John William Cooley

Brief Life History of John William

When John William Cooley was born on 29 November 1811, in New Haven, Oswego, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Cooley, was 26 and his mother, Mary Butler, was 26. He married Hannah Gould on 10 January 1836, in Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States for about 20 years. His occupation is listed as farmer (listed on 1860, 1870, 1880 united states census records) in Grantsville, Tooele, Utah, United States. He died on 17 November 1898, in Basin, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Basin Cemetery, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Cooley
1811–1898
Nancy Johanna Penelope Hunt
1842–1909
Marriage: 10 July 1856
Susan Penelopy Cooley
1858–1932
Daniel Cooley
1860–1928
Hannah Cooley
1862–1885
Fannie Elizabeth Cooley
1864–1891
Mary Amber Cooley
1866–1868
Charles Franklin Cooley
1869–1912
John F Cooley
1871–
James Sidney Cooley
1872–1921
Edith Elmira Cooley
1879–1958

Sources (39)

  • John M Cooley, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John William Cooley - birth-name: John William Cooley
  • John W Cooley, "BillionGraves Index"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1816

Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States

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

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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John William Cooley History

JOHN WILLIAM COOLEY Grandfather, John William Cooley, was born November 25, 1811 at New Haven, Cawego County, New York. He was the son of Daniel Coole …

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