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Benjamin Franklin Cooley 1774–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 August 1774

Birth Location: Orange County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 24 Mar 1847

Death Location: Carroll, Virginia, United States

Father: Abraham Cooley

Mother: Sarah Reeder

Spouse(s): Jane Cooley

Children(s): Mary Cooley

The story of Benjamin Franklin Cooley began in 1774 in Orange County, New York, United States of America. Benjamin Franklin Cooley married Jane Dickey Cooley, and had children including Mary Ann Cooley. Benjamin Franklin Cooley passed away in 1847 in Carroll, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Cooley began in 1774 in Orange County, New York, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Franklin Cooley married Jane Dickey Cooley, and had children including Mary Ann Cooley.
  • Benjamin Franklin Cooley passed away in 1847 in Carroll, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abraham Cooley
1750–1818
Birth Location: New York
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Sarah Reeder
1755–1832
Birth Location: Orange, New York, USA
SR

Spouses(s)

Jane Cooley
1788–1869
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Cooley
1821–1881
Birth Location: Greenup, Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Cooley
1774–1847
Birth Place: Orange County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Abraham Cooley
1750–1818
New York
Sarah Reeder
1755–1832
Orange, New York, USA
Grandparents
Phebe Richmond
1739–1754
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Josiah (Reeder) II
1714–1782
Newtown, Suffolk, New York, United States
Sarah Seely
1714–1782
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Josiah Reeder
1676–1714
Bethiah GGA
1679–1725
Samuel Sr
1686–1779
Charlotte Bouniot
1688–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JACOB REEDER
1659–1695
** Ketcham
1622–1697
Jonas Seely
1652–1703
Mary Slawson
1660–1738
Pierre (Bonyot)
1662–1690
Elizabeth DeFaucquemberque
1670–1772

Benjamin Cooley's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Cooley (3 August 1774–24 Mar 1847) m. Jane (DICKEY) Cooley (25 Oct 1788–23 Jan 1869)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Cooley 1821–1881 m. James Snider 1799–1880
    1. 1. Lewis (S) Snyder 1855–1928 m. Rebecca Parker 1866–1942
      1. 1. William (Gibson) Snyder 1887–1935 m. Bertha (Melviny) Howard 1891–1984
        1. 1. Myrtle (Mae (Snyder)) Johnson 1908–1981 m. Hobert Johnson 1907–1970

Benjamin Cooley's Timeline

2 Records

1774
3 August 1774
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Cooley in Orange County, New York, United States of America
Orange County, New York, United States of America
1847
24 Mar 1847
Age 73
Death of Benjamin Franklin Cooley in Carroll, Virginia, United States
Carroll, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 August 1774
    Event Place: Orange County, New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Carroll, Virginia, United States
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