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Birth	:	1774 Carrigallen, County Leitrim, Ireland
Death	:	1842 Stewarttown, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial	:	Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate	:	43.6307330, -79.9239600
Description	:	Immigrant ancestor. Per Upper Canada Land Petition dated March 30, 1825, he is a native of Leitrim County, Ireland, emigrated in May 1824, with a wife and seven (7) children, all in the Home District. Per Upper Canada Land Petition dated February 4, 1843, he petitioned to lease a clergy reserve of Lot No. 16, Concession 7, in Esquesing Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada. Lived in Carrigallen, Leitrim County, Ireland. Linen draper by trade, with a shop in Cavan, Cavan County, Ulster Province, Ireland. Came to Canada in 1824. Ruth Mary Watkins' family records said this about this man/family:... Read More	Immigrant ancestor. Per Upper Canada Land Petition dated March 30, 1825, he is a native of Leitrim County, Ireland, emigrated in May 1824, with a wife and seven (7) children, all in the Home District. Per Upper Canada Land Petition dated February 4, 1843, he petitioned to lease a clergy reserve of Lot No. 16, Concession 7, in Esquesing Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada. Lived in Carrigallen, Leitrim County, Ireland. Linen draper by trade, with a shop in Cavan, Cavan County, Ulster Province, Ireland. Came to Canada in 1824. Ruth Mary Watkins' family records said this about this man/family: Came to Canada in 1823 from Dublin, Ireland. Minister of Church of England in Dublin, Ireland. Wine merchants to James II. Related to Guinness' of Stouts Brewery. Since this information is somewhat different from the information obtained from independent sources, probably it relates to another branch of this family, like Ralph Cooke's wife's family, Gunnis. 1842 Canada census: Reel C-1345, Unidentified sheets, page 10. The census is found online in the Library and Archives Canada, under 1842 Census, Canada West under Cook spelling without an e. From the information there a 2 on farm that is not owned by resident (Ralph leased land). One from Ireland the other Canadian. One is female between age of 5 and 14-the other a male over the age of 60 and single-no denotation for widower. This has to be the father Ralph because of age and also notes been in area for 18 years which means arriving around 1823/24. There is also a petition in the Ontario archives asking to lease land from the clergy by a Ralph Cook in 1836. Ralph Cook died after 1842 from the evidence. Ralph Cooke owned a Linen Draper's shop in Caven, Ireland. The 1796 list of Irish Flax Growers shows him as living in the Parish of Cloone in Leitrim. Ralph and Margaret's sons--namely Christopher and Thomas, were the first members of the family to emigrate. They obtained land in Esquesing Township as part of the Reed Settlement in 1819. Ralph and Margaret arrived in Canada later (circa 1823) along with unmarried daughters Elizabeth and Abigail. Arthur may have died back in Ireland before their migration. The Stuarts, Thompsons and Cooke's came from counties Leitrim, Longford and Caven, Ireland. They lived within 10 miles of each other, where the counties intersect. All these families emigrated to Canada in the early to mid 19th century and settled in Stewartown. Ralph leased Lot 16, Conc. 7 from his son-in-law William Thompson. This was one of the most valuable Clergy Reserve lots in Esquesing Township (later the site of the village of Stewartown). William and Hannah (Ann) Cooke-Thompson were married in Ireland and came to Canada in 1822 with their children Robert and John. Accompanying them were William's brother George and his wife Mary who was a sister of Ann, along with their children-Elizabeth, John and Jane. Owing to the delicate health of Jane, the baby, they brought a goat with them to provide her with good milk during the long ocean crossing. In 1833 Mr. Hugh Black, a well-known land valuator described Christopher and Thomas's lot in the Reed Settlement as follows "The easterly front along the concession is very broken and piney. This latter quality however, in my opinion, increases its value, as it has some of the best water privileges in Esquesing and the most travelled road anywhere through the New Purchase goes along the easterly front--The branch of the Credit which comes through is sufficiently powerful for any common machinery and by the good roads and the total want of Mill seats to the southeast. South and southwest of it, the lumber will be in good demand and the supply of pine is great." Ralph Cooke obtained possession of this lot although he does not appear to have entered into a formal lease with the Clergy Corporation until February 1836. Even before obtaining the formal lease, he had put his son-in-law William Thompson in possession of the west half of the lot. A return of inspection issued 8 March 1836, shows William Thompson as the occupant of the west half with 28 acres cleared. Eventually William's son and heir, John Thompson obtained the Crown Patent for this half lot. - The above information is courtesy of Shelley Sharp who originally shared it in her "Hysert Family Tree" in ancestry.ca ------------------------------------------- It has long been questioned whether Ralph Cook is buried in Ontario Canada or that he returned to Ireland and is buried there. -------------------------------------------

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Where is Ralph Cooke's memorial?
Ralph Cooke's memorial is located at: Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery, Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada.
When did Ralph Cooke death?
Ralph Cooke death on 1842 in Stewarttown, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Where are the coordinates of the Ralph Cooke's memorial?
Latitude: 43.6307330
Longitude: -79.9239600

Family Members:

Spouse

Margaret Maria Jane Gunnis Cooke

(1775 - unknow)

Children

Hannah “Ann” Cooke Thompson

(1791 - 1838)

Christopher Cooke

(1795 - 1860)

Mary Cooke Thompson

(1801 - 1873)

Abigail Cook Campbell

(1806 - 1886)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6307330, -79.9239600

2. Holy Redeemer Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6303865, -79.9387223

3. Devereaux Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6303865, -79.9387223

4. Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6196000, -79.9098000

5. Saint George's Anglican Church Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6507300, -79.9224000

6. Georgetown Wesleyan Methodist Cemetery (Defunct)
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6490000, -79.9479998

7. Greenwood Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6545830, -79.9119110

8. Limehouse Presbyterian Cemetery
Limehouse, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6467990, -79.9699990

9. Ashgrove United Church Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6037000, -79.8890000

10. Glen Williams Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6729600, -79.9220800

11. Saint Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6442010, -79.8575000

12. Hillcrest Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6432490, -79.8570010

13. McNabb Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6490000, -79.8559998

14. Union Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Georgetown, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6929340, -79.9177998

15. St. Elias Church and Cemetery
Brampton, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6612500, -79.8456900

16. Bannockburn Pioneer Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6569350, -80.0068750

17. Brownridge Family Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.5782990, -79.8647790

18. Pickard Family Farm Cemetery
Halton, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.5889367, -79.8377190

19. Neilson Family Farm Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.5731240, -79.8564860

20. Page's Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
Brampton, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6413100, -79.8188760

21. Boston Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.5538000, -79.9154000

22. Huttonville Cemetery
Huttonville, Peel Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6593323, -79.8191147

23. Mansewood United Presbyterian Cemetery
Milton, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.5497820, -79.9117390

24. Fairview Cemetery
Acton, Halton Regional Municipality, Canada
Coordinate: 43.6263370, -80.0388120