Researching George Cookman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 240 people with the Cookman surname? In that year Cookman was ranked number 3339 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Cookman on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Cookman and the Cookman Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 252 people with the Cookman surname in the UK? Cookman is now ranked number 3805 for popularity in the UK. |
Cookman Genealogy Databases
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George Grimston Cookman
George Grimston Cookman (October 21, 1800 – March 12, 1841) was a Methodist clergyman who served as Chaplain of the Senate.
George Grimston Cookman was born in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, on October 21, 1800, to George and Mary Cookman. He joined a Methodist society in 1820 and in 1821 he visited the United States for the first time, on business for his father. Later, upon the advice of minister friends, he determined to go to the United States to minister. He boarded the Orient on March 28, 1825, landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Sunday, May 16, 1825. During his months at sea he read Bishop Watson's Apologies, Mason on Self-Knowledge, Jenyn's Views of the Internal Evidences of Christianity, Lord Lyttleton's Arguments for Christianity, Baxter's Gildas Salvianus and Saint's Rest, and Butler's Analogy, while proselytizing to the seamen on board.
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