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Hugh Cooper 1720–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 15 May 1793

Death Location: Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA

Father: Andrew Cooper

Mother: Margaret McKelvey

Spouse(s): Mary Kelsey, Ellen Gill

Children(s): Elizabeth Cooper, Robert Cooper, Jane Cooper, John Cooper, James Cooper

In 1720, Hugh Cooper entered the world in County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, born to Andrew Cooper And Margaret Mckelvey. Hugh Cooper married Ellen Gill, Mary Kelsey, and had children including Elizabeth Ferguson Cooper, James Cooper, Jane Mcgaughey Cooper, John Cooper, Robert Gill Cooper. Hugh Cooper passed away in 1793 in Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Hugh Cooper entered the world in County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland, born to Andrew Cooper And Margaret Mckelvey.
  • Hugh Cooper married Ellen Gill, Mary Kelsey, and had children including Elizabeth Ferguson Cooper, James Cooper, Jane Mcgaughey Cooper, John Cooper, Robert Gill Cooper.
  • Hugh Cooper passed away in 1793 in Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Cooper
1698–1783
Birth Location: Ulster Co, Armagh, Ireland
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Margaret McKelvey
1701–1793
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Kelsey
1730–1819
Birth Location: –
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Ellen Gill
1721–1801
Birth Location: Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Cooper
1748–1803
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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Robert Cooper
1746–1798
Birth Location: Old Armagh Rd, Monaghan, Ireland
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Jane Cooper
1752–1820
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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John Cooper
1755–1804
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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James Cooper
1756–1780
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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Hugh Cooper's Ancestors

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Hugh Cooper
1720–1793
Birth Place: County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland
Parents
Andrew Cooper
1698–1783
Ulster Co, Armagh, Ireland
Margaret McKelvey
1701–1793
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Cooper's Descendants

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Hugh Cooper (1720–15 May 1793) m. Mary Kelsey (1730–1819) m. Ellen Gill (1721–1801)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Ferguson) Cooper 1748–1803
  2. 2. Robert (Gill) Cooper 1746–1798
  3. 3. Jane (McGaughey) Cooper 1752–1820
  4. 4. John Cooper 1755–1804
  5. 5. James Cooper 1756–1780

Hugh Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Hugh Cooper in County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland
County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland
1793
15 May 1793
Age 73
Death of Hugh Cooper in Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: County Armagh, Ulster, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1793
    Event Place: Fishing Creek, Chester District, South Carolina, USA
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