I typoed the original address,,,,,sorry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brenda Hensley" <mouthy@tds.net> To: <MESOMERS-L@rooteweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:12 PM Subject: Re: Fw: [MESOMERS] 3 Charles Cooks - Hartland, Maine > The Town of Hartland has a library. The hours are as follows: > M-W 10-6 > Friday 10-5 > Saturday 10-1 > Telephone is 207-938-4702 > Hartland Town Hall 207-938-4401 > The clerk at the town office said for genealogy and vital records you should > call the Town Clerk at 207-938-2336. Her name is Joyce Halford. > > For the Town of ST. Albans, your best bet is to call the Town office at > 207-938-4568. They do not have a regular library, but do have a Historical > Library and Historical Society, but there are not open. They do not have a > librarian or funds to operate. St. Albans is an extremely small town. When > calling the St. Albans Town Office, ask for Stacy Desrosiers. She is the > town Clerk and can assist you. > > Hope this helps. Brenda Nickerson Hensley > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ardell Lynds" <dell@gwi.net> > To: "Brenda Hensley" <mouthy@tds.net> > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:53 AM > Subject: Re: Fw: [MESOMERS] 3 Charles Cooks - Hartland, Maine > > > > Do you know anything about the libraries in either Hartland or > St. > > Albans? I'm trying to find info on William, Issachar, Noah and Willerby > (?) > > Cook. I have read the microfilmed VR for both towns up to 1892, the East > > Somerset Co. Register, census, all the usual, but I am hoping to find some > > obscure record or book somewhere that might give me a clue to as to the > > place of origin in NH (?). I was just wondering if those two libraries > > would be worth pursuing? We recently moved to Maine (Kennebec Co.) to > > retire and heard about the libraries, but have never had a chance to visit > > them - at least I think there are two. > > Again, thanks for all of your help. I heard from another person > > that the Jeremiah Cook in Old Town you found in the census was a s/o > > William Cook, but his name does not show in the microfilm copy of the St. > > Albans VR so I missed it. I'm sure that is why it is always good to look > at > > the original if at all possible. Still haven't placed Charles F. in a > > family, but I believe I may know where he belongs- well, at least in one > of > > three families??? > > Could you tell me where you find the year of death (1910) for the > > Charles Cook who married Almyra Leadbetter and the names of Almyra's > parents? > > Thanks, > > Ardell > > > > At 07:33 PM 5/30/04 -0400, you wrote: > > >No problem. I live one township away from Hartland. If you find that > one > > >of these are of importance to you, I would be glad to do some checking at > > >the town hall. Let me know. > > > > > >Brenda > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > >From: "Ardell Lynds" <dell@gwi.net> > > >To: "Brenda Hensley" <mouthy@tds.net> > > >Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 7:16 PM > > >Subject: Re: Fw: [MESOMERS] 3 Charles Cooks - Hartland, Maine > > > > > > > > > > Brenda, thanks a million for all the research you did on my Charles > Cook > > > > puzzle. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this. Now I need > to > > > > sit and try to digest it all. Isn't genealogy fun - and frustrating > all at > > > > the same time? > > > > Ardell > > > > > > > > At 08:43 PM 5/27/04 -0400, you wrote: > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Brenda Hensley" <mouthy@tds.net> > > > > >To: <MESOMERS@rootsweb.com> > > > > >Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:41 PM > > > > >Subject: Re: [MESOMERS] 3 Charles Cooks - Hartland, Maine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I did a search on these people for you. Here is what I found: > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles #1 (m. Miss. Rose Blake) > > > > > > > > > > > > In 1860 , Charles F. Cook was living in Old Town, Penobscot, Maine > > >with > > > > >the > > > > > > following family: > > > > > > Cook Jeremiah age 35 b. ME > > > > > > Melinda age 33 b. ME > > > > > > Sally M. age 11 b. ME > > > > > > Albert E. age 8 b. ME > > > > > > Etha L. age 6 b. ME > > > > > > Rosilla age 2 b. ME > > > > > > Washburn Sally age 62 b. ME > > > > > > Washburn Asa age 61 b. ME > > > > > > Cook Charles F. age 4 b. ME > > > > > > > > > > > > He is then found in Hartland Maine in the 1870 Census living with > the > > > > >family > > > > > > of Orin and Martha Steadman. > > > > > > > > > > > > The 1880 Census of Hartland Maine shows his family: > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles F. Cook age 23 ME ME ME > > > > > > Rose M. Cook age 24 ME ME ME > > > > > > Willard W. Cook age 7/12 ME ME ME > > > > > > > > > > > > This Charles Cook was b. Sep 1856 Hartland ME. > > > > > > d. before 1911 possibly in Willamantic, Piscataquis Co., ME > > > > > > Rose M. Blake b. 1856 ME d. aft 1911/12. Her father was Noah > Blake, > > >b. > > > > >1836 > > > > > > possibly in Hartland Maine. Children I found recorded for this > > >family: > > > > > > 1) Willard W. Cook b. Dec 1879 Hartland, Somerset Co., ME > > > > > > 2) Noah B Cook b. 15 Jun 1882 Hartland, Somerset Co., ME > > > > > > *********************** > > > > > > Your Charles #2 (m. Miss Lovina Drake) > > > > > > Charles Walter Cook b. 7 Oct 1858, Hartland, Somerset Co., ME d. > 29 > > >Mar > > > > > > 1921. He was the son of George A. Cook and Christine Washburn. > He m. > > >20 > > > > > > Dec 1879 in Detroit, Somerset Co., ME to Lovina Ann Drake b. 16 > Oct > > >1858 > > > > > > Detroit, Somerset Co., ME and d. 30 Apr 1947. Her parents were > > >Richard > > > > > > Drake and Lucinda Cooper. > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles and Lovina are listed in 1880 Census of Hartland ME, > Charles > > >being > > > > > > the age 22, and Lavina A. being 21. They had their own home. > > > > > > > > > > > > This Charles is found in the 1900 Census of Detroit, Somerset Co., > Me, > > > > >both > > > > > > being of the age of 41. > > > > > > > > > > > > Children I found for this couple are: > > > > > > George R. Cook b. Mar 1884 > > > > > > Ralph F. Cook b. Feb 1887 > > > > > > Ruth M. Cook b. Nov 1898 > > > > > > > > > > > > I also found this family in the 1920 Census of Hartland: > > > > > > Charles W. Cook Head age 61 > > > > > > Ann L. Wife age 61 > > > > > > Ralph F. Son age 32 > > > > > > Mildred F. dau-in-law age 32 > > > > > > Frederick A. g-son age 8 > > > > > > Dorothy E. g-dau age 6 > > > > > > *************** > > > > > > All I could find on your Charles #3 is the following > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles Cook b. abt 1843 Hartland, Somerset Co., ME d. 1910 m. > abt > > >1873 > > > > > > Hartland Somerset Co., ME to Almyra Isabella Leadbetter b. 26 Sep > 1848 > > >d. > > > > >13 > > > > > > Apr 1884. She was the dau of James Leadbetter and Harriet > Hodgdon. > > > > > > ******************** > > > > > > Now, as genealogy sometimes goes, I found two more entries for the > > >name > > > > > > Charles Cook. I am not sure who they are or how to place them. > Here > > >is > > > > >the > > > > > > information, maybe you can place them somewhere. > > > > > > > > > > > > 1920 Census Hartland ME > > > > > > Charles F. Cook Head age 44 ME ME ME > > > > > > Beryle E. Wife age 38 ME ME Canada > > > > > > Delbert Son age 13 > > > > > > Ethel B. Dau age 11 > > > > > > Doris K. Dau age 8 Children all b. ME > > > > > > Elizabeth R. Dau age 7 > > > > > > Vivian Dau age 5 > > > > > > Ruby Dau age 4 > > > > > > Nelie Dau age 3 > > > > > > Wilfred Son age 11/12 > > > > > > > > > > > > The other is Hartland 1920 Census also: > > > > > > > > > > > > Charles F. Cook Head age 63 ME ME ME > > > > > > Abbie N. Cook Wife age 65 ME ME ME > > > > > > > > > > > > Hope this helps. Brenda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > > From: <dell@gwi.net> > > > > > > To: <MESOMERS-L@rootsweb.com> > > > > > > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 4:39 PM > > > > > > Subject: [MESOMERS] 3 Charles Cooks - Hartland, Maine > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing > list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Surnames: Cook - Blake - Drake > > > > > > > Classification: Query > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/UEB.2ACE/409 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Who were the parents of Charles F. Cook who married 1878 Miss > Rose > > >M. > > > > > > Blake; Charles W. Cook who married Miss Lovina Drake 1879 and > Charles > > >F. > > > > > > Cook who married Miss Issa A. Leadbetter 1880. All marriages took > > >place in > > > > > > Hartland. Would also appreciate any info on the spouses of these > men. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >