Gazlay Family History
Gurdon Cook
Parents
| Father | Nathaniel H. Cook (23 April 1817 - 16 March 1884) |
| Mother | Jane Dunbar (24 October 1820 - 2 September 1894) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 22 November 2020; Last Edited: 5 February 2021 |
| Person ID | 10071 |
| Name | Gurdon Cook |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | March 1849 in Connecticut1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | to Lucina Eddy |
| Married | 6 July 1875 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island to Lydia A. Burdick9, 10 |
| Died | 18 February 1913 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island1 |
| Buried | in First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Lucina Eddy |
| Born | ca. 1855 in Rhode Island |
| Married | to Gurdon Cook |
| Children | of Gurdon Cook and Lucina Eddy: |
| 1. | Mary Elizabeth Cook |
| Born | 24 March 1870 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Spouse 2 | Lydia A. Burdick (daughter of Clark Burdick and Clarissa Catherine Crandall) |
| Born | 15 July 1856 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Married | 6 July 1875 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island to Gurdon Cook |
| Died | 5 June 1915 in Bradford, Washington County, Rhode Island |
| Children | of Gurdon Cook and Lydia A. Burdick: |
| +1. | William E. Cook |
| Born | March 1876 in Rhode Island |
| Married | 12 December 1896 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island to Jessie Robinson McColl |
| Died | 1957 |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gurdon Cook, born: 1849; died: 18 February 1913 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents and spouse, m. 1875).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Connecticut, New London County, North Stonington, Image 2 of 48, Nathaniel Cook, 33, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 29, Connecticut; James Cook, 10, Connecticut; Josephine Cook, 4, Connecticut; Gurdeon Cook, 1, Connecticut.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 30, Nathaniel H. Cook, 41, New York, stonecutter; Jane Cook, 39, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 11, Connecticut; William A. Cook, 10, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 5, Rhode Island; Aaron Church, 58, Rhode Island, day laborer; James Dunbar, 69, Connecticut, day laborer.
- Rhode Island State Census 1865, Washington County, Hopkinton, Page 149, Nathaniel H. Cook, 46, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 43, Connecticut; Gurdon Cook, 16, Connecticut, asst. farmer; William A. Cook, 14, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 10, Hopkinton; Mary A. Lock, 16, Connecticut, asst. housekeeper.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton, Image 22 of 68, Nathaniel Cook, 53, Connecticut, farmer; Jane Cook, 47, Connecticut; James N. Cook, 15, Rhode Island; Gurdon Cook, 21, Rhode Island, farmer; Mary E. Cook, 2/12, Rhode Island; Lorinda Cook [? this is probably Lucina Eddy, wife of Gurdon; she shows as the mother of Mary Elizabeth Cook in the latter’s birth record], 15 [? could be 5, the notation “keeping house” suggests this is not a five year old], Rhode Island.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Rhode Island, Washington County, Westerly, E.D. 163, Page No. 35, Gurdon Cook, 32, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill; wife Lydia Cook, 23, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill; son William Cook, 4, Rhode Island; daughter Mary E. Cook, 11, Rhode Island; sister-in-law Abby Burdick, 18, Rhode Island, works in woolen mill.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 233, Sheet No. 2A, Gurdon Cook, 51, Connecticut, March 1849, stone mason; wife of 21 years Lydia Cook, 44, Rhode Island, July 1855, 1 child, 1 living.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Rhode Island, Washington County, Hopkinton Town, E.D. 301, Sheet No. 2A, Gurdon Cook, 62, Connecticut, married twice, mason, stone; wife of 35 years Lydia A. Cook, 54, Rhode Island.
- Find a Grave (website). First Hopkinton Cemetery, Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island, Lydia A. Burdick Cook, born: 15 July 1856 in Hopkinton, Washington County, Rhode Island; died: 5 June 1915 in Bradford, Washington County, Rhode Island (from record, which provides the names and links for her parents, siblings and spouse, m.1875).
- Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916. 6 July 1875 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island, Gordon Cook and Lydia A. Burdick.