When Jesse Cope was born on 10 March 1812, in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Cope, was 45 and his mother, Sarah Kirk, was 40. He married Elisabeth McGrew on 6 December 1833, in Sewickley MM, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 24 June 1871, in Redstone, Jefferson Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 59.
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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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