Cook, Phineas W., 1819-1900.

Phineas Wolcott Cook was born on August 28, 1819, in Goshen, Connecticut. He worked as an apprentice carpenter and as a young man joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He traveled to Utah in 1848 and in 1850 was sent to Manti to construct grist mills. He later founded and became bishop of Goshen, Utah, which he named for his hometown. Cook was also known for his attempts to capture the Bear Lake Monster in the 1860s and 1870s. He died on July 24, 1900, in Afton, Wyoming.

From the description of Autobiography and record book of Phineas W. Cook, 1844-1885. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 690639701