Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Cooley was born on 21 March 1821, in Hume, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Benjamin Cooley, was 42 and his mother, Relief Landers, was 35. He married Harriet E Chandler about 1851, in Allegany, Allegany, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in New York, United States in 1865 and Fillmore, Hume, Allegany, New York, United States in 1900. He died on 10 January 1906, at the age of 84.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- Benj Cooley, "United States Census, 1880"
- Benjamin Cooly in household of Benjamin Cooly, "United States Census, 1850"
- Benjamin Cooley, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1821–1906 Male
1828–1902 Female
Children (1)
1852– Female
Parents and Siblings
1778–1866 Male
1786–1865 Female
Siblings (8)
1803–1865 Female
1805–1851 Female
1807–1886 Male
1813–1900 Male
1816–1891 Male
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 6
1846
Age 25
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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