Ansel Brainerd Cook

1823 - 1898  (74 years)

• Name	Ansel Brainerd Cook
  Birth	18 Aug 1823	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	Ansel became quite successful in business and politics. In his home town of Libertyville, Illinois, Cook Avenue, Cook Park and, Cook Memorial Library are all named in his honor. His house now serves as a museum and archive which is run by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society.
  		Ansel B. Cook Home Ansel's home before it was donated to the city.
  		Ansel B. Cook House. It's first use after it was donated was the home of the Cook Memorial Library. It was highly modified including the addition of a larger porch and columns to make it look more "governmental".
  Death	10 Jun 1898	Libertyville, Lake, Illinois
  		Ansel Cook Obituary Waukegan Weekly Sun (Waukegan, Illinois), 18 Jun 1898, Saturday, Page 1
  		Ansel Cook Death Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 11 Jun 1898, Saturday, Page 6
  		Ansel Cook Will Filed Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois), 10 Jul 1898, Sunday, Page 2
  Burial	Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I63402	Nagel
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Willard Cook,   b. 18 Sep 1799, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. 9 Aug 1873, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Abigail Brainerd,   b. 24 Jul 1801, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut d. 26 Dec 1854, Chicago, Cook, Illinois (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	23 Jan 1822	Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut
  Family ID	F19507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Aug 1823 - Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut Death - 10 Jun 1898 - Libertyville, Lake, Illinois Burial - - Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		Ansel B Cook. The Past And Present Of Lake County, Illinois. William Le Baron & Company, Chicago, Illinois 1877. Page 307.
  		Ansel Brainerd Cook A successful business man and politician. In his home town of Libertyville, Illinois, Cook Avenue, Cook Park and, Cook Memorial Library are all named in his honor. His house now serves as a museum and archive which is run by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society.