Samuel Smith of Cheshire ;
67 Elam, b Nov. 10, 1735 ;
68 Elizabeth, b Feb. 10, 1738, m Ebenezer Brown of Cheshire ;
69 John, b Dec. 27 [29, per Barbour VRs], 1739 ;
70 Merriman, b 1741, d unmarried in Cheshire ;
71 Thankful, no account of this person recorded ;
72 Phebe, m Timothy Gaylord, May 4, 1748.
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[cos1776 Note of Caution: Confirmation of dau Tirzah and dau Thankful are pending lookup. Barbour VRs do NOT include birth records for son Merriman or dau Phebe, but they do include a 1748 marriage record for Phebe Cook & Timothy Gaylord. If Mrs. Phebe Gaylord was a dau in this family, she was likely born 1728-1732 and was NOT the youngest child.]
