Mary Josephine Basile (Brousseau) Cook (1867 - 1958)

Born 22 Jan 1867 in Fort Langley, Langley District Municipality, British Columbia, Canada

Wife of John L. Cook — married 1892 in Fort Langley, Langley District Municipality, British Columbia, Canada

Descendants

Died 7 May 1958 at age 91 in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

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Biography

Mary Josephine Basile (Brousseau) Cook was born to Basil Brousseau Jr. and Sarah Telekouyia Kleka Pierre of Langley, British Columbia, Canada.^[1][2] Sarah Telekouyia Kleka Pierre was an indigenous Katzie woman born on the Katzie reserve.^[1] on January 12, 1867 in Fort Langley, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.

Mary Josephine Basile was one of five children born to Basil Brousseau Jr. and Sarah Telekouyia Kleka Pierre.^{[1] [2]} Mary Josephine`s siblings included:^[3]

• LUCY BROJEAN BROUSSEAU - born June 8, 1876; died 1967
• FRISIDINE (aka EUPHROSINE)^[2] BROUSSEAU - b. Abt. 1869; married Mr. WILLIAMS on July 10, 1895
• MARY MAGGIE BROUSSEAU - born about 1883; died after 1891
• DUNCAN BROUSSEAU - born 1883

Mary Basile married Johnny Cook in New Westminster, British Columbia on 28 Feb 1892.^[4] The married couple had three sons and two daughters together, along with 16 grandchildren at the time of John's death in February of 1955. Their sons names were John Lloyd, Nicholas, and Oliver Victor Gable; their daughters names were Audrey (Cook) Wilson and Helene (Cook) Burdette. It appears that the couple may have had one other daughter by the name of Rose Keziah (Cook) Wilson (26 Jan 1906 - 7 Oct 1977), who is buried in Boundary Bay Cemetery, which is located in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada.

Mary Josephine Cook died at the age of 93 on May 7, 1958 at King's Daughter Hospital in Duncan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, British Columbia, Canada.^[5]

Mary Josephine is buried in Ganges Provincial Cemetery, located in Ganges, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, sharing a plot alongside her beloved husband, John Cook.^[6]

Gravestone inscription:

Roberta Crocker

Jul 31, 1961 - Nov 28, 1961

John J. Cook

Feb. 11 1868 - Nov. 6, 1955

Mary J. Cook

Jan. 22, 1867 - May 7, 1951

Lovingly Remembered^[6]

Federal Canada Census of 1911

In 1911, Mary Josephine, her husband John L. Cook, their daughter Mary, and several of John's extended family members were all residing together on Galiano Island in British Columbia, Canada. The chart below depicts what was recorded under the "Residence" category of the Federal Canada Census of 1911.^[7]

Research Notes

Parents:

Marriage certificate: Basile and Sarah CeleKouyia

Death certificate: unknown LeFlaard & unknown.

This website no longer exists:

Fort Langley, BC Pioneers: Bazil Brosseau dit LaFleur

• http://www.fortlangley.ca/Brosseau.html

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Pauline (Wilson) Harris, Pauline, quoted by Jean Barman: "Basil married Sarah Pierre, born on the Katzy Reserve."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} St. Peter's Parish, New Westminster (Oblates), Volume 1, p. 90, B 70 (1869-1879); also earlier volume 1, 1860 -- 1869, Euphrosine Brousseau, daughter of Basil Brousseau and Klika, baptized 31 July 1875- Sponsor: Marguerite Brousseau.
3. ↑ Federal Canada Census of 1891, pages 25-26.
4. ↑ Marriage: "British Columbia Marriage Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Johnny Cook and Mary Basile; Registration: 1892-09-115713, 1892-02-08, New Westminster, Groom's parents: Nicholas Cook & Katy Sroneria, Bride's parents: Basile and Sarah CeleKouyia. Marriage certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 14 Oct 2023).
5. ↑ Death: "British Columbia Death Registrations," online database with images. Entry for Mary Josephine Cook; Registration: 1958-09-005756, 1958-05-07, Duncan, Age at Death: 93, Birth: 22 Jan 1865, Fort Langley, B.C., Spouse: John Cook, Parents: unknown LeFlaard & unknown. Death certificate Royal British Columbia Museum: BC Archives (search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy : accessed 14 Oct 2023).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #227017287 : accessed 14 October 2023), Memorial page for Mary Josephine Cook (12 Jan 1867-7 May 1958), citing Ganges Provincial Cemetery, Ganges, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by you found me (contributor 48573530). Includes Gravestone image with birth and death dates. Gravestone inscription: "Roberta Crocker Jul 31, 1961 Nov 28, 1961 John J. Cook Feb. 11 1868 - Nov. 6, 1955 Mary J. Cook Jan. 22, 1867 - May 7, 1951 Lovingly Remembered"
7. ↑ Residence: "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-YYYQ : 16 March 2018), John Cook, 1911; citing Census, Nanaimo Sub-Districts 1-28, British Columbia, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,660.

See also:

• Firsthand Knowledge, Joanne Peterson
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227017287 : accessed 20 July 2022), memorial page for Mary Josephine Cook (12 Jan 1867–7 May 1958), Find A Grave: Memorial #227017287, citing Ganges Provincial Cemetery, Ganges, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by you found me (contributor 48573530).