Dr. Henry Gansevoort Cooke MD

b. 3 February 1833, d. 2 December 1919
Dr. Henry Gansevoort Cooke MD|b. 3 Feb 1833\nd. 2 Dec 1919|p14.htm|Dr. Robert Woodruff Cooke MD|b. 21 Jan 1797\nd. 27 Dec 1867|p21.htm|Susan Gansevoort|b. 19 Mar 1805\nd. 21 Nov 1894|p22.htm|Dr. Ambrose E. Cook MD|b. 11 Jul 1772\nd. 28 Jun 1828|p27.htm|Sarah P. Wheeler|b. 1 Mar 1774\nd. 9 Dec 1857|p28.htm|Conrad Gansevoort|b. 15 Mar 1761\nd. 9 Aug 1829|p403.htm|Elizabeth Roseboom|b. 25 Dec 1768\nd. 11 Jan 1850|p408.htm|
Father*Dr. Robert Woodruff Cooke MD1,2,3,4 b. 21 Jan 1797, d. 27 Dec 1867
Mother*Susan Gansevoort3,2,4,5 b. 19 Mar 1805, d. 21 Nov 1894
ChartsAncestors of Edward Ambrose Cooke
Ellis Cooke to Edward Ambrose Cooke
Ulysses Simpson Grant - Edward Ambrose Cooke
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. - Edward Ambrose Cooke
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Edward Ambrose Cooke
Gerald R. Ford - Edward Ambrose Cooke
George H. W. & George W. Bush - Edward Ambrose Cooke
     Dr. Henry Gansevoort Cooke MD was born 3 February 1833 at Holmdel, Monmouth County, New Jersey.6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14 He was the son of Dr. Robert Woodruff Cooke MD and Susan Gansevoort.1,2,3,4,5 He married Maria Burritt Cowdrey, daughter of Peter Anderson Cowdrey Esq. and Maria Burritt, 8 June 1876 at New Rochelle, Westchester County, New York.6,15 He died 2 December 1919 at his home on Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, Middlesex County, New Jersey, at age 86.1,6,8 He was buried 5 December 1919 at Red Brick Church Cemetery, Navesink, Monmouth County, New Jersey.8,1
     

Henry was initially taught by William Woodhull at Freehold, and in 1850, entered Rutgers College, New Brunswick. He graduated from Rutgers in 1853 with an A.B. degree. He began his initial medical studies under his father and received an A.M. degree from Rutgers in 1856. He later studied under Dr. Willard Parker of New York and took his M.D. from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York in 1857. He began his medical career by sharing his father's extensive practice in Holmdel.

During the Civil War, he served as a surgeon with the rank of major with the Twenty-ninth New Jersey Volunteer Regiment. The Regiment was raised in August and September of 1862 and was mustered into United States service for a term of nine months on 20 Sep 1862. On 28 Sep the regiment proceeded to Washington D.C., where it camped on Capitol Hill. It soon crossed the Potomac into Virginia where it was assigned to a provisional brigade in General Casey's division and posted in the southern defenses of the capitol. It remained in this area until 20 Nov when it moved to Aquia Creek, VA, and was made a part of the Army of the Potomac under General Burnside. At Fredericksburg, it came under Confederate fire on 13 Dec. On the night of 15 Dec, it withdrew to north of the Rappahannock, recrossing a pontoon bridge under terrific enemy fire.

During the winter, it camped near Belle Plain (taking part in the famous "Mud March" in January). The regiment crossed the Rappahannock on 29 Apr at Chancellorsville, held its position on the left flank with considerable loss in killed and wounded. It recrossed to the north shore on 6 May 1863, and reoccupied its winter camp near Belle Plain. About 12 Jun it moved to meet confederate forces which were then entering Maryland on the Gettysburg campaign. On 15 Jun it reached Centreville, VA, where it was relieved from duty and ordered to Washington where it was then ordered home for discharge. The unit was mustered out at Freehold, New Jersey, on 20 Jun 1863. The Governor of New Jersey later called for volunteer surgeons, and Dr. Cooke responded to share in the conflicts at The Wilderness and Cold Harbor.

He was a member of the District Medical Society of Monmouth County (which he served as President, Vice-President, and Secretary), the State Medical Society, and the American Medical Association. He was also a member and elder of the Reformed (Dutch) Church of Holmdel. He practiced in Holmdel until the spring of 1897 when he moved to New Brunswick, New Jersey where he continued his profession.16

Family

Maria Burritt Cowdrey b. 6 Jan 1844, d. 22 Oct 1927
Children

Citations

  1. [S1015] Henry Gansevoort Cooke, Death Certificates (1919), New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, New Jersey.
  2. [S145] Catharine Roseboom, Henry U. Swinnerton, Joseph H. White and J. Livingston Roseboom, 1630-1897, A Brief History of the Ancestors and Descendants of John Roseboom (1739-1805) and of Jesse Johnson (1745-1832) (Cherry Valley, New York: Co-operative Press, 1897), 52. Hereafter cited as Roseboom Ancestry.
  3. [S457] Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Raritan Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, population schedule, sheet 194, dwelling 133, family 140, Robert Cooke household, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) ; original data: NARA micropublication M432, roll 456.
  4. [S458] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) Key Port Post Office, sheet 28, dwelling 181, family 172, Robt Cooke household, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) ; original data: NARA micropublication M653, roll 701.
  5. [S459] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) Matawan Post Office, sheet 26, dwelling 202, family 203, Susan Cook household, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) ; original data: NARA micropublication M593, roll 875.
  6. [S213] Bible Record of Family and Descendants of Henry G. Cooke, The Comprehensive Bible; Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorized Version... (Hartford, Connecticut: Andrus & Judd, 1832); Compiler's genealogy files.
  7. [S145] Catharine Roseboom, Henry U. Swinnerton, Joseph H. White and J. Livingston Roseboom, Roseboom Ancestry, 46.
  8. [S1012] Henry Gansevoort & Maria Cowdery Grave Stone, Cooke Graveyard at the Old Brick Church, Navasink, Monmouth, New Jersey; Photographed by Bruce Mitchell, June 2003.
  9. [S457] 1850 U.S. Census, Raritan Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, pop. sch., sheet 194, dwelling 133, family 140, Robert Cooke hshld, age 17, born in New Jersey.
  10. [S458] 1860 U.S. Census, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, pop. sch. ED Key Port Post Office, sheet 28, dwelling 181, family 172, Robt Cooke hshld, age 25, born in New Jersey.
  11. [S459] 1870 U.S. Census, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, pop. sch. ED Matawan Post Office, sheet 26, dwelling 202, family 203, Susan Cook hshld, age 36, born in New Jersey, a physician with $20,000 in real estate and $10,000 in personal property.
  12. [S460] Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 7, dwelling 51, family 52, Henry G. Cooke household, age 47, born in New Jersey and a physician, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) ; original data: NARA micropublication T9, roll 791.
  13. [S461] Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, New Brunswick City, 4th Ward, Middlesex, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 42, sheet 1B, dwelling 21, family 25, Henry G. Cooke household, age 67, born Feb 1833 in New Jersey, Physician, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) ; original data: NARA micropublication T623, roll 791.
  14. [S462] Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, New Brunswick, 4th Ward, Middlesex, New Jersey, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 18, sheet 23A, dwelling 328, family 429, Henry G. Cooke household, Lived at 7 Livingston Ave, age 77, born in New Jersey, a physician in general practice, and owned his home with no mortgage, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com) ; original data: NARA micropublication T624, roll 898.
  15. [S461] 1900 U.S. Census, New Brunswick City, 4th Ward, Middlesex, New Jersey, pop. sch. ED 42, sheet 1B, dwelling 21, family 25, Henry G. Cooke hshld, married 24 years.
  16. [S1051] Franklin Ellis, History of Monmouth County, New Jersey, (Philadelphia: R. T. Peck & Co., 1885; reprint, Cottonport, Louisiana: Polyanthos Inc., 1974), 341-342. Hereafter cited as History of Monmouth Co.
  17. [S512] Holmdel, New Jersey, Church Records 1825-1934, 100, FHL microfilm 1298672, item #2. Hereafter cited as Holmdel Church Records.
  18. [S460] 1880 U.S. Census, Holmdel Township, Monmouth, New Jersey, pop. sch. ED 108, sheet 7, dwelling 51, family 52, Henry G. Cooke hshld.
  19. [S461] 1900 U.S. Census, New Brunswick City, 4th Ward, Middlesex, New Jersey, pop. sch. ED 42, sheet 2A, dwelling 21, family 25, Henry G. Cooke hshld.
  20. [S462] 1910 U.S. Census, New Brunswick, 4th Ward, Middlesex, New Jersey, pop. sch. ED 18, sheet 23A, dwelling 328, family 429, Henry G. Cooke hshld.
  21. [S512] Holmdel Church Records, 102; FHL #1298672, item #2.
  22. [S512] Holmdel Church Records, 103; FHL #1298672, item #2.
  23. [S1016] Edward Ambrose Cooke, Birth Certificates, File No. C108 (1887), New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, Trenton, New Jersey.
  24. [S512] Holmdel Church Records, 104-105; FHL #1298672, item #2.
  25. [S147] Brooklyn, New York, Marriage certificates 1866-1937, Marriage Certificate #12921, FHL microfilm 1613585. Hereafter cited as Kings County Marriage Licenses.
  26. [S1014] Edward Ambrose Cooke, Death Certificates, File No. 60-092577 (1960), California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.