John Hooker (19 April, 1816 – 12 February, 1901) Connecticut lawyer and court reporter born in Farmington, Connecticut to Edward Hooker, the fifth in direct descent from Thomas Hooker, founder of Hartford and first minister of its first church. His mother was Elisa Daggett, first cousin of the mother of Roger S. Baldwin. He married Isabella, the youngest daughter of Rev. Dr. Lyman Beecher on 5 August, 1841. They had four children, Edward, Alice, Thomas, and Mary.
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- obituary Accessed August 18, 2007
- connhistory.org Accessed August 18, 2007
- Hooker, John. Some Reminiscences of a Long Life; With a Few Articles on Moral and Social Subjects of Present Interest. Hartford, Conn: Belknap & Warfield, 1899. googleboks Accessed February 3, 2008