John Cooley
- Born: 23 Oct 1774, Lyme, New London, Conneticut 417
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• Background Information: 417
John Cooley was the son of Mathew and Jemina Rogers Cooley. He was born on 24 May 1744 in Lyme, Connecticut, and died there on 4 Jul 1774. He married Lydia Anderson on 8 Feb 1768 in Lyme. Lydia was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Minor Anderson. Elizabeth was born on 13 Sep 1748. She married a second time on 15 Jan 1784 to Elixah Robbins.
John and Lydia's children, all born in Lyme:
• Seleah, b. 24 Jun 1768, married 14 Now 1793, Somers, Connecticut to Joseph Waller (Walker)
• Mehitable, b. 3 Nov 1769
• Matthew, b. 8 Jun 1771, married 21 Oct 1798 to Prudence Ray, b. 19 Nov 1777, d. 19 Apr 1838; m. second 17 Jun 1838 to Minerva Marvin, b. 29 Feb 1808.
• Theada, b. 31 Dec 1772
• John, b. 23 Oct 1774
The Cooley Genealogy: The Descendants of Ensign Benjamin Cooley, p. 398
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