Son of Samuel Cook and Sarah Alice Lynch.

Husband of Mabel Janette (Jennie) Laffin.

Birth record - https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/birth/?ID=140074
Mabel Janette Laffin birth Rawdon Gold Mines, Hants County on July 5, 1898

Mabel Janette Laffin, Female, was born in Rawdon Gold Mines, Hants County on 5 July 1898. Her father was Benjamin Laffin, a Miner, living in Rawdon Gold Mines and born in Northfield, Hants. Her mother was Isabella Fenton.

Marriage record - https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/marriage/?ID=159787
John N. Cook and Jennie Laffin married in 1918 at Halifax County

Marriage record at the Nova Scotia Archives: John N. Cook married Jennie Laffin in Halifax, Halifax County on 14 March 1918. John was 25 (born about 1893), a Bachelor, occupation: Chauffeur, living in Halifax and born in Rawdon. His parents were Samuel and Sarah Cook. Jennie was 19 (born about 1899), a Spinster, living in Halifax and born in Rawdon. Her parents were Benjamin and Isabel Laffin. Benjamin was a Farmer.

Death record - https://archives.novascotia.ca/vital-statistics/death/?ID=492346
John Nehemiah Cook death at Halifax, Halifax County on November 30, 1970

Death record at the Nova Scotia Archives: John Nehemiah Cook, Male, died in the V.G. (Victoria General) Hospital in Halifax, Halifax County on 30 November 1970. He had been in the hospital for (4) days and had lived in Nova Scotia all of his life. His residence was Rawdon Gold Mines, N.S. He was Married. He was born in Nova Scotia. His date of birth was 27 June 1892. His occupation was Retired Dockyard Employee. His wife's name was Jennie M. Cook. His parents were Samuel Cook and Sarah Lynch, who were both born in Nova Scotia. The informant was his son, James M. Cook, who was living in Dartmouth, N.S. John's remains were buried in the Upper Rawdon Cemetery in Hants Co., N.S. on 2 December 1970.

BIO contributed by Stewart McLearn (contributor 49669372)