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Benjamin Cooley, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: 1745 (63-64)
Greenwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Place of Burial: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of Daniel Cooley and Elizabeth Cooley
Husband of Margaret Cooley
Father of Benjamin Cooley, Jr.; Keziah Brown / Goss; Azariah Cooley; Nathaniel Cooley; Zerviah Jennings Frost and 8 others
Brother of Daniel Cooley, II; Ens. Simon Cooley; John Cooley; Thomas Cooley; Elizabeth Field and 1 other

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About Benjamin Cooley, Sr.

Benjamin Cooley
BIRTH 28 Oct 1681, Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 1745 (aged 63–64), Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL Unknown Possible in Greenwich, Mass or Old Burying Ground Springfield, cemetery defunct to give way for the railroad. His wife, Margaret Bliss family were also Springfield residents. MEMORIAL ID 57496221, Photos by M Cooley

Samuel Bliss, father of Margaret Bliss Cooley b 1647, Nov 7 Springfield, Ma, died 1749 Jun 19 age 102, married 1672 Jan 2 Sarah Stebbins b 1654 Aug 18, d 1721 Nov 6. He was the son of Nathaniel Bliss of Springfield and the son of Wid. Margaret Bliss, d 1654 Nov 8, m 1646 Nov 20 Catherine Chapin, da of Deacon Samuel and Cicely Penny.

Sarah was the daughter of Lt. Thomas Stebbins, the son of the immigrant Rowland Stebbins b 1594 England d 1671 Dec 14 age 77 Northampton, MA where a granite cenotaph has been errected to his memory. He came to America in 1634, age 40, on the ship "Francis" from Bocking, Essex Co. , England.

Benjamin Cooley was an assessor and a selectman in Springfield, MA, and during the Canada Expedition served with Major Hawk's Company.

8 Children

1. Benjamin Cooley, II
Born 1701 Nov 5

2. Keziah Cooley GOSS
Born 1702 Oct 29
married 1723 Nov 25 Brookfield, MA
Philip Goss

3. Azariah Cooley
Born 1704 Aug 21

4. Nathaniel Cooley
Born 1706 Jun 24

5. Zerniah Cooley JENNINGS
Born 1709 Feb 29
Married 1727 Apr 12
Joseph Jennings, Jr. in Brimfield, MA

6. Margaret Cooley MORGAN
Born 1710 Jan 30
M 1729 Dec 25 Brimfield, MA
Joseph Morgan

7. Ebenezer Cooley
Born 1716 Jul 5

8. Son
Born 1717 Feb 22
Died 1717 Feb 23

Parents
Daniel Cooley 1651–1726
Elizabeth Wolcott Cooley 1662–1706

Spouse
Margaret Bliss Cooley 1683–1744 (m. 1701)

Siblings
Daniel Wolcott Cooley
1683–1773
Simon Cooley
1687–1746
John Cooley
1689–1761
Thomas Cooley
1693–1719
Elisabeth Cooley Field
1696–1781
William Cooley
1698–1775

Children
Benjamin Cooley
1701–1790
Keziah Cooley Goss Brown
1702–1745
Zerviah Cooley Frost
1708–1752
Margaret Cooley Morgan
1710–1754
Ebenezer Cooley
1716–1753

References
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57496221/benjamin-cooley
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~sam/cooley.html#P31549

Sources
Benjamin Cooley in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

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Benjamin Cooley, Sr.'s Timeline

1681
October 28, 1681
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1701
November 5, 1701
Springfield, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts
1702
October 29, 1702
Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1704
August 21, 1704
Springfield, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts
1706
June 24, 1706
Longmeadow, MA
1709
February 29, 1709
Ludlow, Massachusetts, United States
1710
January 30, 1710
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1715
August 19, 1715
Springfield,Hampden,Massachusetts
1716
July 5, 1716
Springfield, Hampshire County, Province of Massachusetts