James Hooker (1807 - 1896)

Born 18 Jan 1807 in Smarden, Kent, England

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Died 30 Oct 1896 at age 89 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, United States

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Biography

James Hooker was born in Smarden, Kent, England.

James Avery Hooker was born on 18 Jan 1807 in Smarden, Kent, England to parents Stephen Hooker and Susan Smith. He was christened on 29 Mar 1807 in Smarden, Kent, England. ^[1]

He immigrated to America in 1833 arriving on 17 Feb 1833. He settled in Otsego, New York. There he married firstly Harriet Brill in 1834.

Children: Mary Jane, Edmund.

After Harriet died in 1839 he married secondly Phoebe Lorinda Newton on 24 Jan 1841 in Otsego, New York.

Children: Harriet, Newton Elijah, James, William, John Delbert. ^{[2] [3]}

He died on 30 Oct 1896 in Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, and was buried in the Harlington Cemetery there. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NNPY-CMC : 19 Mar 2020), James Hooker, 1807.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC17-VDX : 12 April 2016), James Hooker, Middlefield, Otsego, New York, United States; citing family 107, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6QN-2QZ : 3 March 2021), James Hooker, E.D. 1-2, Middlefield, Otsego, New York, United States; citing p. , line #26, family #119, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 869,024.
4. ↑ "Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVHW-1J9 : 11 March 2018), James Hooker, 30 Oct 1896; citing Waverly, Bremer, Ia, reference p90 cn1071; FHL microfilm 1,034,273.
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #42786028 with obituary.