Willard Cook

1799 - 1873  (73 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Willard Cook
  Born	18 Sep 1799	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Until he relocated to Illinois in 1846, Willard was in the quarry business with his father-in-law, Ansel Brainerd. Their quarry, is now the Brainerd Quarry Preserve in Haddam Neck, Connecticut. They provided stone for the building of Fort Hamilton in New York. Robert E. Lee was the government engineer in charge of the construction project.
  		Brainerd & Co Quarry. Brainerd & Co Quarry.
  Died	9 Aug 1873	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Buried	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
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  Person ID	I63400	Nagel
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Cook,   b. Abt 1756, Connecticut ,   d. 18 Oct 1816, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut  (Age ~ 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Annis Sears,   b. 3 Jun 1758, Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut ,   d. 8 Sep 1850, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut  (Age 92 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	7 Dec 1780	East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Family ID	F19506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abigail Brainerd,   b. 24 Jul 1801, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut ,   d. 26 Dec 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois  (Age 53 years)
  Married	23 Jan 1822	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Children	1. Ansel Brainerd Cook,   b. 18 Aug 1823, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut ,   d. 10 Jun 1898, Libertyville, Lake, Illinois  (Age 74 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2022
  Family ID	F19507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Sep 1799 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Married - 23 Jan 1822 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Died - 9 Aug 1873 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Buried - - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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