Happy New Year to all...I wonder if I will find any COOK/COOKE cousins in '99 perhaps in England or Canada, and fill in the gaps proving the following ancestry. We believe my 4ggrandfather THOMAS COOKE was a British soldier who served in the "War of Rebellion" with the 34th British Regiment, which arrived Quebec in 1776. He settled in Kingston, Frontenac co., Ontario, Canada. His son, also THOMAS COOKE 11 (1781-1870) m. 1803 in Kingston, ALICE O'NEIL. They had at least 4 sons and 3 daughters, all of whom were baptized Anglican. My 3ggrandfather WILLIAM DAVID COOK b. 28th Apr 1815 m. 1845 in a Methodist service in Marysburgh Twnshp, Prince Edward co., Ontario, Canada, MARY MCCRIMMON b. ca 1826. Know of 5 children: MARGARET JOHNSON COOK b. 1846 Marysburgh; ALICE COOK b. ca 1850 bp. unknown; CHARLES COOK b. ca 1853 bp unknown; ELIZA aka (LILLIE, LILY, LEILLE) COOK (1856-1927) & ROSETTA "ETTA" (1859-1944) both in either Hamilton city, Wentworth or Hamilton Twnshp., Northumberland and both moved MN. My ggrandmother, who was recorded as LILY COOK m.1. 21 Nov 1877, St. Paul, Ramsey co., MN, WALTER H. VAN NORMAN then of Minneapolis, born ca 1853 Canada, prob. Hamilton, Wentworth co., Ontario or Hastings co. They lived Minneapolis, Hennepin, MN between 1877 and 1884. In the 1880 census for MN, Walter, age 26; Lily, age 23; and Rosetta, age 20, are listed in the same household. We think it is most likely that Walter died ca 1884/85, although a divorce cannot be ruled out. They had at least one daughter (1883-1902). Recorded as LILLIE VANNORMAN, she m. II. 1886 Warren Howard HAYES (1847-1899). They had 3 daughters, all of whom had families, and a son, who didn't. Regards, Barbara Blake-Krebs in KS barbkkfi@aol.com