Born in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Cooke
and Patience Phinney
Brother of
Hannah Cooke, Caleb Cooke, Seth Cooke, Joseph Cooke, Elonzo Cook, Ebenezer Cooke and Samuel Cooke
Husband of
Elizabeth Nixon
— married
1 Apr 1763 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Father of
Salmon Nixon Cooke
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
Silas Cooke was born on 20 March 1739/40 in Kingston, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay, the son of Robert and Patience (Phinney) Cooke.[1]
Silas Cook of Norton married Elizabeth Nickson of Shrewsbury on 01 April 1763 in Shrewsbury[2] after intentions were posted on 12 March 1763 in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Province of Massachusetts Bay.[3]
Sources
- ↑ NEHGS, Vital Records of Kingston, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (Boston, MA: NEHGS, 1911) p. 50. Link on Archive.org.
- "Cooke, Silas, s. Robert and Patience, Mar. 20, 1739-40."
- ↑ NEHGS, Vital records of Norton, Massachusetts, to the year 1850 ( Boston, Mass. : NEHGS, 1906), p. 215. Link on Archive.org.
- "Cook, Silas and Elizabeth [int. Elisabeth] Nixon of Shrewsbury, Apr. 1, 1763, in Shrewsbury."
- ↑ Shrewsbury, Mass., Vital records of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849 ( Worcester, Mass., F. P. Rice, 1907) p. 139. Link on Archive.org.
- "Cook, Silas of Norton and Elisabeth Nixon, int. March 12, 1763."
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030Ancestry Family Tree APID 192097264990:1030:158770319 APID 282369794947:1030:68197728 APID 372019078381:1030:151360241
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
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~0.78%
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