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| Nahum Daniels moved from Mendon, Massachusetts to Herkimer County, New York in 1796. Anne Cooke Daniels, his first wife, died hours after giving birth to their first child, George Cook Daniels. Ann and her mother Temperence Cooke are buried side-by-side in a cemetery behind what today is the 1st Baptist Church on the 7000 block of Main Street in Newport, Herkimer County, New York. |  |
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| The inscription says... In memory of Ann wife of Nahum Daniels who died April 7th in the 26th year of her age | |||||||||||||
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| Cemetery behind the Church | |||||||||||||
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| There are three headstones in the group, right to left are Ann, Temperance and Unknown (any help identifying who it is would be appreciated) | |||||||||||||
| The inscription says... Temperence Wife of Dr. Samuel Cook died Aug 1813 age 77 years | |||||||||||||
Dr. Samuel Cooke served as surgeon for the 3rd & 5th New York regiments.
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Dr. Cooke's will.