George Bryan Cooper the politician 1808–1866
Catalog ID p.752 · Cite this page: njcoopers.com/p/752/
George Bryan Cooper the politician was born on 6 Jun 1808, the child of George Cooper. George died on 29 Aug 1866 in Wall Twp, Monmouth Co. NJ.
Facts
| Event | Date | Place / detail | Certainty | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 6 Jun 1808 | certain | F.105, I.83, I.84 | |
| residence | 20 Jul 1850 | Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan | certain | D.257 |
| occupation | 20 Jul 1850 | Broker | certain | D.257 |
| death | 29 Aug 1866 | Wall Twp, Monmouth Co. NJ | certain | I.83, I.84 |
| burial | certain | I.84, G.121, G.51 |
Family
Parents
- Father George Cooper 1745–1801
Spouses
None recorded.
Siblings
- Bryan Lafferty Cooper 1775–1798
- Mary Cooper 1778–1794
- John G Cooper 1780–1822
- Fanny Cooper 1782–1801
- Daniel C Cooper ?–1818
Children
None recorded.
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 George Bryan Cooper the politician, in date order, with what that document itself records.
| Date | Document | Role | What it records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1808 | F.105 christening index NJ Births and Christenings Index 1660-1931 — George Bryan Cooper, christened 18 Aug 1808 at the Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., NJ. |
child as "George Bryan Cooper" |
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| 20 Jul 1850 | D.257 federal census 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I Free Inhabitants - Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan; page 26; enumerated 20 July 1850 by C. W. Penny, Ass't Marshal. |
household member as "George B Cooper" |
residence: 20 Jul 1850, Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan occupation: 20 Jul 1850, Broker |
| Dec | G.121 find a grave memorial Find a Grave memorial 70801965 - George Bryan Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey |
deceased as "George Bryan Cooper" |
birth: unknown death: 11 Dec burial: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey |
| G.51 cemetery burial register "Cemetery Burial Listing", Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey (web page, saved HTML) |
deceased as "Cooper, George Bryan" |
Still unknown, and where we have looked
- Birthplace not established.
- Burial not yet found.
Documents
- G.121 Find a Grave memorial 70801965 - George Bryan Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
- G.51 "Cemetery Burial Listing", Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey (web page, saved HTML)
- F.105 NJ Births and Christenings Index 1660-1931 — George Bryan Cooper, christened 18 Aug 1808 at the Presbyterian Church, Basking Ridge, Somerset Co., NJ.
- I.83 Wikipedia — 'George B. Cooper (politician)' — George Bryan Cooper b. 6 June 1808 Long Hill Township NJ — d. 29 August 1866 New Bedford Wall Township NJ = Michigan State Treasurer 1846-1850 + U.S. House Rep. (Michigan 1st Dist.) 1859-1860 (removed for voting irregularities). Strong-consilience match for [I.65](I.65.yaml) Biographical 1899 'George son of John G. Cooper Esq went to Michigan was state treasurer' = puts him at Daniel Sr → George Sr → John G. Esq Sr → George Bryan branch (Generation 4). Parentage primary-source-corroborated via [F.105](../F-Church-Vital/F.105.yaml) Ancestry NJ Baptism Index + [I.84](I.84.yaml) Bioguide + [F.106](../F-Church-Vital/F.106.yaml) NJ Deaths and Burials Index = 5-source consilience. Y-LINE DEFINITIVELY DEAD-END per [F.106](../F-Church-Vital/F.106.yaml) Marital Status: SINGLE at age 58 death = lifelong bachelor, no biological children, branch terminates. [F.106](../F-Church-Vital/F.106.yaml) also reports death 30 Sep 1866 (vs Wikipedia 29 Aug — 32-day discrepancy unresolved) + death location Long Branch Monmouth NJ (refines/refutes Bioguide's 'probably Shark River' hedge)
- I.84 US Congress Bioguide entry C000749 — 'COOPER, George Byran [sic] 1808-1866' — duplicates [I.83](I.83.yaml) Wikipedia career data + adds 'interment probably at Shark River, N.J.' burial-location lead (NEW) + spells middle name 'Byran' (= likely Bioguide typo vs Wikipedia/baptism 'Bryan'). Identifies same person as [I.83](I.83.yaml) + [F.105](../F-Church-Vital/F.105.yaml) at federal-government-published level
- I.65 Biographical and genealogical history of Morris county, New Jersey (1899) — Daniel Cooper Sr. dedicated biography p. 414 + Cross family chapter p. 326+
- D.152 Ancestry Marriage & Divorce search 'John Cooper' Married 1790-1810 In NJ — 36 hits — NULL for Benjamin's son John H Cooper of Lebanon Twp(A.1 candidate); 6 distinct John Cooper marriages 1804-1810 NJ but ALL in Bergen/Middlesex/Mercer/Morris/Gloucester/Monmouth counties (NONE in Hunterdon = Benjamin's home county; NONE with 'H' middle initial); strongest candidate: 7 Aug 1808 Morris NJ (= Cooper-family-county) — but no documented A.1 connection
- G.108 Find a Grave memorial 7633056 - John G. Cooper, Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
- D.257 1850 US Federal Census, Schedule I Free Inhabitants - Jackson, Jackson Co., Michigan; page 26; enumerated 20 July 1850 by C. W. Penny, Ass't Marshal.