Brief Life History of James
When James Cope was born on 14 July 1814, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Dickinson Cope, was 34 and his mother, Rebecca Cook, was 30. He married Caroline Johnson about 1834. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Connellsville Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died about 1899, at the age of 86.
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- James Cope, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Cope, "United States Census, 1860"
- James Cope, "United States Census, 1850"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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