Asahel Cooley (1719 - 1742)

Born 24 Oct 1719 in Longmeadow, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Jul 1742 at age 22 in Wallingford, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America

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Biography

Asahel was born in 1719. He was the son of Joseph Cooley and Mary Dorchester. He passed away in 1742.

Asahel was the father of two children.

Birth

1719 - ^[1], ^[2], ^[3], ^[4], ^[5]

Marriage

Spouse: Mary Unknown. ^[4], ^[5]
[6]

Death

1742 - ^[7], ^[4], ^[5]

In May 1743, Mary Cooley petitioned the Hartford Assembly to sell his lands to pay for his debts.^[8]

Burial

~dd July 1742 - ^[7]
xxx Cemetery
city, xxx County, State, USA.
Plot: .
There is no Find A Grave memorial known to exist.

Research Notes

1. Father: Joseph Cooley. ^[4], ^[5], ^[1]
   
2. Mother: Mary Dorchester. ^[4], ^[5], ^[1]
   
3. Asahel (Cooley #530) is listed on page 820 of the Cooley book. ^[4]
   

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJX-2WL : 12 December 2014), Ashel Cooley, 24 Oct 1719; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPJN-6MQ : 12 December 2014), Ashel Cooley, 24 Oct 1719; citing , Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, Springfield City Hall; FHL microfilm 185,414.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC31-JHD : 4 December 2014), Ashel Cooley, 24 Oct 1719; citing , SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS, 2:1789VXT; FHL microfilm 185,416.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5} Cooley: Page 820.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} Source: #OR01 LDS PRF.
6. ↑ .
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} .
8. ↑ Hoadly, Charles J., "The Public Record of the Colony of Connecticut, October 1735-October 1743", Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, 1874, Page 539-540. (https://www.cga.ct.gov/hco/books/The_Public_Records_of_the_Colony_of_Connecticut_1735-1743.pdf)

Cooley, Mortimer E. The Cooley Genealogy: the Descendants of Ensign Benjamin Cooley. (Rutland, VT., M. E. Cooley, 1941).

Other Resources

OR01 Pedigree Resource File. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SBQ5-2MW : accessed 2017-01-25), entry for Asahel /Cooley/. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

Acknowledgments

Thanks to [xxx x] for Find A Grave memorial.