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Ensign Benjamin Cooley 1615–1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 February 1615

Birth Location: Tring, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 17 Aug 1684

Death Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Coley None

Mother: Joan Arnett

Spouse(s): Sarah Colton

Children(s): Daniel Cooley, Obadiah Cooley, Benjamin Cooley, Bethia Cooley, Sarah Cooley, Mary Cooley, Sarah Cooley, Mary Cooley, Joseph Cooley, Eliakim Cooley, Joseph Cooley, Martha Cooley, Joseph Cooley

Ensign Benjamin Cooley was born in 1615 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Coley And Joan Arnett. Ensign Benjamin Cooley married Sarah Colton, and had children including Benjamin Cooley, Bethia Cooley, Daniel Cooley, Eliakim Cooley, Joseph Cooley, Martha Cooley, Mary Cooley, Obadiah Cooley, Sarah Cooley. Ensign Benjamin Cooley passed away in 1684 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Ensign Benjamin Cooley was born in 1615 in Tring, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Coley And Joan Arnett.
  • Ensign Benjamin Cooley married Sarah Colton, and had children including Benjamin Cooley, Bethia Cooley, Daniel Cooley, Eliakim Cooley, Joseph Cooley, Martha Cooley, Mary Cooley, Obadiah Cooley, Sarah Cooley.
  • Ensign Benjamin Cooley passed away in 1684 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ensign Cooley's Ancestors

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Ensign Cooley
1615–1684
Birth Place: Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Coley
1589–1618
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Joan Arnett
1593–1630
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Collye
1557–
Padbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ensign Cooley's Descendants

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Ensign (Benjamin) Cooley (16 February 1615–17 Aug 1684) m. Sarah Colton (1620–23 Aug 1684)
  1. 1. Daniel Cooley 1651–1717 m. Elizabeth Walcott 1662–1706
    1. 1. Daniel Cooley 1684–1773 m. Jemina Clark 1694–1732
      1. 1. Daniel Cooley 1711–1782 m. Francis McIntyre 1717–1807
        1. 1. Clarke Cooley 1739–1813 m. Sabra Bancroft 1746–1813
        2. 2. Thomas Cooley 1747–1826
        3. 3. MARGARET COOLEY 1742–
        4. 4. ESTHER COOLEY 1748–1828
        5. 5. John Cooley 1737–1828
        6. 6. NOAH COOLEY 1736–1830
        7. 7. Daniel Cooley 1754–1821
        8. 8. William Cooley 1736–1825
        9. 9. John Cooley 1749–1813
        10. 10. John Cooley 1743–1830
  2. 2. Obadiah Cooley 1646–1690
  3. 3. Benjamin Cooley 1656–1731
  4. 4. Bethia Cooley 1643–1711
  5. 5. Sarah Cooley 1648–1689
  6. 6. Mary Cooley 1659–1720
  7. 7. Sarah Cooley 1653–1743
  8. 8. Mary Cooley 1629–1672
  9. 9. Joseph Cooley 1650–
  10. 10. Eliakim Cooley 1649–1711
  11. 11. Joseph Cooley 1661–1661
  12. 12. Martha Cooley 1659–1672 m. Peter EMMONS 1649–1675
    1. 1. Peter Emmons 1675–1759
  13. 13. Joseph Cooley 1661–1740

Ensign Cooley's Timeline

5 Records

1615
25 February 1615
Birth of Ensign Benjamin Cooley in Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
1615
16 February 1615
Birth of Ensign Benjamin Cooley in Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
1617
1617
Age 2
Birth of Ensign Benjamin Cooley in Cambridge, Mdsx, MA
Cambridge, Mdsx, MA
1661
1661
Age 46
Ensign Benjamin Cooley resided here in Springfield, Hampden County, MA
Springfield, Hampden County, MA
1684
17 Aug 1684
Age 69
Death of Ensign Benjamin Cooley in Longmeadow, Springfield Hampden, MA, USA
Longmeadow, Springfield Hampden, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 February 1615
    Event Place: Tring, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 76422
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 6108.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JDM
    [5] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1617
    Event Place: Cambridge, Mdsx, MA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1617; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 February 1615
    Event Place: Tring, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, MA
    Record Source: Massachusetts Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1684
    Event Place: Longmeadow, Springfield Hampden, MA, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 76422
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1617; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA
    [5] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [6] Millennium File
    [7] Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2013

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