Brief Life History of Anna
When Anna Copple was born on 7 May 1817, in Orange, North Carolina, United States, her father, Jacob Peter Copple Jr., was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Wright, was 32. She married George Washington Boss on 16 December 1834, in Shelby, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Van Buren Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 8 September 1899, in New Palestine, Sugar Creek Township, Hancock, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Concord Cemetery, Morristown, Hanover Township, Shelby, Indiana, United States.
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- Anna Bass in household of George Bass, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anna Copple - birth: 7 May 1817; North Carolina, United States
- Anna Copple, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1832
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1840
Historical Boundaries 1840: Shelby, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from Coppull in Lancashire, recorded in the 13th century as Cophill, from Old English copp ‘peak’ + hyll ‘hill’. Alternatively, a variant of Cupples , of Norman origin.
Americanized form of German, Dutch or Jewish Koppel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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