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Daniel Gookin (Sheriff)

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Died
  
June 1743


Name
  
Daniel Gookin

Occupation
  
Law Enforcement Officer

Daniel Gookin was the first sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts.

He was born about 1687/8, at Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Samuel Gookins and his wife née Mary Larkin, and the grandson of Major-General Daniel Gookin.

Gookin was appointed the first sheriff of Worcester County, Massachusetts on June 30, 1741.

Death

Gookin died in June 1743.

References

Daniel Gookin (Sheriff) Wikipedia