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Daniel (Dan) Crook

Daniel, known as Dan, was born on June 12th, 1801 in Sharples and his baptism took place on January 7th, 1822 at Walmsley Presbyterian.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 35 in 1841 at Sharples
  Aged 50 in 1851
  
  Name:    Dan Crook
  Event Type:    Baptism
  Birth Date:    12 Jun 1801
  Baptism Date:    7 Jan 1822
  Baptism Place:    Turton, Lancashire, England
  Denomination:    Presbyterian
  Father:    Thomas Crook
  Mother:    Nanny Walsh
  
  Baptism certificate lost to baptised again as an adult (the whole family).

Dan's father was Thomas Crook and his mother was Hannah (Nanny) Walsh. He had seven brothers and three sisters, named John, James, Thomas, Joseph, Luke, Peter, Charles, Nanny, Mary and Ruth. He was the seventh oldest of the eleven children. He died at the age of 51 on August 2nd, 1852 in USA.³

Death Notes
- After working all winter, Daniel was told again there was no room for him. He felt badly let down and disappointed.
  
  He seemed to have no life left for anything and in the month of July (1852) he got sick and died.

General Notes
- In 1841, Daniel an Ag. Labourer and Mary Crook (35 & 30) were living at Folds, Sharples, close to Able and Mary Crook, farmers.
  
  In early 1851 Dan left England with his children Betsy, John and Alice for America on the ship "Ellen". His wife stayed behind in Turton. The "Ellen" sailed from Liverpool on 8 January 1851, arriving in New Orleans on 14 March 1851. At some point the family became attached to the Mormon community.
  
  They arrived at Kanesville and stayed there over a year because there was no room in the Mormon companies leaving for Salt Lake.
  
  After working all winter, Daniel was told again there was no room for him. He felt badly let down and disappointed. He seemed to have no life left for anything and in the month of July (1852) he got sick and died.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Crook
  - b.19 Jan 1764 in Horwich d.24 Mar 1844 in Bolton
  
  Daniel (Dan) Crook
  - b.12 Jun 1801 in Sharples d.02 Aug 1852 in USA
  
  Hannah (Nanny) Walsh
  - b.19 Dec 1768 in Turton d.20 Apr 1845 in Bolton

Personal Timeline

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¹ 1841 UK Census
² England & Wales Non-conformist Registers (1567-1970)
³ Ancestry Family Trees