Brief Life History of Mary Ann
When Mary Ann Cooley was born on 25 May 1830, in Minto, New South Wales, Australia, her father, Jacob Cooley, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Wood, was 24. She married John Lenard Franklin on 23 May 1850, in Airds, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 10 daughters. She died on 3 November 1916, in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, at the age of 86, and was buried in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Marianne Cooley in entry for Emma Franklin, "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981"
- Mary A Franklin, "Australia, New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files, 1880-1923"
- Mary Ann Cooley Franklin, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1822–1908 Male
1830–1916 Female
Children (13)
1846–1926 Male
1848–1940 Female
1851–1943 Female
1854–1915 Male
1856–1935 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1791–1862 Male
1806–1855 Female
Siblings (9)
1822–1828 Male
1824–1857 Male
1825–1853 Male
1828–1829 Male
1830–1916 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1837
Age 7
1841
Age 11
1867
Age 37
Name Meaning
Irish (Galway and Clare): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chúille ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Mochúille’, a rare Clare name, or a shortened form of McCooley, a variant of McCauley .
English: perhaps a variant of Colley or Culley .
Americanized form of German Kuhle or Kühle, variants of Kuhl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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