Elisabeth Hook

Biography

Elisabeth French, (also known as Elizabeth), daughter of Edward French and Mary Winsley, was baptized on 5 Jul 1700 at Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts [1], and died there on 8 March 1773.

She married on 14 Jan 1719/20 at Salisbury, Massachusetts [2] to Jacob Hook, the son of William Hook and Mary Follansby of Salisbury.

"[Hooke] Jacob, and Elisabeth French, Jan. 14, 1719-20" [3]

Elizabeth French had a sister, Anne French, born 03 Oct 1704 and buried in the Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground (Tombstone #26), who married Josiah Hook, brother of Jacob Hook, on 1 Dec 1727 at Salisbury.

Elizabeth, "w. Jacob", died March 9, 1773 "in her 73d y." [3]

She was buried in the Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground Tombstone #31 next to her husband, Jacob Hook #30. [5]. Jacob died in Salisbury, Massachusetts on Sept 7, 1773. He was 74 years old. [4].

The ten children of Jacob Hook and Elizabeth French were:

1. Dyer Hooke, born September 1, 1720, died March 11, 1776, married on November 2, 1744, Hannah, daughter of Benjamin Brown and Sarah (Gove) Brown
2. Humphrey Hooke, born July 27, 1722, married Hannah Philbrick , in November 1747
3. Jacob Hooke, born November 29, 1724, married Mary Batchelder, 1749
4. Martha Hooke, born March 29, 1727, married John Judkins, Novebmer 21, 1744
5. Sarah Hooke, born October 8, 1720, married Amos Coffin, January 10, 1747
6. William Hooke, born April 8, 1732, died October 11, 1736
7. Elisha Hooke, born January 28, 1734/5, died September 8, 1736
8. Josiah Hooke born July 25, 1737, married Elizabeth, daughter of Josiah and Anne (French) Hooke
9. Elizabeth Hooke, born January 25, 1740/1 married Simon Nudd
10. Francis Hooke married Mary Rand of Deerfield, New Hampshire and lived in Chichester, New Hampshire.

Tombstone Inscription

Here Lies Interrd
Mrs. ELISABETH HOOK
the Wife of
Mr. Jacob Hook
Who Dcs March
Y 8th 1773
In the 73rd years
of her Age.

Records

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aBirthsF.shtml "(FRENCH (Frentch)) Elizebeth, d. Edward [sr. CR1] and Mary, July 5, 1700. NCTBK"

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/cMarriagesF.shtml (French) Elisabeth, and Jacob Hook, Jan. 14, 1719-20. NCTBK*"

https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aDeathsH.shtml (HOOK (Hooke)) Elisabeth, w. Jacob, Mar. 8, 1773, in her 73d y. GR1"

References

1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44028766
2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LJ4R-77Y
3. Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jun 22 2021, 7:42:41 UTC
4. https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/French-2506 cites
   1. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC32-LKM : 15 January 2020), Elezebeth French.
   2. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GKZQ : 18 February 2020), Jacob Hook and Elizabeth French, 14 Jan 1719; citing Marriage, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009706.
   3. [https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salisbury/aDeathsH.shtml Salisbury - Deaths - Massachusetts VItal Records
   4. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 January 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth French Hook (5 Jul 1700–8 Mar 1773), Find A Grave: Memorial #44028766, citing Salisbury Colonial Burying Ground, Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Stan Arnold (contributor 48121400) .
   5. Unsourced Family tree, pictures and cemetery #’s handed down to Thomas Bradbury See also:
   6. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850