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Captain Joel Cook served in the American Army throughout the Revolutionary War and also recruited and commanded a company in the War of 1812. Born at Wallingford, Conn. on Oct. 12, 1760, and died at Babylon, L.I. on Dec. 8, 1851, he was remembered as a brave soldier whose patriotism, heroism, and manly virtues were held up for emulation by present and future generations.
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Babylon, New York · United States
