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Major Gardiner Hooper 1837–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1837

Birth Location: Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island

Death Date: 22 January 1922

Death Location: Chariton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Hooper

Mother: Maria Gardner

Spouse(s): Pocohontas Millan

Children(s): Stanton Hooper, Thomas Hooper, Harry Hooper, Louis Hooper

Major Gardiner Hooper was born in 1837 in Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, the child of Thomas Hooper And Maria Waitstill Gardner. Major Gardiner Hooper married Pocohontas Millan, and had children including Harry Franklin Hooper, Louis Kent Hooper, Stanton Blaine Hooper, Thomas Millan Hooper. Major Gardiner Hooper passed away in 1922 in Chariton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Major Gardiner Hooper was born in 1837 in Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, the child of Thomas Hooper And Maria Waitstill Gardner.
  • Major Gardiner Hooper married Pocohontas Millan, and had children including Harry Franklin Hooper, Louis Kent Hooper, Stanton Blaine Hooper, Thomas Millan Hooper.
  • Major Gardiner Hooper passed away in 1922 in Chariton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.

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Major Hooper's Ancestors

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Major Hooper
1837–1922
Birth Place: Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island
Parents
Thomas Hooper
1804–1879
New Jersey, USA
Maria (Waitstill) Gardner
1806–1875
Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Major (Hooper) ♦
1765–1838
Windsor, Mercer, New Jersey, USA
Catherine (Urquhart) ♦
1783–1866
Warren, Knox, Maine, USA
John (Gardiner) ⭐
1760–1842
South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Eunice (Haszard) ⭐
1764–1832
Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev Urquhart
1740–1814
Amos Gardiner
1729–1793
Sarah Bill
1726–1777
Thomas ⭐
1727–1804
Eunice ⭐
1741–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gardiner
1696–1770
Mary Hill
1701–1739
Joshua Bill
1675–1735
Hannah Swodel
1697–1740
Jonathan ☼
1704–1746
Abigail McCoon
1707–1747
William ⭐
1695–1772
Mary Sheldon
1705–1767

Major Hooper's Descendants

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Major (Gardiner) Hooper (8 December 1837–22 January 1922) m. Pocohontas Millan (15 June 1844–9 Mar 1911)
  1. 1. Stanton (Blaine) Hooper 1877–1947 m. Mariel (L) Vincent 1882–1984
  2. 2. Thomas (Millan) Hooper 1876–1960 m. Daisy (Lucretia) Gaskill 1880–1981
    1. 1. Helena (H) Hooper 1901–1997 m. Leslie (Shaw) Burnett 1902–1944 m. Harold (Overton) Byers 1903–1954
      1. 1. Betty (Jane) Burnett 1923–2013
    2. 2. Mildred (Katherine) Hooper 1908–1983 m. Archiblad ((Archie) Luke) Doyle 1898–1978
      1. 1. Daisey ((Daisy) Catherine) Doyle 1931–1931
    3. 3. Lyle (Gaskill) Hooper 1906–1908
    4. 4. Thomas (Millan Hooper) Jr 1914–1932
    5. 5. Robert (Scott) Hooper 1916–1981 m. Evelyn (Pauline) Lacey 1916–2002
    6. 6. Major (Calvert) Hooper 1913–1961 m. Floy (Pauline) Allen 1917–2000
      1. 1. Thomas (Calvert "Tommy") Hooper 1937–1937
      2. 2. Gary (Allen) Hooper 1941–2020
      3. 3. Janet (Sue) Hooper 1936–2015
    7. 7. Harry (Haywood Hooper) Sr 1897–1933 m. Helen (Cora) Young 1897–1976
      1. 1. Stanley (Dean) Hooper 1928–1976
      2. 2. Richard (Calvert) Hooper 1917–1983
      3. 3. Harry (Haywood Hooper) Jr 1920–2001
  3. 3. Harry (Franklin) Hooper 1871–1942 m. Corda Etna 1872–1952
    1. 1. James (Gerald) Hooper 1903–1971
  4. 4. Louis (Kent) Hooper 1881–1968 m. Ethel Law 1885–1953
    1. 1. Henry (Gardiner) Hooper 1919–
    2. 2. Louis (Kent Hooper) Jr. 1914–
    3. 3. Nancy (L.) Hooper 1922–

Major Hooper's Timeline

2 Records

1837
8 December 1837
Birth of Major Gardiner Hooper in Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island
Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island
1922
22 January 1922
Age 85
Death of Major Gardiner Hooper in Chariton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA
Chariton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1837
    Event Place: Centerville, Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 January 1922
    Event Place: Chariton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA

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