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Abner Cooley 1712–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Jan 1712

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1 Feb 1788

Death Location: Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Ensign Cooley

Mother: Elizabeth Gunn

Spouse(s): Jerusha Graves

Children(s): Tryphena Cooley, Oliver Cooley, Jerusha Cooley, Martha Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley, Abner Jr, Gideon Cooley, Daniel Cooley, Simon Lieut, Oliver Cooley

The story of Abner Cooley began in 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. Abner Cooley married Jerusha Graves, and had children including Abner Cooley Jr, Daniel Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley, Gideon Cooley, Jerusha Cooley, Martha Cooley, Oliver Cooley, Simon Cooley Lieut, Tryphena Cooley. Abner Cooley passed away in 1788 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner Cooley began in 1712 in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Abner Cooley married Jerusha Graves, and had children including Abner Cooley Jr, Daniel Cooley, Elizabeth Cooley, Gideon Cooley, Jerusha Cooley, Martha Cooley, Oliver Cooley, Simon Cooley Lieut, Tryphena Cooley.
  • Abner Cooley passed away in 1788 in Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ensign Cooley
1687–1746
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Elizabeth Gunn
1689–1744
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Jerusha Graves
1717–1801
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
JG

Children(s)

Tryphena Cooley
1756–1833
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
TC
Oliver Cooley
1737–1737
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
OC
Jerusha Cooley
1738–1803
Birth Location: Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
JC
Martha Cooley
1742–1823
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
MC
Elizabeth Cooley
1744–1830
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
EC
Abner Jr
1748–1824
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
AJ
Gideon Cooley
1750–1755
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
GC
Daniel Cooley
1752–1810
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
DC
Simon Lieut
1754–1797
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA
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Oliver Cooley
1740–1778
Birth Location: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts
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Abner Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Abner Cooley
1712–1788
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Ensign Simon Cooley
1687–1746
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth (Wyatt) Gunn
1689–1744
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Cooley
1651–1727
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Elizabeth Wolcott
1662–1706
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1659–1755
Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Elizabeth (Bronson) Wyatt
1666–1737
Haddum, Middlesex, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Tremaine
1620–1684
Simon Wolcott
1624–1687
Martha Clark
1639–1719
Nathaniel Gunn
1640–1663
Sarah Day
1640–1677
John Wyatt
1630–1668
Mary Bronson
1627–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Senator
1578–1655
Elizabeth Saunders
1584–1655
Jasper Gunn
1606–1671
(Mary) Baldwin
1610–1690
Robert Day
1604–1648
Editha Stebbins
1636–1688
Stephen Wyatt
1587–1632
Leah Mullins
1589–1631
John Bronson
1602–1680
Mary Hills
1605–1680

Abner Cooley's Descendants

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Abner Cooley (22 Jan 1712–1 Feb 1788) m. Jerusha Graves (13 June 1717–14 Sep 1801)
  1. 1. Tryphena Cooley 1756–1833
  2. 2. Oliver Cooley 1737–1737
  3. 3. Jerusha Cooley 1738–1803
  4. 4. Martha Cooley 1742–1823
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cooley 1744–1830
  6. 6. Abner (Cooley) Jr 1748–1824 m. Martha Russell 1748–1832
    1. 1. Zenas Cooley 1773–1777
    2. 2. Stephen Cooley 1771–1776
    3. 3. Phila (Cooley) Alexander 1778–1848
    4. 4. Electa (Cooley) Granger 1791–1819
    5. 5. Martha (Cooley) Barnard 1782–1848
  7. 7. Gideon Cooley 1750–1755
  8. 8. Daniel Cooley 1752–1810
  9. 9. Simon (Cooley) Lieut 1754–1797
  10. 10. Oliver Cooley 1740–1778

Abner Cooley's Timeline

4 Records

1712
22 Jan 1712
Birth of Abner Cooley in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1714
22 Jan 1714
Age 2
Birth of Abner Cooley in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1788
1 Feb 1788
Age 76
Death of Abner Cooley in Sunderland, Franklin, MA, USA
Sunderland, Franklin, MA, USA
1788
1 Feb 1788
Age 76
Death of Abner Cooley in Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1714
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1712
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1788
    Event Place: Sunderland, Franklin, MA, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1788
    Event Place: Sunderland, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sunderland, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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