Melinda (Carlton) Cook (1820 - 1895)

Born 22 Apr 1820 in Township E, Franklin County, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Nathaniel Cook — married about 1837 in Maine, United States [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 12 Nov 1895 at age 75 in Freeman Township, Franklin County, Maine, United States

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Biography

Melinda was born in 1820. She was the daughter of Ezra Carlton and Susanna Whitney.^[1]

She married Nathaniel Cook about 1837.

She passed away in 1895.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Residence 1820 - Twp E, Oxford Co, ME

US Census, 1820 in Township E, Oxford County, Maine^[6]

Ezra Carlton household

1 - male 16 to 26 (Ezra Jr)

1 - male 45 & up (head Ezra Sr)

5 - female to 10 (Jane, Susan, Mary, Sophia, Melinda)

1 - female 10 to 15 (Nancy)

1 - female 16 to 25 (Sally)

1 - female 26 to 44 (wife Susanna)

Residence 1837 - Franklin Co, ME

1837 Census of Letter E Township, Franklin Co, ME^[7]

Nathaniel Cook household

1 - under 4 (Cyrus)

1 - 4 to 21 (wife Melinda)

1 - over 21 (head Nathaniel)

Residence 1850 - Avon, Franklin Co, ME

US Census, 1850 in Avon, Franklin County, Maine^[8]

Nathl Cook, 33, b ME

Malinda Cook, 28, b ME

Cyrus Cook, 13, b ME

Susan C Cook, 10, b ME

Harrison D Cook, 7, b NY

Eliza J Cook, 5, b ME

Sophia C Cook, 3, b ME

Nathl P Cook, 1, b ME

Residence 1860 - Freeman, Franklin Co, ME

US Census, 1860 in Freeman, Franklin County, Maine^[9]

Nathaniel Cook, 44, b ME

Belinda Cook, 39, b ME

Harrison Cook, 18, b ME

Eliza Jane Cook, 16, b ME

Sophia Cook, 13, b ME

Nathaniel P Cook, 11, b ME

Sarah B Cook, 8, b ME

Mary Altamy Cook, 2, b ME

Residence 1870 - Freeman, Franklin Co, ME

US Census, 1870 in Freeman, Franklin County, Maine^[10]

Nathaniel Cook, 54, b ME

Belinda Cook, 46, b ME

Palmer Cook, 21, b ME

Sarah B Cook, 18, b ME

Mary A Cook, 12, b ME

Nancy E Cook, 11, b ME

Thaxter E Cook, 5, b ME

Residence 1880 - Strong, Franklin Co, ME

US Census, 1880 in Strong, Franklin County, Maine^[11]

Nathaniel Cook, head, 63, b ME

Melinda Cook, wife, 56, b ME

Nancy Cook, daughter, 19, b ME

Thaxter Cook, son, 15, b ME

Herbert Cook, son, 5, b ME

Death 1895

DEATHS - In Strong, 12th inst, Mrs. Nathaniel Cook, aged 74 years.^[2]

Research Notes

Birth date

Her father's pension statement on 13-Jun-1820 indicates his daughter Melinday is 7 weeks old. Thus, that puts her birth date April 19-25th of 1820. Since her death record & headstone indicate 22-April-1821, we'll presume the day and month are correct, and note that it differs by 1 year.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ3L-K2Z : 28 September 2017), Melinda Cook, 12 Nov 1895; citing Freeman, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Portland Daily Press, Portland, Maine, 27 Nov 1895, image available on fultonhistory.com.
3. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-1KL4 : 16 March 2018), Berlinda I Cook, 1895; citing Burial, Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,514.
4. ↑ "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXM-33TM : 16 March 2018), Berlinda I Cook, ; citing Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States, Cemetery Strong Village, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 2,148,579.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39895754. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 17 December 2019), memorial page for Berlinda I Carleton Cook (22 Apr 1821–12 Nov 1895), Find A Grave Memorial no. 39895754, citing Strong Village Cemetery, Strong, Franklin County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Maine 101✿ (contributor 47130320).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG9-6RB : accessed 1 January 2019), Ezra Carlton, Township E, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing p. 123, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 281,241.
7. ↑ "Special 1837 Maine Census of Letter E Township, Franklin Co, Maine", (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~meandrhs/census/maine/e/1837.html), Ezra Carlton household - 3 members.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JP-MBC : 29 October 2019), Malinda Cook in household of Nathl Cook, Avon, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing family 27, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH5-V4V : 12 December 2017), Belinda Cook in entry for Nathaniel Cook, 1860
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DN-3JK : 12 June 2019), Belinda Cook in entry for Nathaniel Cook, 1870.
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF32-6ND : 15 August 2017), Melinda Cook in household of Nathaniel Cook, Strong, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 67, sheet 370B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,479.

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