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Peter Larsson Cock

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Peter Larsson Cock

Birth
Stockholms län, Sweden
Death
10 Nov 1687 (aged 76–77)
Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Unmarked: supposedly underneath the current church, along with his kinsman, Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (see his memorial for explanation.)
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Born in Bångsta, Turinge parish, Södermanland (now Stockholm Län), Sweden. Eldest of six sons. Immigrated to "New Sweden" in 1641. Originally spelled his surname "Kock," meaning "cook" in Swedish, which he was during the trans-Atlantic voyage. Married immigrant Margaret Mansdotter Lom in 1643; she had arrived with her family on the same ship. They had a total of 12 children and 100 grandchildren. He knew the local Indians' language and often served as an interpreter. He was also a justice in the Swedes' Court.

(See http://azstrong.tripod.com/harry_alice/legacy/2140.htm for bio and sources, especially Peter Stebbins Craig, "Peter Larsson Cock (Cox)," Swedish Colonial News, Volume I, Number 1, Spring 1990; formerly online at http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Cox.html, 8 Sept 2015)
Born in Bångsta, Turinge parish, Södermanland (now Stockholm Län), Sweden. Eldest of six sons. Immigrated to "New Sweden" in 1641. Originally spelled his surname "Kock," meaning "cook" in Swedish, which he was during the trans-Atlantic voyage. Married immigrant Margaret Mansdotter Lom in 1643; she had arrived with her family on the same ship. They had a total of 12 children and 100 grandchildren. He knew the local Indians' language and often served as an interpreter. He was also a justice in the Swedes' Court.

(See http://azstrong.tripod.com/harry_alice/legacy/2140.htm for bio and sources, especially Peter Stebbins Craig, "Peter Larsson Cock (Cox)," Swedish Colonial News, Volume I, Number 1, Spring 1990; formerly online at http://www.colonialswedes.org/Forefathers/Cox.html, 8 Sept 2015)

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  • Created by: Trink J.
  • Added: May 8, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36866519/peter_larsson-cock: accessed ), memorial page for Peter Larsson Cock (1610–10 Nov 1687), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36866519, citing Gloria Dei Episcopal Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Trink J. (contributor 47095952).