Benjamin Cook was a son of Thomas and Jane (Goldie) Cook of lot 5, concession 5, Marlborough township. Thomas and Jane are buried in the Union cemetery in North Gower village. Benjamin's first wife was Elizabeth Callandar. After Elizabeth's death in 1899, Benjamin married Deborah Johnston, a daughter of Thomas Johnston of lot 6, concession 6, Marlborough township. Benjamin is buried in Grimsby, Ontario, Deborah in Nokomis, Saskatchewan. Benjamin's brother, Thomas and his wife, Jane Donnelly, are buried in the Cottam cemetery in Essex county.