Eleutheros Cooke (EC) was the father of Jay Cooke. Eleutheros was born on Christmas Day of 1787 in Granville, Washington County, N.Y. He married Martha Carswell (or Caswell), also in Washington County, New York on December 12, 1812. Eleutheros had limited educational opportunities during the frontier days of his young adulthood. Nevertheless he managed to study law and became an accomplished lawyer.

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