Nicholas John Nicholas (Koch) Cook (abt. 1832 - abt. 1870)

Born about 1832 in Ruhr, Bavaria [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 18 Oct 1870 at about age 38 in Plumper Pass, Mayne Island, British Columbia [uncertain]

Biography

Research Notes

• It's likely this is the same person, born in 1832 and buried in 1870 in Quadra Cemetery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada^[1]
• It's possible this record belongs to him, as other records suggest his name was John Joseph, not John Nicholas. ^[2]
• This record for John Nicholas Koch from KENNEDY, RUTH S. Naturalization Records for Oakland County, Michigan, 1827-1906. Birmingham, Mich.: Oakland County Genealogical Society, 1985. 122p. may be worth looking at. He may have originally arrived in the USA and crossed over the border to Canada in 1860. (Ancestry Record 7486 #1476125 accessed on 11 Feb 2021)
• Searched: BC Archives and FamilySearch.org No further info found. Watkins-7379 16:47, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #122914896 accessed 11 Feb 2021) memorial page for John Nicholas Cook (1832–18 Oct 1870), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122914896, citing Quadra Street Cemetery, Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada; Maintained by III (contributor 47426837).
2. ↑ Addington County, Ontario, Canada. 1851 Canada Census. Ottawa, Canada: Library and Archives Canada. Microfilm # C-11712. (Ancestry Record 5781 #4181 accessed on 11 Feb 2021)

See also:

• "Canada, British Columbia Birth Registrations, 1854-1903," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDZK-6YG : 19 February 2021), Joseph Cook in entry for John Cook, 11 Feb 1868; citing British Columbia Archives film number B13804, Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria; FHL microfilm 2,115,625.