18. | Ruth Beach (13.Gershom3, 5.Gershom2, 1.Phebe1) 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. 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"
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.
Ruth married Benjamin5 Cooley on 18 Feb 1773 in Pittsford, Charlotte Co, New York. Benjamin5 (son of Benjamin4 Cooley and Mary Needham) was born on 30 Apr 1747 in Narragansett Township #4, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; died on 27 Feb 1810 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; was buried about Mar 1810 in Congregational Church Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 24. 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.
- 25. Samuel Cooley
was born on 14 Nov 1775 in Pittsford, Charlotte Co, New York; died about 1843-1846 in Bruce, Macomb Co, Michigan.
- 26. Ruth Cooley
was born on 31 Dec 1777 in Greenwich, Hampshire Co, Massachusetts; and died.
- 27. 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.
- 28. Noah Cooley
was born on 2 Jul 1782 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont; died after 1850.
- 29. Mary Cooley
was born on 29 Jan 1786 in Pittsford, Republic of Vermont; and died.
- 30. 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.
- 31. Eunice Cooley
was born on 16 Apr 1791 in Pittsford, Rutland Co, Vermont; died about 1879 in Bridgeport, Saginaw Co, Michigan.
- 32. 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.
- 33. 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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