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Abigail Cooke (Russell)

Also Known As: "Moss"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut
Death: January 11, 1783 (92)
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Rev. Samuel Russell and Abigail Russell
Wife of Rev. Joseph Moss and Stephen Cooke
Mother of Abigail Kent; Mary White and Dorcas Ingersoll
Sister of Col. John Russell; Rev. Samuel Russell; Capt. Timothy Russell, Esq.; Daniel Russell; Jonathan Russell and 3 others

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About Abigail Cooke

Abigail Russell Cooke

  • BIRTH 16 Aug 1690 Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • DEATH 11 Jan 1764 (aged 73) Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
  • BURIAL Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Show Map GPS-Latitude: 41.2926139, Longitude: -73.5018917
  • MEMORIAL ID 11258001 Photos by V. Nareen Lake & Grysbok

The daughter of Rev. Samuel Russell of Branford and the widow of Rev. Joseph Moss of Derby, she married Rev. Samuel Cooke on August 16, 1733. She was his 4th wife.

Inscription
In Memory of
Mrs. ABIGAIL COOKE Widow
of the Rev'd SAMUEL
COOKE who died
Feb'ry 11th 1764 in ye
(can't read the rest)

Parents
Samuel Russell 1660–1731
Abigail Whiting Russell 1666–1733

Spouses
Joseph Moss 1679–1731 (m. 1716)
Samuel Cooke 1687–1747 (m. 1733)

Siblings
John Russell 1686–1757
Samuel Russell 1693–1746
Jonathan Russell 1700–1774

Children
Abigail Moss Kent 1717–1751
Mary Moss White 1721–1746
Dorcas Moss Ingersoll1725–1811

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11258001/abigail-cooke

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Abigail Cooke's Timeline

1690
August 16, 1690
Branford, New Haven County, Connecticut
1717
September 23, 1717
Connecticut Colony
1721
August 28, 1721
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, British America, Kingdom of Great Britain
1725
1725
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony
1783
January 11, 1783
Age 92
Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
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Titicus Cemetery, Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States