1. | Charles Dwight Cooley was born on 13 Jan 1842 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan (son of William Cooley and Henrietta L. Crippin); died on 14 Aug 1913 in Romeo, Macomb Co, Michigan. |
2. | William Cooley was born on 26 Jun 1808 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont (son of Samuel Cooley and Polly Dike); died on 6 Nov 1887 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan. Notes: WILLIAM COOLEY was bom June 26, 1808, in Pittsford, Rutland Co.. Vt; 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. Samuel Cooley Sr left Vermont in 1816, and engaged in farming in Cambria, Niagara Co., N. Y., and in 1832 settled in Bruce, Mich. Mr. Cooley, of this sketch, was employed as a carder and cloth-dresser in Niagara County, N. Y. In 1832, he came to Michigan and purchased 120 acres of land in Bruce, returning to New York in the fall of that year, intending to remain. He was persuaded to come back with his father, to whom he sold his land and bought eighty acres more, on which he has since pursued the vocation of a farmer. He has been the owner of several farms and a considerable amount of timber land. He was married, January 1, 1835, to Lucretia Hindz, of Cambria, N. Y., a native of Vermont. She was born February 22, 1812. They have one child, James H., born October 18, 1835, and died September 5, 1837. Mrs, Cooley died June 23, 1836, in Bruce. Mr Cooley was married Jan 29 1840 to Henrietta L, daughter of Charles and Diadamis Scranton Crippen of Washington, Macomb County. She was bom March 1, 1821, in Covington, Genesee Co, N.Y. They have one child, Charles D., born January 13, 1842, in Bruce. Mrs Cooley belongs to the Free Baptist Church of Bruce. Mr. Cooley is a member of the orders of Masonry and Odd Fellows. In politics, he is a Democrat. His farm includes 160 acres of land, well improved with a substantial frame house and accessory buildings. William married Henrietta L. Crippin on 29 Jan 1840 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan. Henrietta was born on 1 Mar 1821 in Covington, Genesee Co, New York; died est 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Henrietta L. Crippin was born on 1 Mar 1821 in Covington, Genesee Co, New York; died est 1890.
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4. | Samuel Cooley was born on 14 Nov 1775 in Pittsford, Charlotte Co, New York (son of Benjamin5 Cooley and Ruth Beach); died about 1843-1846 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan. Notes: Because of conflictng death information, I have downgraded Samuel's death years to abt 1843-1846, 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] |
5. | Polly Dike was born on 4 Aug 1781 in Chittenden, Charlotte Co, New York (daughter of Jonathan Dike and Esther Barnard); died on 10 Sep 1838 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan. Notes: 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.
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8. | 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. 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] |
9. | Ruth Beach was born about 1756 in Morristown, Morris Co, New Jersey (daughter of Gershom Beach and Mary Salter); died on 5 Sep 1825 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Sep 1825 in Congregational Church Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. Notes: 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" Notes: Married:
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10. | Jonathan Dike and died. Notes: Cooley Genealogy p547: [#309 Samuel Cooley] m. Oct 5, 1797, Pittsford, Polly Dike, da. Jonathan and Esther (Barnard), who had settled in Pittsford in 1781, and who came there from Coventry, Conn. They lived in Pittsford for three years, then removed to Chittenden, Vt. Jonathan married Esther BarnardProbably Vermont. Esther and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
11. | Esther Barnard and died. Notes: Cooley Genealogy p547: [#309 Samuel Cooley] m. Oct 5, 1797, Pittsford, Polly Dike, da. Jonathan and Esther (Barnard), who had settled in Pittsford in 1781, and who came there from Coventry, Conn. They lived in Pittsford for three years, then removed to Chittenden, Vt.
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