COOK, Henry Freeman

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Nauvoo : Block 8 Lot 4

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Cook, Henry Freeman (son of William and Lucy Chapman Bassett) born 12 January 1815, came to Utah 1852 with the Warren Snow Co. He married Sophronia Strowbridge 9 April 1837 daughter of George and Abigail Lull Strowbridge, who was born 14 of March 1813 and came to Utah with husband and their children John B.,James, Hanna, Mary Jane, Charles, William, and George. Harriet Ann and the twins Jenett and Marette were born in Utah. The family home was in Council Blufffs Iowa.
Bishop of Cedar Valley Ward from 1861 to 1881- Died in 1881

CEDAR VALLEY WARD, Lehi Stake, Utah Co, Utah consists of the Latter-Day Saints residing in the north end of Cedar Valley, which is a fine but poorly watered valley extending north and south for 22 miles; it is 7 miles wide. Cedar Valley comprises the west part of Utah County and is separated from the Utah Valley proper on the east by a low range of mountains, and from Rush Valley in Tooele County on the west by another low range of mountains. Cedar Fort and Fairfield are the only settlements in the valley and they are both small. As water is very scarce, dry farming has been tried quite successfully. Cedar Fort is situated in the north end of the valley, 40 miles by nearest road southwest of Salt Lake City and 15 miles southwest of Lehi. Most of the people in the north end of Cedar Valley reside in Cedar Fort.
Cedar Valley was first settled by Latter-Day Saints in October, 1852, when Alfred Bell and others located a settlement in the north end of the valley, which was called Cedar Fort. In 1853 other settlers moved in and on April 3, 1853, the saints who had located at Cedar Fort were organized into a ward called Cedar Fort Ward, with Allen Weeks as Bishop. Because of Indian troubles, the settlement was temporarily broken up three times, but a stone fort, 133 feet square, with walls ten feet high and four feet thick, was built in 1855. At that time the Church membership of the little settlement was 115 souls. Through scarcity of water the settlers in Cedar Valley have had a hard struggle to live, but the settlement nevertheless has survived all difficulties. Bishop Weeks presided until 1876, when he was succeeded by Henry F. Cook, who in 1882 was succeeded by Eli Bennett, who in 1906 was suceeded by William Cook, who in 1911 was suceeded by James E Garn, who in 1917 was suceeded by Orson E. Hacking, who in 1922 was suceeded by Jacob L. Hales, who presided Dec. 31, 1930; on that date the ward had 179 members, including 35 children.

Henry married STROBRIDGE, Sophronia on 9 Apr 1837 in , Ny. Sophronia (daughter of STROBRIDGE, George Augusta and GULL (OR LULL), Abigail) was born on 14 Mar 1813 in Solon, Cortland, Ny; died on 24 Jul 1909 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut; was buried in Jul 1909 in Cedar Fort Cemet, Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. COOK, John was born on 22 May 1838 in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Mi; died on 17 Feb 1904 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut; was buried in Cedar Fort Cemet, Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut.
2. COOK, James (Henry) was born on 14 Jan 1840 in Comstock, Kalamaoo, Mi; died in 1903 in Cardston, Alberta, Canada.
3. COOK, Mary Jane was born on 2 Jan 1843/1844 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Mi; died on 22 May 1895 in Dingle, Bear Lake, Id; was buried in May 1895 in Dingle, Bear Lake, Id.
4. COOK, Hannah was born on 22 Jan 1845 in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Mi; died on 16 Apr 1926 in Cokeville, Lincoln, Wy; was buried on 19 Apr 1926 in Dingle, Bear Lake, Id.
5. COOK, Charles was born on 21 Feb 1846 in Nauvoo, Hancock, Il; died on 10 Sep 1846.
6. COOK, William was born on 19 Oct 1847 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Ia; died on 27 Nov 1934 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut; was buried on 1 Dec 1934 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut.
7. COOK, George was born on 20 Mar 1850 in Council Bluff, Pottawattanie, Ia; died on 26 Nov 1916 in Dingle, Bear Lake, Id; was buried on 28 Nov 1916 in Dingle, Bear Lake, Id.
8. COOK, Harriet Ann was born on 20 May 1853 in Big Cottonwood, S-Lk, Ut; died on 25 Mar 1854.
9. COOK, Jenette (Twin) was born on 17 Mar 1856 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut; died on 23 Oct 1947.
10. COOK, Marette (Twin) was born on 17 Mar 1856 in Cedar Forte, Utah, Ut; died on 10 May 1931 in Lago, Caribou, Id; was buried on 13 May 1931 in Lago Cemetary, Caribou, Id.

Henry married ROCKER, Julia Ann on 12 Mar 1857 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Ut. Julia (daughter of ROCKER, Francis and WHITE, Mary) was born on 19 May 1828 in Lower Canada; died on 22 Jan 1891 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut; was buried in Jan 1891 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married CHAPMAN, Lucy on 19 Dec 1805 in , Ma. Lucy (daughter of CHAPMAN, Amassa and DARBY, Ann) was born on 5 May 1787 in Hancock, Berkshire, Ma; died on 16 Oct 1857 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut; was buried in Oct 1857 in Cedar Fort, Utah, Ut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married MORGAN, Ann about 1775 in England. Ann was born about 1758 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Amassa married DARBY, Ann about 1786 in Of, Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Ann (daughter of DARBEE, Elezear and DOUBLEDAY, Anna) was born about 1765 in Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elezear married DOUBLEDAY, Anna. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]