Keziah Cooley

Keziah married Seth Johnson about 1760 (Intention) in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Seth was born about Feb 1734/35 in Shrewsbury, Worcester Co, Massachusetts; died about Sep 1807 in Hardwick, Worcester Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Benjamin4 Cooley was born 5 Nov 1701, probably in the long meddowe precinct of Springfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts. He was twice married, first to Elisabeth Charles, second to Mary Needham.
In Mass Vital Records microfilmed by LDS Church there is an entry: #9-Greenwich p36 "Mary daughter of Benjn Cooley by Mary his wife was born Dec 24, 1768". This is highly unlikely since there was already a Mary Cooley b. 1750, d. 1769. While the first Mary died young in 1769 and sometimes families, who lost a child renamed a later child the same name, there is overlap here.

(Research):Massachusetts Political Organization Hampshire county was created 7 May 1662 from Non-County Area 1 (towns of Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, and all territory within 30 miles). It effectively covered the entire western part of the province. (Mass. Recs., vol. 4, pt. 2:52) Hampden county was was set off from the northern half of Hampshire Co 1 Aug 1812.

Benjamin4 married Elisabeth Charles on 1 Sep 1730 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Elisabeth (daughter of John Charles and Elizabeth Swetman or Sweetman) was born on 15 Feb 1709/10 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 26 Oct 1743 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Note: In Brimfield Historical Celebration of the Town of Brimfield page 389 Genealogy of the Charles Family, Elizabeth's birthdate is listed as 3 Oct 1711

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(Research):Massachusetts Political Organization
Hampshire county was created from Non-County Area 1 (towns of Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, and all territory within 30 miles) on 7 May 1662. It effectively covered the entire western part of the province. Non-County Area 1 was eliminated (Mass. Recs., vol. 4, pt. 2:52)
Hampden county was was set off from the northern half of Hampshire Co 1 Aug 1812.

Benjamin3 married Margaret Bliss on 30 Jan 1700/01 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Margaret (daughter of Samuel Bliss and Sarah Stebbins) was born on 23 Nov 1683 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died est 1744 in Probably Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Elizabeth Swetman or Sweetman on 1 Sep 1730 in Brimfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Daniel is buried in the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield Massachusetts. The original burial grounds were at the river front behind the Old First Church. In 1849, to make way for the railroad, 2024 bodies were moved to the cemetery on the hill. They were placed in a mass grave. The main entrance to the cemtery is on Maple St but the graves are at the Pine Street entrance. Most of this information is found in the Cooley genealogy book by Mortimer E. Cooley published in 1941.

(Research):On 10 May 1643, Non-County Area 1 was formed by the General Court of Massachusetts Bay Colony comprising the unsettled, unorganized area which, at the time, extended from the Connecticut River basin an indefinite distance westward into the ill-defined "Western Country". Also on this date the four orginal counties were created
o Middlesex
o Essex
o Suffolk
o Norfolk (now a part of SW Maine)
(Mass. Recs., 2:38)
Springfield was founded (for non-religious reasons) in 1636 by William Pynchon thus it was simply in the Connecticut River basin until 1643 when it found itself in Non-County Area 1 (Winthrop expanding his power base).
Hampshire county was created from Non-County Area 1 (towns of Springfield, Northampton, Hadley, and all territory within 30 miles) on 7 May 1662. It effectively covered the entire western part of the province. Non-County Area 1 was eliminated (Mass. Recs., vol. 4, pt. 2:52)
Hampden county was was set off from the northern half of Hampshire Co 1 Aug 1812.

Daniel married Elizabeth Wolcott on 8 Dec 1680 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Elizabeth (daughter of Simon Wolcott and Martha Pitkin) was born on 19 Aug 1662 in Windsor, Connecticut Colony; died on 3 Jan 1706/07 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; was buried about 1707 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Cemetery: Re-interment

Notes:

Elizabeth is buried in the Springfield Cemetery in Springfield Massachusetts. The original burial grounds was at the riverfront behind the Old First Church. To make way for a railroad, 2024 bodies were moved to the cemetery on the hill in 1849 and placed in a mass grave. The main entrance to the cemtery is on Maple St but the graves are at the Pine Street entrance. Most of this information is found in the Cooley Genealogy by Mortimer E. Cooley published in 1941.

Cemetery:
Buried behind the Springfield church, the bodies were disinterred and moved to the Springfield Cemetery.

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Note: According to these dates he was 101 years old at his death. Mortimer Cooley in the Cooley Genealogy noted that Samuel Bliss was aged 102 at his death (101 years, 5 months).
From Boston Post-Boy, Boston, Massachusetts dated 17 Jul 1749. "On the 19th past [19 June 1749] died at Springfield, Mr. Samuel Bliss, in the 102d Year of his age: He was born in that Town, Sept 7, 1647; and has left alive 6 Children, 38 grandchildren, 114 Great-Grandchildren, and 10 great-great-grandchildren".
Children and death years: Samuel Jr-1st, 1692; Nathaniel 2nd, 1751; Sarah, ?; Margaret, est 1744, Thomas Bliss, 1767; Hannah, 1711; John 1784; Samuel Jr-2nd, 1724; and Ebenezer, 1784.
By my count four childern were definitely alive after 19 Jun 1749: Nathaniel 2nd, Thomas, John, and Ebenezer. Sarah's death date is unknown so if after 1749 she would be the 5th child alive.

Samuel married Sarah Stebbins on 2 Jan 1671/72 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Thomas Stebbins and Hannah Wright) was born on 6 Aug 1654 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony; died on 6 Nov 1721 in Springfield, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died as a resident in the long meddowe of Springfield.