Individual Details

Pitt COOKE

(23 Jul 1819 - 9 Dec 1879)

Events

Birth23 Jul 1819Bloomingville, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous29 Dec 1842attended the wedding of John Boalt & Sarah Follett with his parents - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Marriage7 Aug 1844Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio - Mary Elizabeth TOWNSEND
MiscellaneousAft 7 Aug 1844Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
Educationstudied law & became a lawyer - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Miscellaneous13 Apr 1847Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
MiscellaneousAft Jul 1849raised his wife's siblings after the death of their parents from cholera - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous27 Jun 1850Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Residence12 Nov 1850& was a lawyer - Portland Township, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous14 Dec 1852as owner of lot #90 on Water Street he was assessed for improvements on the street of $4.52 - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous26 Jan 1853arrived at the National Hotel with his father from Ohio - Washington, District of Columbia
Miscellaneous3 Jun 1853Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous23 Feb 1854arrived at the National Hotel with his wife - Washington, District of Columbia
Miscellaneous6 Apr 1854Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Miscellaneous21 Apr 1854Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous26 Oct 1854Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
Residence27 Oct 1854Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous14 Nov 1854Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois
Miscellaneous17 Nov 1854Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous20 Nov 1854Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous5 Jun 1855Dunleith, Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Miscellaneous14 Jul 1855Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous23 Apr 1856
Miscellaneous7 May 1856Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous23 Jun 1856with brother Henry to see the family off to Europe - New York City, New York County, New York
Miscellaneous27 Jun 1856& his brother Henry were leaving for Sandusky in the night - New York, New York County, New York
Residence9 Jan 1857Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous17 Jan 1857Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous10 Mar 1857Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Residence14 Mar 1857Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous27 Mar 1857Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Residence1860at 65 Washington - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Residence3 Jul 1860& was a land broker - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Occupation1861partner in the firm of Jay Cooke & Co - New York, New York County, New York
Miscellaneous14 Jun 1862Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Occupation1865partner in Jay Cooke & Co - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
ResidenceBef 1866at 515 W Washington St which was first the home of his in-laws who died in 1849 of cholera - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Residence6 Jun 1870& was a banker - Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Retirement1873Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Residence1873after the firm had failed returned to their home at 515 West Washington Street - Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous1873Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio
Miscellaneous25 Sep 1873Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
MiscellaneousAbt Jan 1874
Death9 Dec 1879at home after a short illness of hemorrhage of the intestines - Sandusky Erie County, Ohio
BurialAft 9 Dec 1879Oakland Cemetery, Sandusky, Erie County, Ohio

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth TOWNSEND (1825 - 1888)
ChildWilliam Townsend COOKE (1845 - 1914)
ChildRev Eleutheros Jay "Jay" COOKE (1847 - 1908)
ChildHenry Dell "Harry" COOKE (1850 - 1922)
ChildSarah Maria Caswell COOKE (1855 - 1921)
ChildMary Elizabeth COOKE (1857 - 1951)
ChildLaura Emily COOKE (1866 - 1927)
FatherHonorable Eleutheros COOKE (1787 - 1864)
MotherMartha CARSWELL (1792 - 1878)
SiblingSarah Esther COOKE (1816 - 1868)
SiblingJay COOKE (1821 - 1905)
SiblingHenry David "Harry" COOKE (1825 - 1881)
SiblingEleutheros COOKE (1828 - 1850)
SiblingCatherine COOKE (1831 - 1834)