Document G.90 · find a grave memorial · transcription: verbatim
Find a Grave memorial 70801829 - Alexander Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
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- 1898
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What is transcribed: The whole memorial: header with plot, bio (census, draft and SAR-application extracts typed by the contributor), family panel (two parents, spouse, three siblings and five children, with memorial ids) and three photographs - his headstone, and two views of the family row (one captioned with grave numbers). The parser returned no Ancestry record links (the records in suggested_records were taken from an earlier reading of the page).
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Cooper | deceased | Alexander Cooper 1828–1898 | birth: 5 Jun 1828, Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey death: 8 Dec 1898, Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey burial: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| Peter Cooper | parent | Peter Cooper 1761–1847 | |
| Susan Boyle Cooper | parent | ||
| Abigail Parrot Cooper | spouse | ||
| Catharine Ann Cooper Dunn | sibling | ||
| Joseph Cooper | sibling | ||
| John Cooper | sibling | ||
| Martha Cooper | child | Martha 'Mattie' P. Cooper 1855–1894 | |
| Walter A Cooper | child | Walter A Cooper 1857–1859 | |
| Elizabeth F Cooper Travis | child | Elizabeth F (Cooper) Travis 1859–1913 | |
| Abram P. Cooper | child | Abram P Cooper 1861–1912 | |
| George P Cooper | child | George P Cooper ?–1851 |
Transcription and notes
- Name: "Alexander Cooper"
- Birth: "5 Jun 1828 - Long Hill Township, Morris County, New Jersey, USA"
- Death: "8 Dec 1898 (aged 70) - Hanover, Morris County, New Jersey, USA"
- Burial: "Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery", "Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA"
- Plot: "358"
Bio, as given on the memorial:
1850 USA Census: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey COOPER, Alexander, age 22, born NJ, farmer, real estate value $12,000 Abigail, age 22, born NJ Plus 2 workers John Norton and Margaret Wallace. Mother Susan Cooper, age 62 in household. 1860 USA Census: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey. Dwelling 988, family 1014 COOPER, Alexander, age 32, born NJ, farmer, Real estate value $10,000; personal estate value $3,000 Abigail, age 33, born NJ Children born NJ: Susan 9; William 8; Martha 7; Elizabeth 7 months Susan, age 72, mother, born NJ Brother William next family on census. US Civil War Draft Registration June 30, 1863. Alexander Cooper, age 35, white, resides Morris, congressional district 4, class 2. New Jersey Society of the Sons of the American Revolution application June 1895. Abram Parrot Cooper, age 33 years, born Feb 5, 1862 Long Hill Parents Alexander Cooper and Abigail Parrot Grandparents Peter Cooper and Susan Boyes - Peter Cooper born Morris Co., NJ June 15, 1761, died Morris Co, NJ Feb 3, 1847. Acting as private in the Morris Co. Militia. His first service began in Sept 1779. He was in the Battle of Springfield, in Morristown in a skirmish. .. of his his extreme youth 18 years his father processed a substitute for him and induces him much against his will to leave the army and return hone and I have now in my possession the old musket and bayonet which he carried in the service. 1870 USA Census for Passaic, Morris, New Jersey COOPER, Alexander, age 42, born NJ, farmer, real estate value $15,000, personal estate $2700 Abigail, age 42, born NJ, keeping house Children all born NJ: Susan, 19; William, 18, clerk in store; Martha, 15; Lissie, 10; Abraham, 8; Anna, 6; Mary, 4 1880USA Census: Passaic, Morris, New Jersey, dwelling 96 COOPER, Alex, age 52, born NJ, parents NJ, farmer Abigail, age 53, born NJ Children born NJ: Abram 18, at Claverack Col.; Mattie 25; Lizzie 20; Anna 16; Mary 14 Plus one labourer James Hanlon, age 38 New Jersey Death Index: Age 71 years, farmer, died Dec 8, 1898 Hanover, Morris. Alex Cooper. Contributor: Karen Hanna (48273566)
Family panel: - parent: "Peter Cooper", 1761-1847, memorial 70802191 - parent: "Susan Boyle Cooper", 1788-1865, memorial 70802259 - spouse: "Abigail Parrot Cooper", 1827-1908, memorial 70801808 - sibling: "Catharine Ann Cooper Dunn", 1809-1894, memorial 24110179 - sibling: "Joseph Cooper", 1816-1836, memorial 70802060 - sibling: "John Cooper", 1817-1836, memorial 70802048 - child: "Martha Cooper", 1855-1894, memorial 70802127 - child: "Walter A Cooper", 1857-1859, memorial 70802289 - child: "Elizabeth F Cooper Travis", 1859-1913, memorial 70855557 - child: "Abram P. Cooper", 1861-1912, memorial 6362808 - child: "George P Cooper", ?-1851, memorial 70802017
Photograph (his headstone):
ALEXANDER COOPER JUNE 5. 1828 DEC 8. 18[9?]8
Photograph (the family row; his wife's stone in the foreground, partly legible):
[ABIG]AIL [?] PARROT WIFE OF ALEXANDER COOPER [illegible dates]
Photograph (the family row, with captions added to the image): "Alexander and Abigail with their children"; "# 356 Abigail"; "# 355 Alexander"; "# 357 Martha"; "#356 children of Alexander and Abigail"; "# 355 Walter".