Lemuel Cook
Lemuel Cook | |
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Colony of Connecticut, British America | |
Died | May 20, 1866 Clarendon, New York, U.S.[1] | (aged 106)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | Continental Army United States Army |
Years of service | 1775–1784 |
Rank | Private |
Unit | 2nd Continental Light Dragoons |
Battles/wars | American Revolution |
Spouse(s) | Hannah Curtis |
Children | 10 |
Other work | Farmer |
Lemuel Cook (September 10, 1759 – May 20, 1866) was one of the last verifiable surviving veterans of the American Revolutionary War.
Early life and education
Cook was born on September 10, 1759,[2] in Litchfield County, Connecticut, to Henry Cook and his wife Hannah Benham.
Military service
Cook enlisted in the
Later life and death
Following the war, Cook became a farmer and married Hannah Curtis. They had seven sons and three daughters.
He was an active Mason and Democrat since the party’s establishment in 1828. His church was
Lemuel was one of the oldest and among the last living pensioners of the American Revolution. He died May 20, 1866,
Photography
He was one of seven American Revolutionary War veterans who, having survived into the age of photography, were featured in the 1864 book The Last Men of the Revolution, which gives many details of his life.
See also
References
- ^ Lemuel Cook – The Last Revolutionary Patriot and Pensioner – Dead. Rochester Union Advertiser. May 22, 1866
- ^ a b "Root Cemetery". orleans.nygenweb.net. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Sheldon's Veterans Records". Archived from the original on 2006-07-18. Retrieved 2005-12-08.
Further reading
- Reverend E.B. Hillard, The Last Men of the Revolution (1864), republished 1968 with additional notes by Wendell Garrett.
- Don N. Hagist, "The Revolution's Last Men: The Soldiers Behind the Photographs, Hardcover – April 6, 2015
External links
- Lemuel Cook: Last Survivor of the Revolutionary War from a Burr/Cook genealogy page
- Burial site of Lemuel Cook at Find a Grave