News:
Now in the library; "Genealogy of the Cooke and Cook family". New under the Moments in Time section: my "I Love Me Wall". (purely self-indulgent, I know.)
honoring our relatives that have served this country. This list is "in progress" and by no means comlete. If you feel we've overlooked someone please contact us using the "Suggest" tab on the top of their page.
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During the Revolutionary War, he was a privateer, captain and commander of the sloops, "Spy" and "Dolphin." After the American congress ratified the treaty with France, he delivered the news to Benjamin Franklin in France. His crossing of the Atlantic took 27 days. The shortest time then known.
He served in the campaign against the French and Indians in 1757, in Captain Gallup's company, Colonel Lyman's regiment.
He was an artillery commander for the Massachusetts Militia. He was commissioned in 1825, as a colonial. In 1826 he helped organize the largest and last muster and sham fight exercises ever held in the area. This was the last exercise under the old militia rules that required all males within military age be enrolled and mustered.
While Helen was not in the military she helped the war effort by becoming a canteen worker for the YMCA. The YMCA ran a number of "huts" throughout France and England. Their purpose could be likened to a current day USO facility.
