1. | Benjamin5 Cooley was born on 30 Apr 1747 in Narragansett Township #4, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts (son of Benjamin4 Cooley and Mary Needham); died on 27 Feb 1810 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Mar 1810 in Congregational Church Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Notes:
DAR Patriot; Captain Vermont From DAR Lineage Book vol. 30 pp. 343-44 Mrs. Katherine Beach Gray (#29959) b. Pontiac MI; grandaughter of Noah Beach and Eunice Cooley; Gr. Grandaughter of Benjamin Cooley and Ruth Beach. Benjamin Cooley (1747-1810) commanded a company of Vermont militia, 1778. He responded to various alarms under Col. Ebenezer Allen and Col. Gideon Warren. He was born in Greenwich MA and died in Pittsford VT.
Greenwich was originally part of an area known as Narragansett Township Number Four and was settled by land grantees in the 1730s who had served England in the Indian Wars against the Narragansetts. The area became known as "Quabbin Parish" or "Quabbin Plantation" when the Rev. Pelatiah Webster was ordained in 1749. The towne of Greenwich was incorporated per Chapter 37 of the Massachusetts laws on April 20, 1754. It was located along the East and Middle branches of the Swift River.
Greenwich and three other towns were disincorporated on April 28, 1938 as part of the creation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Upon disincorporation, portions of the town were annexed to the adjacent towns of Hardwick, New Salem, Petersham, and Ware. It is now largely below water, except for the hilltops of Curtis Hill, Mount Liz, and Mount Pomeroy which are now islands.
Extracts From the Rutland Weekly Herald 1800-1805 by Dawn D. Hance
Monday 20 Sep 1802Thunderstorm Tues last 7 a.m., one of the worst in town [Rutland]. At Pittsford, Col. Cooley's barn struck by lightning and burned.
Benjamin5 married Ruth Beach on 18 Feb 1773 in Pittsford, Charlotte Co, New York. Ruth (daughter of Gershom Beach and Mary Salter) was born about 1756 in Morristown, Morris Co, New Jersey; died on 5 Sep 1825 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Sep 1825 in Congregational Church Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Cooley Genealogy: [Benjamin Cooley] m. Feb. 1773, Ruth Beach, b Jan 11, 1756, Morristown, N.J., d. Sept 1, 1825; when married, she was visiting her brother, Col. Beach, in Rutland Vt.
Vermont Vital Records: Place of residence [when married], Rutland
Children:
- Benjamin Cooley was born on 9 Jan 1774 in Pittsford, Charlotte Co, New York; died on 7 Dec 1858 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Dec 1858 in Old Congregational Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
- Samuel Cooley was born on 14 Nov 1775 in Pittsford, Charlotte Co, New York; died about 1843-1846 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan.
- Ruth Cooley was born on 31 Dec 1777 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
- Azariah Cooley was born on 7 Apr 1780 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont; died on 5 Sep 1852 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Sep 1852 in Old Congregational Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
- Noah Cooley was born on 2 Jul 1782 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont; died after 1850.
- Mary Cooley was born on 29 Jan 1786 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont; and died.
- Naomi Cooley was born on 6 Oct 1788 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Republic of Vermont; died on 15 Dec 1870 in Romeo, Macomb Co, Michigan; was buried about Dec 1870 in Procter Cemetery, Romeo, Macomb Co, Michigan.
- Eunice Cooley was born on 16 Apr 1791 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; died about 1879 in Bridgeport, Saginaw Co, Michigan.
- Susannah Cooley was born on 2 Apr 1793 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; died on 19 Apr 1793 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Apr 1793 in Congregational Church Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont.
- Dorothy Cooley was born on 17 May 1794 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; died on 19 Oct 1866 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Oct 1866 in Rutland County, Vermont.
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