Individual Details

James Fenimore COOPER

(15 Sep 1789 - 14 Sep 1851)

James F. Cooper was the eleventh of twelve children. When he was oneyear old his family moved to the frontier and his father establishedthe settlement of Cooperstown at the head of the Susquehanna River.It was not until 1826 that Cooper added the name Fenimore, hismother's name, to his own.

James Fenimore Cooper wrote The Last of the Mohicans, The Deer Slayer,and The Leatherstocking Tales, among many other books.

Events

Birth15 Sep 1789Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Marriage1 Jan 1811Susan Augusta DE LANCEY
Death14 Sep 1851Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, USA
BurialSep 1851Christ Churchyard, Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, USA

Families

SpouseSusan Augusta DE LANCEY (1792 - 1852)
ChildPaul Fenimore COOPER ( - )
ChildElizabeth COOPER (1811 - )
ChildSusan Augusta COOPER (1813 - )
ChildCaroline Martha COOPER (1815 - )
ChildAnne Charlotte COOPER (1817 - )
ChildMaria Frances COOPER (1819 - )
FatherWilliam COOPER (1754 - 1809)
MotherElizabeth FENIMORE (1752 - 1817)