Kay and Judi's ancestor
ID: I103888517
Name: Susan STANDISH
Given Name: Susan
Surname: STANDISH
Sex: F
Birth: 27 Oct 1840 in Newton County, Missouri, USA
Death: 24 Jul 1922 in Johnstown, Weld, Colorado, USA
Note:
Susan's obituary dated Wednesday, August 9th reads:
STATE'S FIRST BRIDE, REAL PIONEER, WHO CROSSED PLAINS BY OX TEAM, BURIED FROM PLATTEVILLE HOME
Colorado's first bride was buried Monday at Platteville.
Mrs. Susan Cook, to whom death came in her 82d year, was one of the last real pioneers, the pathfinders whose spirit made possible the west of today.
She crossed the plains by ox team, reaching Denver in the summer of 1859, when only four small frame buildings made up the settlement on the banks of Cherry creek.
Her marriage to Marshall Cook in 1861 was, according to her descendants, the first wedding ceremony performed in Colorado. Her husband was the first judge to sit on a Denver bench.
Soon after the marriage, her husband went to Virginia City to mine and Mrs. Cook drove a mule team all the way from Denver to join him. She was attacked by Indians, her wagon was upset in midstream and she went days without water but the trip ended successfully after four weeks traveling. The next year, they returned to Colorado, settling in Weld county six miles south of the present townsite of Milliken.
Mrs. Cook studied medicine and gave her services to many a sufferer in the western country. Her husband died in 1884. A monument has been erected over his grave at Platteville. Mrs. Cook's body was placed beside her husband.
Mrs. Cook was born in southern Missouri. Her maiden name was Susan Standish and she was a direct descendant of Miles Standish. She was also related to President Andrew Jackson.
She was in rebut health until shortly before her death and read and sewed without glasses.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H. A. Clingenpeel, Mrs. S. W. Croy and Mrs. M. H. Tucker; a son, A. J. Cook of Stockton, Calif., and several granddaughters, including Mrs. R. D. Applegate of Fort Lupton and Mrs. J. O. Holen of Superior, Wyo.
Her daughter, Rose, lists her mother's name as "Susanna" on her Social Security application.
Father: Unknown STANDISH b: in Kentucky, USA
Mother: Unknown HICKS
Marriage 1Marshall COOK b: 26 Aug 1824 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Married: 17 Nov 1861 in Colorado City, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Children
Alice Rose COOK b: 30 MAY 1873 in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA
Louisa Jane COOK b: ABT 1868 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
Laura Ellen COOK b: ABT 1861 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
William Andrew COOK b: ABT 1867 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
Albina May COOK b: 2 APR 1870 in Weld, Colorado, USA
Andrew Jackson COOK b: ABT 1866 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
Susannah Bell COOK b: ABT 1878 in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA
Minnie Grace COOK b: ABT 1881 in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA
Name: Susan STANDISH
Given Name: Susan
Surname: STANDISH
Sex: F
Birth: 27 Oct 1840 in Newton County, Missouri, USA
Death: 24 Jul 1922 in Johnstown, Weld, Colorado, USA
Note:
Susan's obituary dated Wednesday, August 9th reads:
STATE'S FIRST BRIDE, REAL PIONEER, WHO CROSSED PLAINS BY OX TEAM, BURIED FROM PLATTEVILLE HOME
Colorado's first bride was buried Monday at Platteville.
Mrs. Susan Cook, to whom death came in her 82d year, was one of the last real pioneers, the pathfinders whose spirit made possible the west of today.
She crossed the plains by ox team, reaching Denver in the summer of 1859, when only four small frame buildings made up the settlement on the banks of Cherry creek.
Her marriage to Marshall Cook in 1861 was, according to her descendants, the first wedding ceremony performed in Colorado. Her husband was the first judge to sit on a Denver bench.
Soon after the marriage, her husband went to Virginia City to mine and Mrs. Cook drove a mule team all the way from Denver to join him. She was attacked by Indians, her wagon was upset in midstream and she went days without water but the trip ended successfully after four weeks traveling. The next year, they returned to Colorado, settling in Weld county six miles south of the present townsite of Milliken.
Mrs. Cook studied medicine and gave her services to many a sufferer in the western country. Her husband died in 1884. A monument has been erected over his grave at Platteville. Mrs. Cook's body was placed beside her husband.
Mrs. Cook was born in southern Missouri. Her maiden name was Susan Standish and she was a direct descendant of Miles Standish. She was also related to President Andrew Jackson.
She was in rebut health until shortly before her death and read and sewed without glasses.
She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. H. A. Clingenpeel, Mrs. S. W. Croy and Mrs. M. H. Tucker; a son, A. J. Cook of Stockton, Calif., and several granddaughters, including Mrs. R. D. Applegate of Fort Lupton and Mrs. J. O. Holen of Superior, Wyo.
Her daughter, Rose, lists her mother's name as "Susanna" on her Social Security application.
Father: Unknown STANDISH b: in Kentucky, USA
Mother: Unknown HICKS
Marriage 1Marshall COOK b: 26 Aug 1824 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA
Married: 17 Nov 1861 in Colorado City, Pueblo, Colorado, USA
Children
Alice Rose COOK b: 30 MAY 1873 in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA
Louisa Jane COOK b: ABT 1868 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
Laura Ellen COOK b: ABT 1861 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
William Andrew COOK b: ABT 1867 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
Albina May COOK b: 2 APR 1870 in Weld, Colorado, USA
Andrew Jackson COOK b: ABT 1866 in Evans, Weld, Colorado, USA
Susannah Bell COOK b: ABT 1878 in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA
Minnie Grace COOK b: ABT 1881 in Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA
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