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The Descendants of William Cooke and Mary Deacon
Generation No. 1
1. WILLIAM1 COOKE was born 1798 in Wexford, Ireland, and died September 07, 1852 in York, P E I. Canada. Bur. in Cem on University Ave.. He married MARY DEACON in Wexford, Ireland, daughter of JOHN DEACON and ALICE ---------------.
Notes for WILLIAM COOKE:
William Cooke was listed as a cordwainer in the 1841 census. Those engaged in this trade worked with leather. A cordwainer was knowledgeable about animal hides and products best made from the resulting leather after the process of tanning was completed. Most cordwainers were skilled shoemakers as well a engaging in making other items from leather. Upon his death William willed the tannery stock and equipment to his son George.
Children of WILLIAM COOKE and MARY DEACON are:
2. i. MARY ANN2 COOKE, b. May 13, 1825; d. April 23, 1911, Buried ChTown Peoples Cem..
ii. HETTY COOKE, b. November 18, 1827.
iii. WILLIAM EDWARD COOKE, b. May 24, 1830; d. November 07, 1830.
3. iv. JOHN COOKE, b. September 22, 1831; d. September 30, 1909.
4. v. WILLIAM EDWARD COOKE, b. September 22, 1831, Little York, P.E.I., Canada; d. December 01, 1889, Little York,P.E.I., CanadaBur in Old Protestant Cem on University Ave.
5. vi. CAROLINE COOKE, b. September 23, 1833; d. June 28, 1905, Buried Ch'Town Peoples Cem..
vii. THOMAS COOKE, b. 1836; d. August 31, 1844, Buried in old protestant Cem on University Ave..
6. viii. ANNA MARIE COOK, b. December 23, 1839, Little York, PEI; d. June 21, 1889.
7. ix. GEORGE HENRY COOKE, b. June 24, 1849; d. August 26, 1934, Bur Sherwood Cem..
Generation No. 2
2. MARY ANN2 COOKE (WILLIAM1) was born May 13, 1825, and died April 23, 1911 in Buried ChTown Peoples Cem.. She married GEORGE A. SELLER July 25, 1850 in York, PEI, son of WILLIAM SELLER and ELIZABETH HARDY.
More About GEORGE A. SELLER:
Fact 1: George was a farmer and a preacher.
Children of MARY COOKE and GEORGE SELLER are:
i. JANE3 SELLER, b. 1849, Highfield, PEI.; d. October 26, 1929, Charlottetown, PEI.
8. ii. MARY ELIZABETH SELLER, b. 1852; d. April 09, 1941, Bur Highfield Cem..
9. iii. CAROLINE SELLER, b. January 10, 1853, Clyde River, PEI.; d. May 16, 1940.
10. iv. MIRIA SELLER, b. July 10, 1854; d. March 13, 1899.
11. v. WILLIAM SELLER, b. 1856; d. January 09, 1936, Vancouver, B.C..
vi. GEORGE A. SELLER, b. Abt. 1860, Highfield, PEI.; d. March 09, 1941, East Florenceville, N.B; m. ANNIE SHARPLEY JOHNSON, March 11, 1885.
More About GEORGE A. SELLER:
Fact 1: George was a minister of the gospel. He and Annie had no family.
12. vii. REBECCA JANE SELLER, b. 1865, Highfield, PEI.; d. January 09, 1952, Bur Highfield cem..
viii. LOUISIA ANN SELLER, b. 1866, Highfield, PEI.; d. April 14, 1943, Charlottetown, PEI; m. ROBERT FRIZZELL, January 24, 1901.
3. JOHN2 COOKE (WILLIAM1) was born September 22, 1831, and died September 30, 1909. He married MARY DOCHERTY January 10, 1856 in Charlottetown, PEI.
Child of JOHN COOKE and MARY DOCHERTY is:
13. i. JANE FLORENCE3 COOKE, b. January 27, 1857; d. 1943.
4. WILLIAM EDWARD2 COOKE (WILLIAM1) was born September 22, 1831 in Little York, P.E.I., Canada, and died December 01, 1889 in Little York,P.E.I., CanadaBur in Old Protestant Cem on University Ave. He married HANNAH VESSEY February 07, 1856 in York, P E I Canada, daughter of WILLIAM VESSEY and ELIZABETH WEST.
More About WILLIAM EDWARD COOKE:
Fact 1: William farmed in York.
Children of WILLIAM COOKE and HANNAH VESSEY are:
14. i. ARTIMAS C.3 COOKE, b. February 19, 1857, Little York, PEI; d. February 15, 1943, Montague, PEI..
15. ii. EMILY FLORENCE COOKE, b. May 09, 1859, Little York, P E I Canada; d. March 22, 1931, Victoria, PEI.
16. iii. ELIZABETH HANNAH " BESSIE" COOKE, b. December 11, 1861, Little York, P.E.I., Canada; d. 1928, Covehead PE I.
17. iv. GORHAM COOKE, b. March 28, 1863, York, P E I Canada; d. March 26, 1950, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada.
18. v. WILLIAM HENRY " POPE" COOKE, b. November 30, 1865, York, P E I Canada; d. October 03, 1957, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada.
vi. MARY JANE " POLLY" COOKE, b. 1866, Little York, PEI; m. DANIEL MACMILLAN, June 1889.
More About MARY JANE " POLLY" COOKE:
Fact 1: Moved to California then later to Salt Lake City.
vii. GEORGE COOKE, b. August 30, 1867, York, P E I Canada.
viii. JOHN ROBERT COOKE, b. July 07, 1869; d. October 04, 1889.
19. ix. MINNIE ANNA MARIA COOKE, b. 1870, York, P E I Canada; d. April 22, 1908.
5. CAROLINE2 COOKE (WILLIAM1) was born September 23, 1833, and died June 28, 1905 in Buried Ch'Town Peoples Cem.. She married JOHN COFFIN.
Children of CAROLINE COOKE and JOHN COFFIN are:
i. WILLIAM DUNCAN3 COFFIN, b. 1861, St. Peters, PEI.; d. 1933; m. KATIE ANN MACLEOD.
ii. ANNIE MARIE COFFIN, b. 1862, St. Peters, PEI.; d. 1943; m. (1) ALFRED MACLAREN, July 02, 1881; m. (2) JOHN R. CAMPBELL, 1910, USA.
iii. GEORGE K. COFFIN, b. September 29, 1863, St.Peters, PEI; d. August 20, 1956, Bur Midgell Cem.; m. MIRANDA ETTA ANDERSON.
iv. LOUIS H. COFFIN, b. 1866; d. February 21, 1923, Boston, Massachusettes, USA.
v. JOHN HERBERT COFFIN, b. 1868, Lot 39.
vi. ADA CAROLINE COFFIN, b. 1870; d. 1946; m. DAVID LIVINGSTON, May 05, 1891.
vii. MARY MAUD COFFIN, b. 1877; m. WILLIAM SMALL.
6. ANNA MARIE2 COOK (WILLIAM1 COOKE) was born December 23, 1839 in Little York, PEI, and died June 21, 1889. She married GEORGE FOSTER July 09, 1862 in York, PEI., son of THOMAS FOSTER and MARY RIDGDELL.
Children of ANNA COOK and GEORGE FOSTER are:
i. EMILY3 FOSTER, b. 1864; d. June 06, 1884, Grand Rapids, Dakota, USA.; m. CHARLES A. HALL.
20. ii. ALBERT COOKE FOSTER, b. 1865, Marshfield, PEI.; d. October 22, 1959, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada.
iii. WELLINGTON G. FOSTER, b. 1869; d. January 10, 1923.
21. iv. LEMUEL H.D. FOSTER, b. April 03, 1872; d. July 03, 1943.
v. ERNEST H. FOSTER, b. July 1875; d. August 17, 1876.
7. GEORGE HENRY2 COOKE (WILLIAM1) was born June 24, 1849, and died August 26, 1934 in Bur Sherwood Cem.. He married ANNIE ELIZABETH GALBRAITH November 17, 1873 in Charlottetown, PEI.
Children of GEORGE COOKE and ANNIE GALBRAITH are:
i. ANNIE MAUD3 COOKE, b. September 04, 1875; m. LOUIS GEORGE BERNARD.
22. ii. WILLIAM CAMPBELL COOKE, b. June 24, 1877; d. December 31, 1959, Veterans Hospital, Que..
iii. EDWIN LINCOLN COOKE, b. February 07, 1879.
iv. MABEL DOUGLAS COOKE, b. March 17, 1881.
v. AMY HELENA GORDON COOKE, b. September 04, 1883; m. R. F. NEWSON.
vi. OLIVE COOKE, b. June 17, 1886; d. 1978; m. SAMUEL F. DOYLE.
vii. BESSIE GIFFORD COOKE, b. September 10, 1884; d. July 16, 1966.
viii. ISABEL BISHOP COOKE, b. September 21, 1891; d. February 21, 1978.
ix. JOSEPHINE COOKE, b. 1892; m. P. D. CROSBY.
Generation No. 3
8. MARY ELIZABETH3 SELLER (MARY ANN2 COOKE, WILLIAM1) was born 1852, and died April 09, 1941 in Bur Highfield Cem.. She married GEORGE HOWARD September 27, 1873.
Children of MARY SELLER and GEORGE HOWARD are:
i. MARY A.4 HOWARD, b. 1875.
ii. CHARLOTTE JANE HOWARD, b. 1876; d. 1896, Buried Highfield Cem..
iii. LOUIZA A. HOWARD, b. 1878.
iv. ELIZABETH HOWARD, b. 1879.
9. CAROLINE3 SELLER (MARY ANN2 COOKE, WILLIAM1) was born January 10, 1853 in Clyde River, PEI., and died May 16, 1940. She married WILLIAM CHARLES HOWARD May 29, 1873 in Highfield, PEI., son of THOMAS HOWARD and MARY HOWARD.
Children of CAROLINE SELLER and WILLIAM HOWARD are:
i. HERBERT G.4 HOWARD, b. 1874; d. 1946, Buried Cornwall United Church; m. MARTHA " LOTTIE" FRIZZELL, 1901.
ii. WALTER HOWARD, b. 1876.
iii. CHARLES HOWARD, b. 1878.
iv. MAUD HOWARD, b. 1880.
v. ERNEST HOWARD, b. 1884.
vi. BERTHA HOWARD, b. 1885.
vii. BLANCHE E. HOWARD, b. July 18, 1888; d. March 23, 1967; m. WALTER H. BOYLE.
viii. LETTIE HOWARD, b. 1891.
10. MIRIA3 SELLER (MARY ANN2 COOKE, WILLIAM1) was born July 10, 1854, and died March 13, 1899. She married DANIEL MIDDLETON January 10, 1883, son of WILLIAM MIDDLETON and ANN DIXON.
Children of MIRIA SELLER and DANIEL MIDDLETON are:
i. MARY L.4 MIDDLETON, b. 1884; d. April 04, 1889.
ii. LEMUEL R. MIDDLETON, b. 1886; d. March 07, 1899.
iii. LOUIZA MIDDLETON, b. 1887.
iv. HEBER DANIEL MIDDLETON, b. September 23, 1888; d. June 06, 1963, Charlottetown, PEI.
11. WILLIAM3 SELLER (MARY ANN2 COOKE, WILLIAM1) was born 1856, and died January 09, 1936 in Vancouver, B.C.. He married ISABELLE JANE HYDE December 11, 1883.
More About WILLIAM SELLER:
Fact 1: Resided in Vancouver, B.C.
Children of WILLIAM SELLER and ISABELLE HYDE are:
i. WILLIAM ELMER4 SELLER, b. 1887.
ii. ISABEL M. SELLER, b. 1885.
iii. LEE H. SELLER, b. 1889.
12. REBECCA JANE3 SELLER (MARY ANN2 COOKE, WILLIAM1) was born 1865 in Highfield, PEI., and died January 09, 1952 in Bur Highfield cem.. She married WILLIAM MORRIS CHOWAN January 1889, son of HENRY CHOWAN and SARAH DIXON.
Child of REBECCA SELLER and WILLIAM CHOWAN is:
i. ANNIE S.4 CHOWAN, b. 1905; d. 1927.
13. JANE FLORENCE3 COOKE (JOHN2, WILLIAM1) was born January 27, 1857, and died 1943. She married DONALD MACMILLAN 1878.
Child of JANE COOKE and DONALD MACMILLAN is:
i. LOUIS DAVIS4 MACMILLAN, b. 1883; d. 1889.
14. ARTIMAS C.3 COOKE (WILLIAM EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born February 19, 1857 in Little York, PEI, and died February 15, 1943 in Montague, PEI.. He married ELMIRA PRISCILLA CLARK January 09, 1884 in Mount Stewart, PEI., daughter of HAVILAND CLARK and ELIZABETH SMALLWOOD.
Children of ARTIMAS COOKE and ELMIRA CLARK are:
i. FANNY BLANCHE4 COOKE, b. November 06, 1884.
ii. AMELIA "JANIE" COOKE, b. June 19, 1886; d. December 26, 1968; m. GEORGE W. JAY.
iii. WILLIAM "HAMILTON" COOKE, b. June 10, 1887; m. UNKNOWN.
iv. IDA "HILDA" COOKE, b. May 11, 1889, Mt. Stewart, PEI; d. Edmonton, Alb.; m. HERBERT " PRESTON" ENMAN, Mount Stewart, PEI..
v. MINNIE " PEARL" COOKE, b. September 21, 1890, Pisquid, PEI.; d. November 26, 1967, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.; m. EDWIN L. CRAIG, 1907.
vi. HAVILAND A. COOKE, b. November 04, 1892; d. 1909.
vii. ETTA EMILINE COOKE, b. January 04, 1894, Pisquid, PEI.; d. September 25, 1988; m. (1) HARRY WALTER LANE, January 23, 1918; m. (2) ARTHUR JAY, 1965.
viii. ELSIE ELMIRA COOK, b. January 07, 1899; d. 1929; m. CLARENCE NATHANIEL COFFIN, August 23, 1920.
15. EMILY FLORENCE3 COOKE (WILLIAM EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born May 09, 1859 in Little York, P E I Canada, and died March 22, 1931 in Victoria, PEI. She married WILLIAM MORLEY SELLER July 07, 1875 in Little York, P E I Canada, son of WILLIAM SELLER and ELIZABETH HARDY.
Children of EMILY COOKE and WILLIAM SELLER are:
i. FLORENCE L. "FLORRIE"4 SELLER, b. September 15, 1880, Charlottetown P.E.I.; d. May 03, 1965, Attleboro, Massachusettes, USA. Buried Spring Brook Cem. Mansfield, Mass.; m. JAMES ALLEN WHITEHEAD, February 20, 1901, Glace Bay, N.S..
More About JAMES ALLEN WHITEHEAD:
Fact 1: Resides in Mass. USA.
ii. RAYMOND SELLER, b. September 15, 1882, Pisquid, PEI.; d. May 08, 1933, Winnipeg, Man.; m. SARAH MACLEOD.
More About RAYMOND SELLER:
Fact 1: Ray was a soldier and was known as Major Raymond Seller
iii. WILLIAM AMBROSE "AMBY" SELLER, b. July 05, 1884, Pisquid, PEI; d. September 09, 1977, Sherwood, PEI.Buried Argyle Shore, PEI.; m. GRACE MELINDA CAMPBELL, March 03, 1909, Argyle Shore, PEI..
iv. HIBBERT ALBERT "BUB" SELLER, b. April 16, 1885; m. PEARL ----------.
More About HIBBERT ALBERT "BUB" SELLER:
Fact 1: Resides in Edmonton, Alb.
v. STANLEY J. SELLER, b. August 10, 1890; m. EDITH BOYLE.
More About STANLEY J. SELLER:
Fact 1: Resides in Winnipeg, Man
vi. HAROLD LORNE SELLER, b. August 02, 1897.
More About HAROLD LORNE SELLER:
Fact 1: Resides in Toronto, Ont.
16. ELIZABETH HANNAH " BESSIE"3 COOKE (WILLIAM EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born December 11, 1861 in Little York, P.E.I., Canada, and died 1928 in Covehead PE I. She married JAMES GOLDEN HUGHES January 28, 1879 in York, P.E.I., Canada, son of JOHN HUGHES and CHARLOTTE PYE.
Children of ELIZABETH COOKE and JAMES HUGHES are:
i. MAE EVELINE4 HUGHES, b. October 14, 1879, Covehead, PEI.; d. August 09, 1928, Charlottetown, PEI.; m. LESLIE BRYENTON.
ii. GEORGE " HIBBERT" HUGHES, b. August 19, 1881, Covehead, PEI.; d. 1969; m. (1) LOUISE " FANNIE" DUCK, September 22, 1907; m. (2) LEAH JANE " JENNIE" MACDONALD, 1919.
iii. CHARLOTTE HANNAH " LOTTIE" HUGHES, b. September 22, 1882, Covehead, PEI.; d. December 13, 1958, North Milton, PEI.; m. HERBERT ARTHUR VESSEY, October 15, 1913, Covehead, PEI..
iv. WILLIAM " PARMENAS" HUGHES, b. May 05, 1884, Covehead, PEI.; d. October 03, 1938, Buried York United Church Cem.; m. ANNIE STEWART MACDONALD, July 04, 1921.
v. JOHN FRANKLIN " FRANK" HUGHES, b. October 09, 1885, Covehead, PEI.; d. March 22, 1962, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada; m. MARY FLORENCE HOWARD.
17. GORHAM3 COOKE (WILLIAM EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born March 28, 1863 in York, P E I Canada, and died March 26, 1950 in Charlottetown , PEI, Canada. He married LENA D. HAMBLY.
Child of GORHAM COOKE and LENA HAMBLY is:
i. ROWAN " EARLE"4 COOKE, b. 1913; d. December 25, 1944, Buried Ch'Town Peoples Cem.; m. FLORENCE CAMPBELL.
18. WILLIAM HENRY " POPE"3 COOKE (WILLIAM EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born November 30, 1865 in York, P E I Canada, and died October 03, 1957 in Charlottetown , PEI, Canada. He married GERTRUDE HODGSON CURRIE January 1896, daughter of DONALD CURRIE and JANE HODGSON.
More About WILLIAM HENRY " POPE" COOKE:
Fact 1: He farmed and sold household equipment such as sewing machines, pianos, & organs
Children of WILLIAM COOKE and GERTRUDE CURRIE are:
i. JOHN CAMPBELL4 COOKE, b. October 18, 1896, York, P E I Canada; d. September 11, 1978, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada; m. JANET HELEN SCOTT.
ii. WILLIAM DONALD " BILL" COOKE, b. November 04, 1900, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada; d. November 02, 1951, York, P E I Canada; m. AMELIA " PEARLE" VESSEY, June 26, 1929, Marshfield, PEI..
19. MINNIE ANNA MARIA3 COOKE (WILLIAM EDWARD2, WILLIAM1) was born 1870 in York, P E I Canada, and died April 22, 1908. She married EDMUND HILDRETH DUCHEMIN October 1899.
More About EDMUND HILDRETH DUCHEMIN:
Fact 1: Moved to Colorado
Fact 2: Lived Denver, Colorado
Children of MINNIE COOKE and EDMUND DUCHEMIN are:
i. SON4 DUCHENIN, b. August 01, 1900.
ii. ASHLEIGH EARLE DUCHENIN, b. June 03, 1901.
iii. FRANCES ALLISON DUCHENIN, b. January 1906; d. November 03, 1906.
20. ALBERT COOKE3 FOSTER (ANNA MARIE2 COOK, WILLIAM1 COOKE) was born 1865 in Marshfield, PEI., and died October 22, 1959 in Charlottetown , PEI, Canada. He married MARY J. MAUDE VESSEY June 24, 1896 in York, P E I Canada, daughter of ROBERT VESSEY and JANE EDDY.
Children of ALBERT FOSTER and MARY VESSEY are:
i. ERNEST GEORGE ROBERT4 FOSTER, b. June 06, 1897, East Royalty, PEI.; d. May 20, 1991, Sherwood, PEI.; m. PEARL DAVINA JOHNSON, September 27, 1933, Charlottetown, PEI.
ii. STANLEY J.W. FOSTER, b. December 14, 1899, Marshfield, PEI.; d. May 21, 1984, Halifax, N.S.; m. EDNA ANNIE BOSWALL.
More About EDNA ANNIE BOSWALL:
Fact 1: Buried Central United Church Dunstaffage, PEI
iii. JANIE MARIE FOSTER, b. March 29, 1902, Marshfield, PEI.; d. October 20, 1995, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada; m. JOHN "SPURGEON" JENKINS.
iv. ALBERT WESLEY FOSTER, b. 1906; d. 1907, died at 9 months.
v. BESSIE FOSTER, b. October 27, 1910, Dunstaffage,PEI.; d. December 30, 1950, Charlottetown , PEI, Canada; m. ALBERT C. STEWART.
21. LEMUEL H.D.3 FOSTER (ANNA MARIE2 COOK, WILLIAM1 COOKE) was born April 03, 1872, and died July 03, 1943. He married LEAH ERENA LARGE, daughter of WILLIAM LARGE and MARY LARGE.
Children of LEMUEL FOSTER and LEAH LARGE are:
i. EARL WILLIAM GEORGE4 FOSTER, b. June 17, 1894; d. July 27, 1977, Parkdale, PEI.; m. MILDRED IRENE COFFIN, June 29, 1942, Fortune, PEI..
ii. LEMUEL EVERETT ALBERT " HEATH" FOSTER, b. March 19, 1896; d. 1975; m. EDITH C. ROSS.
iii. TALMAGE WILBERT HAROLD FOSTER, b. 1898; d. 1992.
iv. ERENA MARY ANNA FOSTER, b. February 18, 1900; d. 1957; m. SYLBANUS R. PENDLETON.
v. MINTO GLADSTONE GOLDWIN FOSTER, b. January 05, 1902, Marshfield, PEI.; d. March 08, 2003, Atlantic Baptist Home, Ch'Town, PEI.; m. VINA MACGREGOR, May 21, 1943.
More About MINTO GLADSTONE GOLDWIN FOSTER:
Fact 1: No Family
vi. EMILY LULU BERTHA FOSTER, b. April 26, 1904; d. 1949.
More About EMILY LULU BERTHA FOSTER:
Fact 1: Never Married
vii. CLARENCE WINFIELD EXCEL FOSTER, b. March 27, 1906; d. October 16, 1998, Charlottetown, PEI.
22. WILLIAM CAMPBELL3 COOKE (GEORGE HENRY2, WILLIAM1) was born June 24, 1877, and died December 31, 1959 in Veterans Hospital, Que.. He married (1) GRACE CUMING. He married (2) ELINOR COOK.
Children of WILLIAM COOKE and GRACE CUMING are:
i. CHARLES4 COOK.
ii. GEORGE COOK.
iii. ELEANOR COOK, m. R. J. CARRUTHERS.
iv. MARION COOK, m. BRUCE MACPHAIL.
v. NATALIE COOK, m. HARRY FREELAND.