Gen Daniel Gookin
| Birth | : | 1612 Ripple, Dover District, Kent, England |
| Death | : | 19 Mar 1686 Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA |
| Burial | : | Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA |
| Coordinate | : | 42.3752930, -71.1196840 |
| Plot | : | opposite the gate of Harvard |
| Inscription | : | Here lyeth interred ye body of Major Daniel Gookin aged 75 years who departed this life ye 19th of March 1687 |
| Description | : | IMMIGRANT TO VIRGINIA, 1621 BURGESS TO THE VIRGINIA HOUSE OF BURGESSES FOR UPPER NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, JAN 1641-42 CAPTAIN OF THE TRAINED BAND, CAMBRIDGE, MA DEPUTY FOR CAMBRIDGE TO THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY GENERAL COURT, MAY 1649, SPEAKER, MAY 1651 COMMISSIONER TO THE INDIANS, 1656 ASSISTANT FOR MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 1652-1686 SGT. MAJOR OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY REGIMENT, MAY 1676-OCT 1680 MAJOR GENERAL OF MASSACHUSETTS, 1681-1686 FOUNDER OF WORCESTER, MA APPOINTED MAJOR GENERAL--COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF ALL THE MILITARY FORCES OF THE COLONY, 1681 AUTHOR ADVOCATE OF 'NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION' --------------- A BIO OF MAJ. GEN. DANIEL GOOKIN, by Laurence Overmire, May 2007: Destined to become a distinguished figure in American history, Daniel probably grew up in... Read More |
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Gen Daniel Gookin's memorial is located at: Old Burying Ground, Cambridge, Middlesex County, USA.
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When did Gen Daniel Gookin death?
Gen Daniel Gookin death on 19 Mar 1686 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Latitude: 42.3752930
Longitude: -71.1196840
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