Individual Details

William Cooper

(2 Dec 1754 - 22 Dec 1809)



Cooper moved from Burlington, New Jersey to the virgin wilderness around Lake Otsego in New York about 1790, where he built the community of Cooperston. Son Isaac said to be about 9 years old at the time, James Fenimore, future novelist, was about a year old. There were numerous other children.

Events

Birth2 Dec 1754Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Marriage12 Dec 1775Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey - Elizabeth Fenimore
Death22 Dec 1809Albany, Albany County, New York

Families

SpouseElizabeth Fenimore (1752 - 1818)
ChildIsaac Cooper (1781 - 1818)
ChildJames Fenimore Cooper (1789 - )

Endnotes

1. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , Russell Heintzelman; Update 26 Jun 2005.

2. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , Russell Heintzelman; Update 26 Jun 2005.

3. WorldConnect database at Rootsweb. [This is the same file available from Ancestry.com Family Trees.] , Russell Heintzelman; Update 26 Jun 2005.