Sarah Ann Sutherland

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BYRON SUTHERLAND, son of Andrew and Naomi (Cooley) Sutherland, was born in Cambria, Niagara Co. N.Y., February 4, 1824; his parents were natives of Rutland County, Vt, who removed to Western New York and died in 1836. His father, Andrew Sutherland, was a soldier of the War of 1812, promoted to the Colonelcy of a regiment, and was discharged with honor. His mother, Naomi Cooley (sister of Samuel Cooley b. 1775 and Noah Cooley b. 1782) died at Romeo in 1871. The subject of this sketch removed to Macomb in the year 1849, and located land on Section 10, in Richmond Township, which is the portion of his present farm. He was married, January 1, 1849, to Sarah A., only child of Noah-II Cooley, of Washington Township. She was born in Niagara County N.Y. September 30, 1824. The fruits of this marriage have been Sarah, born November 26, 1849, married H Woodward and lives in Flint; Andrew B., born September 9, 1851, married Lou DeLand and lives. in Memphis Village; Emma A, born January 13, 1854, living with a brother at Romeo; Noah C., born August 13, 1856, married Stella Skillman and lives near Romeo; Anna N., born July 9, 1858, lives at home; William D., born November 19, 1860, lives at home; Elmer B., born June 22, 1862, lives at home; Irving C. and Earnest A. (twins), born March 25, 1865, also at home. Mr. Sutherland has been an officer of the township and is the owner of a well-situated and fertile farm of 250 acres. The father of Mr. Sutherland was born at Rutland, Vt., November 26, 1804; moved to Romeo in 1831 and cleared the homestead farm, where he died April 10, 1877. Her mother was born in Allegany County, N. Y., November 14, 1807, and died at Romeo November 16, 1880; her ancestors took part in the Revolution.

Byron married Sarah Anne Cooley on 1 Jan 1849 in Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York. Sarah (daughter of Noah Cooley and Anna Anderson) was born on 30 Sep 1824 in Cambria Twp, Niagara Co, New York; died on 19 Feb 1895 in Memphis, Macomb Co, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: B8XP-H8

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From the Cooley Family Genealogy: "..res in the village of Sutherland Falls, named for John Sutherland...(Col. Andrew Sutherland died Feb 27, 1836) in Cambria, Niagara County, New York to which he removed in 1810 residing near Warrens Corners on Ridge Road. He served in the Militia in the War of 1812, afterwards becoming a Colonel of Militia."
From the History of Macomb County (Michigan): "...(Andrew Sutherland) was a soldier of the war of 1812 and was promoted to the Colonelcy of a regiment and was discharged with honor; his mother [Ed: wife Naomi, not mother] died at Romeo (Michigan) in 1871" (Naomi Cooley, died in Romeo 15 Dec 1870).
There is an error on the Andrew Sutherland gravestone (formerly a stepstone) in his age at death. It reads 52 years, 5 months, 25 days but should be 59 years, 5 months, 24 days. See research analysis.

(Research):Analysis of gravestone mistakeo Given death date of 28 Feb 1836 subtracting age on gravestone of 52y5m22d gives a birth date of 6 Sep 1783. o Given a birth date of 3 Sep 1776 adding 52y5m22d gives death date of 25 Feb 1829. o Given birth date of 3 Sep 1776 and dd 27 Feb 1836, his age at death would be 59 years, 5 months, 24 days o Since the stone carver put an age at death of 52 years, 5 months, 25 days, it appears he made a mistake; the number of years on the gravestone should be 59 years.
Note: The gravestone in Glenwood Cemetery was originally a stepstone on the original Andrew Sutherland property on Ridge Road where other family members were buried.

Andrew married Naomi Cooley on 6 Jan 1807 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Naomi (daughter of Benjamin5 Cooley and Ruth Beach) 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. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: 1DGR-CC
• Name: Annie

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Letter to Niagara County Historian from Anna Sutherland, Metamora, Mich. Oct 29, 1964: "This Mrs Andrew Sutherland [Naomi Cooley] was my great grandmother. My father was Lewis Cass Sutherland, son of Dr. Benjamin C. Sutherland. I remember my father telling that his father visited at Lockport NY and brought his mother back with him but do not know how long she lived with them.* Now, his father [Benj C Sutherland] died in 1867 so I do not know if she continued to live with them or eve if she did live them all the time previous to his death. She might have lived part time with her son Byron as I remember my father [Lewis Cass Sutherland] telling about this Uncle Byron somewhere near them. Now as to the cemetery, I think it would be the Armada (Macomb County) cemetery but I do not know anyother name. My father's [Lewis Cass Sutherland] old home, about 10 miles from Romeo. This was in Ray Townmship of Macomb County; he was bogn on January 25, 1859. My father lived untio March 24, 1946".
*According to the US Census, Naomi was living with her son Benjamin Cooley Sutherland in 1850.
Note to clarify: Naomi was buried in Procter Cemetery Michigan, not Proctor Cemetery, Vermont.

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The "II" is appended to this Noah Cooley of Macomb County Michigan, son of Samuel Cooley (1775) and Polly Dike (1775), to distinguish him from Noah Cooley (1782), brother of Samuel, born in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont. Hundreds of databases on Ancestry.com confuse this Noah-1801 Cooley with Noah-1782 Cooley, uncle of Noah-1801. Noah 1782 came to Lenawee County Michigan in the 1840s.
Noah Cooley was a Supervisor of Washingtion Township, Macomb County, 1851-53.

Noah married Anna Anderson est 1823-1824. Anna (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 14 Nov 1804 in New York; died on 16 Nov 1880 in Washington, Macomb Co, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Anna Anderson died in Washington, Macomb Co, Michigan on 16 Nov 1880. The cause of death was Dyspepsia whose modern definition is "...chronic or recurrent discomfort centered in the upper abdomen, can be caused by a variety of conditions. Common etiologies include peptic ulcers and gastroesophageal reflux. Serious causes, such as gastric and pancreatic cancers, are rare but must also be considered".

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Only the fact that Noah-II Cooley was married to an Anna Anderson is known. There are no sources for their marriage data

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• AFN: 21BQ-HTX

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From "History of Pittsford": "Noah Cooley, son of Col. Benjamin, married Jane, daughter of Peter Sutherland, 24 Jan 1804..."

Peter married Carol BushVermont. Carol was born before 1754 in Probably Rutland Co, Vermont; died in Sutherland Falls, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried in Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• AFN: 21BQ-HV5

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There are no extant records of this person. Hundrreds of trees on Ancestry list Carol Bush as a wife of Peter Sutherland yet none site a source other than "Ancestry trees", the worst possible source for good data; other peoples GEDCOMs and family trees.

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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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From the 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, Co. Beach, in Rutland Vt. She probably belonged to the Beach family of Milford and New Haven, Conn. who went with the New Haven Colony to New Jersey in 1666"
Vermont Vital Records microfilm verifies: (1) Ruth Beach's birth place as Morristown New Jersey, (2) Ruth's birth year, 1756 and (3) Ruth Beach was a resident of Rutland, Charlotte Co, New York at the time of her marriage. However, the exact date of her birth has not been sourced. Note that her husband Benjamin was town clerk at the time.
Morris County was created on March 15, 1739, from portions of Hunterdon County. The county was named for the Governor of the Province of New Jersey, Colonel Lewis Morris. In later years Sussex County (on June 8, 1753) and, after the revolution, Warren County (on November 20, 1824, from portions of Sussex County) were carved out of what had been the original area of Morris County under English rule. The county was the site of the winter camp of the Continental Army after the Battles of Trenton and Princeton during the winter of 1777, as well as another winter camp at Jockey Hollow during an extremely cold winter of 1779-80 which occurred during the Little Ice Age.

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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

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Because of conflictng death information, I have downgraded Samuel's death years to abt 1843-1846,
From the Cooley Genealogy p. 547: "(Samuel Cooley)...removed to New York State where he lived for a time, and in 1832 removed to Michigan; m. 5 Oct 1797, Pittsford, Polly Dike". From the Macomb county history, p747 "...Samuel and Polly Dike Cooley. The former was bom November 14, 1775, in Pittsford, Vt and died in Bruce, Mich., February 2, 1843; the latter was born in Chittenden, Rutland Co., Vt, August 4, 1781, and died September 10, 1838, in Bruce". Also on p747 from the Macomb history: [Samuel Cooley Sr] came to Michigan in 1832. and first settled in Washington, Macomb County; left Washington in 1840 and settled in Bruce, on 167

(Research):Gravestone vs Macomb County History birth-death dates
Samuel Cooley Sr died 2 Feb 1846 aged 72y2m18d = bd 15 Nov 1773
Poly Dike died 10 Sep 1838 aged 57y1m 6d = bd 4 Aug 1781

Macomb County history in son William Cooley's writeup
Samuel b. 14 Nov 1775 d. 2 Feb 1843 = 67y2m19d
Polly b. 2 Aug 1781 d. 10 Sep 1838 = 57y1m8d
Cooley Genealogy Samuel s Benjamin III and Ruth Beach b. Nov 17, 1775
DAR Miss Lotta Irene Miller 112943 has Samuel Cooley (1775-1843) and Polly Dike (1781-1838)
The greatest discrepancy so far is the 1846 on the gravestone of Samuel.
The sources for most of the trees that have Samuel Cooley d 1843 and Polly Dike are all illigitimate such as (1) Ancestry Family Trees; (2) Family Data Collection - Births, (3) Family Data Collection - Individual Records; (4) Millennium File. They all list 1843 as the death year while the only ligitimate source, a gravestone engraving, has the death year as 1846.
Charlotte County, New York was created on 24 Mar 1772 from the northwestern part of Albany County, Province of New York, that, at the time, claimed much of the land east of Lake Champlain and west of the Green Mountains. It was ceded 15 Jan 1777 to the Republic of Vermont. Note that Rutland became a county in 1781.

Samuel married Polly Dike on 5 Oct 1797 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Polly (daughter of Jonathan Dike and Esther Barnard) was born on 4 Aug 1781 in Chittenden, Charlotte Co, New York; died on 10 Sep 1838 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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From Macomb History [William] is son of Samuel and Polly Dike Cooley. The former was bom November 14, 1775, in Pittsford, Vt and died in Bruce, Mich., February 2, 1843; the latter was born in Chittenden, Rutland Co., Vt, August 4, 1781, and died September 10, 1838, in Bruce.

Gravestone vs Macomb County History birth-death datesSamuel died 2 Feb 1846 aged 72y2m18d - Poly died 10 Sep 1838 aged 57y1m 6d
Macomb County history in William's writeupSamuel b. 14 Nov 1775 d. 2 Feb 1843 Polly d. b. 2 Aug 1781 d. 10 Sep 1838

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Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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