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Joseph Cooley 1686 – 1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 January 1686

Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 19 October 1741

Death Location: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Joseph Cooley

Mother: Margaret Griswold

Spouse(s): Mary Dorchester

Children(s): James Cooley

Joseph Cooley was born in 1686 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Joseph Cooley and Margaret “Mary” Griswold. Joseph Cooley married Mary Dorchester, and had children including James Cooley. Joseph Cooley passed away in 1741 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Cooley was born in 1686 in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Joseph Cooley and Margaret “Mary” Griswold.
  • Joseph Cooley married Mary Dorchester, and had children including James Cooley.
  • Joseph Cooley passed away in 1741 in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Cooley's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Cooley
1686 – 1741
Birth Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Cooley
1662 – 1740
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Margaret (“Mary”) Griswold
1663 – 1739
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Grandparents
Ensign (Benjamin ❤️) COOLEY
1615 – 1684
Tring, Hertfordshire, England
Sarah (Tremaine) Colton
1620 – 1684
Massachusetts
George Griswold
1633 – 1704
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Mary Holcomb
1635 – 1708
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Collye
1589 – 1618
Joan Arnott
1569 – 1630
Thomas Savage
1595 – 1633
Abigail Parsons
1602 – 1641
Capt. Holcombe
1609 – 1657
Elizabeth Ferguson
1610 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Arnott
1555 – 1623
Hannah Wilson
1555 – 1618
Sir Beaminster
1570 – 1654
Margaret Hoskins
1580 – 1655

Joseph Cooley's Descendants

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Joseph Cooley (31 January 1686 – 19 October 1741) m. Mary Dorchester (30 September 1694 – 2 April 1775)
  1. 1. James Cooley (26 Jul 1728 – 2 Aug 1785) m. Ruth Parsons (24 Dec 1735 – 31 January 1806)
    1. 1. James Cooley (16 Apr 1758 – May 1834)
      1. 1. Nancy Cooley (2 August 1793 – 1845) m. Martin Carter (1770 – 10 Feb 1871)
        1. 1. Allen (Eaton) Carter (1814 – Feb 1892) m. KATHERINE (ELIZABETH) McMILLAN (22 Jun 1812 – 20 Oct 1898)

Joseph Cooley's Timeline

4 Records

1684
22 Jan 1684
Joseph Cooley was married in Longmeadow, Massachusetts
Longmeadow, Massachusetts
1686
31 January 1686
Birth of Joseph Cooley in Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1713
31 March 1713
Age 27
Joseph Cooley was married in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
1741
19 October 1741
Age 55
Death of Joseph Cooley in Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 January 1686
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1684
    Event Place: Longmeadow, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 31 March 1713
    Event Place: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 October 1741
    Event Place: Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

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