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Elijah Harrison Cooper 1770 – 1796 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: Granville, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 28 Dec 1796

Death Location: Union (Union County), Union County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Rev. Cooper

Mother: Mary Harrison

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Children(s): Jesse Cooper

In 1770, Elijah Harrison Cooper entered the world in Granville, North Carolina, United States, born to Rev. William James Cooper and Mary Polly Harrison. Elijah Harrison Cooper had children including Jesse Cooper. Elijah Harrison Cooper passed away in 1796 in Union (Union County), Union County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1770, Elijah Harrison Cooper entered the world in Granville, North Carolina, United States, born to Rev. William James Cooper and Mary Polly Harrison.
  • Elijah Harrison Cooper had children including Jesse Cooper.
  • Elijah Harrison Cooper passed away in 1796 in Union (Union County), Union County, North Carolina, USA.

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Elijah Cooper's Ancestors

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Elijah Cooper
1770 – 1796
Birth Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Rev. William James Cooper
1740 – 1807
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Harrison
1750 – 1800
Granville, North Carolina, United States
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elijah Cooper's Descendants

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Elijah (Harrison) Cooper (1770 – 28 Dec 1796)
  1. 1. Jesse Cooper m. Martha Norman (1797 – 1869)
    1. 1. Mary Cooper (27 December 1817 – 4 January 1897) m. James (Oliver) Layton (September 1811 – 28 December 1854)
      1. 1. Jesse Layton (1838 – )
      2. 2. David (P) Layton (1841 – )
      3. 3. Susan (Ann) Bishop (1 February 1843 – 11 December 1908)
      4. 4. Martha Crow (31 March 1845 – 11 September 1895)
      5. 5. Sallie Crow (29 January 1847 – 3 January 1878)
      6. 6. Mary Layton (3 June 1849 – 18 July 1913) m. John (Mcswain) Fowler (10 October 1847 – 23 November 1906)
        1. 1. Elliott (Elmo) Fowler (2 October 1871 – 7 January 1938) m. Daisy (Magnous) Willis (Oct 1881 – 1953)
        2. 2. Aura (E.) Fowler (Abt 1875 – )
        3. 3. Virginia Fowler (Abt 1879 – )
        4. 4. Lillian (Fowler) Taylor (24 Aug 1883 – 19 Feb 1955)
        5. 5. John (Franklin) Fowler (30 Sep 1888 – )
        6. 6. Victor (L) Fowler (Jul 1891 – )
      7. 7. Thomas (James) Layton (15 May 1852 – 17 May 1912)

Elijah Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of Elijah Harrison Cooper in Granville, North Carolina, United States
Granville, North Carolina, United States
1796
28 Dec 1796
Age 26
Death of Elijah Harrison Cooper in Union (Union County), Union County, North Carolina, USA
Union (Union County), Union County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1796
    Event Place: Union (Union County), Union County, North Carolina, USA

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