Brief Life History of John
When John Cope was born on 1 June 1737, in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Cope, was 54 and his mother, Ann Sibley, was 33. He married Elizabeth Hart on 2 November 1772, in Tempsford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 28 November 1805, in his hometown, at the age of 68, and was buried in Eaton Socon, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- John Cope, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Cope in entry for Elizabeth Cope, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Cope (bapt 1737), England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
Name Meaning
English (Midlands): from Middle English cope ‘cloak, cape’ (from Old English cāp reinforced by the Old Norse cognate kápa), hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made cloaks or capes, or a nickname for someone who wore a distinctive one. Compare Cape .
Americanized form of German Koob or Kopp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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