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Bessie Cooper 1913–2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jan 1913

Birth Location: Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 26 Nov 2012

Death Location: Rye, Westchester, New York, USA

Father: Charles Cooper

Mother: 'Eliza Buckland

Spouse(s): Sampson Palmer

Children(s):

Bessie Cooper was born in 1913 in Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA, the child of Charles Cooper And Eliza Or Lizzie Buckland. In 1950, Bessie Cooper resided in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Bessie Cooper married Sampson Palmer, and had children including Gloria Ann Palmer. Bessie Cooper passed away in 2012 in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Cooper was born in 1913 in Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA, the child of Charles Cooper And Eliza Or Lizzie Buckland.
  • In 1950, Bessie Cooper resided in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
  • Bessie Cooper married Sampson Palmer, and had children including Gloria Ann Palmer.
  • Bessie Cooper passed away in 2012 in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bessie Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Cooper
1913–2012
Birth Place: Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Charles Cooper
1887–1953
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA (birth info says 11 Sep 1887)
'Eliza (or Lizzie') Buckland
1878–
Collation, Devon, England
Grandparents
William Cooper
1864–1940
England
Lydia Hicks
1857–1925
Georgia, USA
Plato Buckland
1838–1914
Appletin, Berkshire, England
Betsey Bucklin
1839–1913
Devonshire, Surrey, England
Great-Grandparents
George Buckland
1797–1876
Sarah Smith
1811–1875
James Small
1788–1848
Sophia Small
1803–1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward I
1760–1845
Diana Smith
1760–1838
Anthony (Smith)
1787–1852
Elizabeth Grey
1778–1857
James Small
1756–1825
Jane Stanley
1770–1833
Joshua\Josiah\Joseph Stanley
1785–1856
Rhoda White
1788–1868

Bessie Cooper's Timeline

8 Records

1913
6 Jan 1913
Birth of Bessie Cooper in Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA
Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
Bessie Cooper resided here in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1959
1959
Age 46
Bessie Cooper resided here in Milford, Connecticut, USA
Milford, Connecticut, USA
1975
1975-1977
Age 62
Bessie Cooper resided here in Groton City, Connecticut, USA
Groton City, Connecticut, USA
1989
27 Sep 1989
Age 76
Bessie Cooper resided here in New London, Connecticut, USA
New London, Connecticut, USA
2012
20 Nov 2012
Age 99
Death of Bessie Cooper in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
2012
20 Nov 2012
Age 99
Death of Bessie Cooper in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
2012
26 Nov 2012
Age 99
Burial of Bessie Cooper in Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
Rye, Westchester, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Morris Plains, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
    [3] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85
    [4] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 24 Nov 2012; Publication Place: New London, Connecticut, USA; pid=161205044
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 5639; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 5-195

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1938
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 5639; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 5-195

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Milford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1975-1977
    Event Place: Groton City, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1989
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Newspapers.com.com Stories and Events Index, The Day; Publication Date: 27 Sep 1989; Publication Place: New London, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Nov 2012
    Event Place: New London County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Day - 24 Nov 2012 - Page 35, Obituary Bessie Cooper Palmer 24 Nov 2012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Canal Zone, Panama
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, New York, 1897-1957; Microfilm Serial or NAID: T715; RG Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; RG: 85

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fairfield, Connecticut
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Milford, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll: 5639; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 5-195

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New London, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterford
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 24 Nov 2012; Publication Place: New London, Connecticut, USA; pid=161205044

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterford Works, Camden, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 24 Nov 2012; Publication Place: New London, Connecticut, USA; pid=161205044

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waterford, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 2012
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2012
    [3] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 24 Nov 2012; Publication Place: New London, Connecticut, USA; pid=161205044
    [4] Connecticut, U.S., Death Index, Connecticut Department of Public Health; Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Nov 2012
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 26 Nov 2012
    Event Place: Rye, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, Publication Date: 24 Nov 2012; Publication Place: New London, Connecticut, USA; pid=161205044

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