Brief Life History of Eli
When Eli Cope was born on 23 April 1810, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Dickinson Cope, was 30 and his mother, Rebecca Cook, was 26. He married Susan C. Shotwell on 12 April 1832. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and North Union Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. In 1860, at the age of 50, his occupation is listed as sheriff in Fayette City, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 15 June 1896, at the age of 86, and was buried in Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Eli Cope, "United States Census, 1870"
- Eli Cope, "Find A Grave Index"
- Eli Cope in entry for Eli Cope, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
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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