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Benjamin O. Cooper 1701 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jan 1701

Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1907

Death Location: Granville, North Carolina, USA

Father: Robert II

Mother: Lady Howard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cannon

Children(s): Sarah Cooper

The story of Benjamin O. Cooper began in 1701 in Surry, Virginia, USA, with parents Robert Reuben Cooper II and Lady Elizabeth Howard. As an adult, Benjamin O. Cooper wed Elizabeth Augusta Cannon. Their household included Sarah Elizabeth Tabitha Cooper. Benjamin O. Cooper's life came to an end in 1907 in Granville, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Robert II
1654 – 1732
Birth Location: St. Dunstan; All Saints, Town Hamlets, Middlesex, England
RI
Lady Howard
1680 – 1730
Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, United. Walthamstow, Exxex, England States
LH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cannon
1710 – 1751
Birth Location: Southwark Parish, Surry, Virginia, USA
EC

Children(s)

Sarah Cooper
1732 – 1764
Birth Location: Randolph, North Carolina
SC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1701
    Event Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1691
    Event Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1691
    Event Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1691
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1691
    Event Place: , , , England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1843
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Jan 1701
    Event Place: Surry, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1725
    Event Place: Southwark Parish, Surry Co, VA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1742
    Event Place: Craven County, NC
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Maryland
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Maryland; Page Number: 44

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Blair County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pasquotank County, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998, Wills, 1720-1941; Author: North Carolina. County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions (Pasquotank County); Probate Place: Pasquotank, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Recor

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: August 1761
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1776
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1776
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1907
    Event Place: Granville, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Presbyterian, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, Historical Data Systems, Inc.; Duxbury, MA 02331; American Civil War Research Database

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