Mary (Ervine) Cooper 1772–1850
Catalog ID p.128 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/128/
Mary (Ervine) Cooper was probably born about 1772 in Pennsylvania. She married John Cooper Sr (1798). She died after 9 Dec 1850. Five children are recorded.
Also recorded as: Mary Erwin
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | about 1772 | Pennsylvania | probable | D.281 |
| residence | 4 Dec 1850 | Bushkill Ward, Borough of Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania | certain | D.281 |
| death | after 9 Dec 1850 | certain | D.281 |
Family
Parents
Not identified.
Spouses
- John Cooper Sr 1765–1851married 22 May 1798, First Reformed Church, Easton PAC.27, A.42
Children
- John Cooper Jr 1799–1863
- Charlotte M. E. (Cooper) Vandeveer 1801–1854
- Elizabeth (Cooper) Paul 1803
- Mary Cooper 1812–1812
- Sarah Ann (Cooper) Randolph 1815–1904
Family tree
Solid lines and outlines: certain. Dashed: probable or weaker. Open the full tree (four generations)
In the documents
Every published document that names Mary (Ervine) Cooper, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 1850 | D.281 federal census 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I Free Inhabitants - Bushkill Ward, Borough of Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania; page 319 (stamped 161); enumerated 4 Dece… |
spouse as "Mary" |
residence: 4 Dec 1850, Bushkill Ward, Borough of Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania |
| 1850-1860 | D.931 census index search Ancestry index sweeps - 1850 (collection 8054) and 1860 (collection 7667) U.S. Federal Censuses, surname Cooper, Lived In Northampton County (place id 2191) and… |
spouse as "Cooper, Mary" |
residence: 1850, Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania |
| 1851 | G.94 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 169490858 - Dr John Cooper, Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
spouse as "Mary E Erwin Cooper" |
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| 1881 | I.207a published history Published county history — Snell & Clayton, History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey (Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1881), two passages about Dr. John C… |
spouse as "Mary, daughter of Arthur Erwin, of Erwinna, Pa." |
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| 1904 | G.489 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 8141930 - Sarah Ann Cooper Randolph, Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania |
parent as "Mary E Erwin Cooper" |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Parents not identified.
- Burial not yet found.
Documents
- C.27 First Reformed Church Easton PA Marriage Register — '22 May. Doctor John Cooper, Mary Ervine' (1798, entered out-of-chronological-order at bottom of 1797-1798 page) — = primary-source-locked marriage of [p.27 Dr John Cooper Sr](../../people/p.27%20Dr%20John%20Cooper%20Sr.md) to [p.128 Mary (Ervine) Cooper](../../people/p.128%20Mary%20Ervine%20Cooper.md); confirms 'Mary E. Cooper' of A.42 will = MARY ERVINE (E. middle initial = Ervine maiden-name pattern); locks bride's surname as Ervine
- D.280 1820 US Federal Census - Easton Township, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania, page 231; with an Ancestry index search for John Cooper (6 results).
- D.281 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I Free Inhabitants - Bushkill Ward, Borough of Easton, Northampton Co., Pennsylvania; page 319 (stamped 161); enumerated 4 December 1850 by Wm Browne, Ass't Marshal.
- A.42 Will and codicil of Dr. John Cooper of Easton, Northampton Co., Pa. — will 3 September 1849, codicil 26 January 1851 — probated in Pennsylvania first, then exemplified into Warren Co., N.J.
- G.94 Find a Grave memorial 169490858 - Dr John Cooper, Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
- D.931 Ancestry index sweeps - 1850 (collection 8054) and 1860 (collection 7667) U.S. Federal Censuses, surname Cooper, Lived In Northampton County (place id 2191) and Monroe County (place id 2065), Pennsylvania. Four complete county sets: 14, 8, 5 and zero rows. Captured 31 October 2026.
- G.489 Find a Grave memorial 8141930 - Sarah Ann Cooper Randolph, Easton Cemetery, Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania