Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameReuben Cook 
Birth1806, Milton, Chittenden Co, VT
Census1 Aug 1850, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co, NY
Memoroll#489, pg 283
Census18 Jul 1860, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co, NY
Memoroll#736, pg 908
Census13 Jul 1870, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co, NY
Memoroll#919, pg 449
Census24 Jun 1880, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co, NY
Memoroll#820, pg 479
Death21 Dec 1881, Plattsburgh, Clinton Co, NY
BurialSouth Plattsburgh Cem, Clinton Co, NY
OccupationFarmer
FatherJames Cook (1771-1842)
MotherRebecca Read (1780-1849)
Misc. Notes
His first wife was Pauline McLaughlin, second was Sarah Wilson.
In 1850 he is listed as a farmer (40, NY) with his wife Saley (30, VT) and 8 children.
In the 1860 census he is listed as a farmer (50, NY) with his wife Sarah (40, NH) and children Elias (22), twins Cornelius and Cornelia (20), Lydia A. (12), Rebecca (10), Richard (8), Nile (6), Franklin (5), and Mary E. (3).
Listed in 1870 as a farmer (60, NY) with wife Sally (48, VT) and Cornelia (30), Rebecca (19), Nio (17), Franklin (15), and Mary (12).
His wife died Oct. 29, 1878 at the age of 60, and is buried in South Plattsburg Cem. In 1880 he is listed as a farmer (72, NY) with his son Nyall (24), Cornelia (40), Lydia A. (32), Mary E. (21) and a boarder.
His will is witnessed by his son Richard Cook.
In 1850 he is listed as a farmer (40, NY) with his wife Saley (30, VT) and 8 children.
In the 1860 census he is listed as a farmer (50, NY) with his wife Sarah (40, NH) and children Elias (22), twins Cornelius and Cornelia (20), Lydia A. (12), Rebecca (10), Richard (8), Nile (6), Franklin (5), and Mary E. (3).
Listed in 1870 as a farmer (60, NY) with wife Sally (48, VT) and Cornelia (30), Rebecca (19), Nio (17), Franklin (15), and Mary (12).
His wife died Oct. 29, 1878 at the age of 60, and is buried in South Plattsburg Cem. In 1880 he is listed as a farmer (72, NY) with his son Nyall (24), Cornelia (40), Lydia A. (32), Mary E. (21) and a boarder.
His will is witnessed by his son Richard Cook.