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Hugh Cooper 1771–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Clay County, Mississippi, USA

Father: Capt Cooper

Mother: Jane Hamilton

Spouse(s): Catherine Brakefield

Children(s): Catherine Cooper

Hugh Cooper was born in 1771 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Capt Robert Cooper And Jane Hamilton. Hugh Cooper married Catherine Brakefield, and had children including Catherine Melvira Cooper. Hugh Cooper passed away in 1861 in Clay County, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh Cooper was born in 1771 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA, the child of Capt Robert Cooper And Jane Hamilton.
  • Hugh Cooper married Catherine Brakefield, and had children including Catherine Melvira Cooper.
  • Hugh Cooper passed away in 1861 in Clay County, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Cooper
1746–1798
Birth Location: County Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Jane Hamilton
1752–1823
Birth Location: Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL, USA
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Brakefield
1775–1852
Birth Location: Craigs Creek, Craig, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Catherine Cooper
1809–1900
Birth Location: South Carolina
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Hugh Cooper's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Cooper
1771–1861
Birth Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Capt Robert Cooper
1746–1798
County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Jane Hamilton
1752–1823
Saint Augustine, Saint Johns, FL, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Cooper's Descendants

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Hugh Cooper (1771–1861) m. Catherine Brakefield (ABT 1775–14 FEB 1852)
  1. 1. Catherine (Melvira) Cooper 1809–1900 m. Moses Lankford 1801–1863
    1. 1. George (W) Lankford 1844–1936 m. Julia (Ann) Anglin 1846–1939
      1. 1. Ann (Marie) Lankford 1856– m. Thomas Larkins 1825–1875
        1. 1. James (Albert) Larkin 1875–1938 m. Annie (Ophelia) Ayers 1880–1965

Hugh Cooper's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Hugh Cooper in Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
1861
1861
Age 90
Death of Hugh Cooper in Clay County, Mississippi, USA
Clay County, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Chester County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Clay County, Mississippi, USA
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