Brief Life History of John Bliss
When John Bliss Cooley was born on 3 November 1793, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Josiah Cooley, was 44 and his mother, Abiel Bliss, was 35. He married Persis Morgan on 1 November 1821. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 4 November 1858, in Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Longmeadow Cemetery, Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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- John Bliss Cooley, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
- John B. Cooley, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- John B. Cooley, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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