Mary Cooke (Saltonstall) Varnum (1781 - 1817)

Biography

Mary Cooke Saltonstall was the first child born (1781) to Nathaniel Saltonstall and Anna White.^[1] She married John Varnum on 09 October 1806 in Haverhill.^[2][3] Mary Cook (Saltonstall) Varnum died of consumption on 07 August 1817 in Haverhill at age 35.^[4]

Children of John and Mary Cooke (Saltonstall) Varnum:^[1]

1. Nathaniel Saltonstall Varnum, b. 19 Jul 1812. US Army, died in the construction of the railroad across Panama.
2. John Jay Varnum, b. 05 Dec 1814.
3. Richard Saltonstall Varnum, b. 12 Apr 1817; mar. (1) Sarah Potter, (2) Harriet Chanplin.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Varnum, John M. The Varnums of Dracut (Boston, 1907),pp. 90-3.
2. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society, compiler, Vital Records of Haverhill, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Salem, MA: Newcomb & Gauss Printers, 1910), Vol. 2, p. 275. Archive.org
3. ↑ See also: The Saltonstall Papers, Massachusetts Historical Society, 1972, Robert E. Moody (ed.), Vol 1 p. 552.
4. ↑ VRs of Haverhill, p. Archive.org