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Benjamin COOLEY
1616 - 1684 (~ 68 years)
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Name
Benjamin
COOLEY
Baptism
25 Feb 1615/16
Tring, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND
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1
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Gender
Male
Note
1644 [
2
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'The First Century of Springfield,' p. 551 (no other info.recorded). Benjamin Cooley was here in 1644, his name appearing in the records of that year. Two years after his arrival he was chosen a selectman and served in that office 18 years, the longest period of service given by one person. He was much employed in town affairs and was on all important committees during his active life. Samuel Terry was bound to service by William Pynchon to Benjamin Cooley, 'weaver,' for three years and six months, and it would appear that Cooley must have been engaged in weaving in England before coming to this country. His marriage is not on record here.
Death
17 Aug 1684
Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
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Burial
Old Burying Ground, Springfield, Hampden, MA
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Springfield's early settlers were laid to rest in the ancient "burying place" by the river, west of the church. Stone markers were not placed in Springfield until the next century. In 184the remains were removed to the newer Springfield Cemetery to make way for a railroad.
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Person ID
I2381
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Last Modified
21 Jun 2022
Father
William COOLEY
Mother
Joan ARNOT
Family ID
F5846
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Sarah UNKNOWN
d.
23 Aug 1684, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
Marriage
Abt 1642
ENGLAND
Children
1.
Bethia COOLEY
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b.
16 Sep 1643, Springfield, Hampden, MA
d.
9 Dec 1711, Springfield, Hampden, MA
(Age 68 years)
2.
Obadiah COOLEY
,
b.
27 Jan 1646, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
3 Sep 1690, Springfield, Hampden, MA
(Age 44 years)
3.
Eliakim COOLEY
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b.
8 Jan 1648/49, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
1 Dec 1711, Springfield, Hampden, MA
(Age 62 years)
4.
Daniel COOLEY
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b.
2 May 1651, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
9 Feb 1727, Springfield, Hampden, MA
(Age 75 years)
5.
Sarah COOLEY
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b.
27 Feb 1653/54, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
14 Feb 1745 (Age 90 years)
6.
Benjamin COOLEY
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b.
1 Sep 1656, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
29 Nov 1731 (Age 75 years)
7.
Mary COOLEY
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b.
22 Jun 1659, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
6 Dec 1720, Springfield, Hampden, MA
(Age 61 years)
8.
Lieutenant Lieutenant Joseph COOLEY
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b.
6 Mar 1661/62, Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
d.
20 May 1740, Somers, Tolland, CT
(Age 78 years)
Family ID
F1045
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Last Modified
23 Jul 2023
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Baptism
- 25 Feb 1615/16 - Tring, Hertfordshire, ENGLAND
Marriage
- Abt 1642 - ENGLAND
Death
- 17 Aug 1684 - Longmeadow, Hampden, MA
Burial
- - Old Burying Ground, Springfield, Hampden, MA
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Sources
[
S48
] Cooley, Mortimer Elwyn, Cooley Genealogy, (Tuttle Publishing Co., Rutland, VT, 1941), 48.
[
S29
] History of Springfield, (Henry M. Burt, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1898), 29.
[
S27
] NHGS, Vol. 33, p. 266, 1879., 27.
[
S500
] Find A Grave, 500.