Samuel Cooper (1740 - 1800)

Born 1740 in Norwich, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Susanna (Bransby) Cooper — married 31 Dec 1761 in Shottesham All Saints, Norfolk, England

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1800 at about age 60 in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England

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Biography

Samuel died on Tuesday 7 January 1800, in the town of Yarmouth, Norfolk, England where he was the Minister of the parish church, and was buried at his own church on 14 January 1800:

January 14 The Rev'd S. Cooper D.D. aged 61, late Minister of this Parish. ^[1]

This fulsome obituary appeared in the Ipswich Journal on Saturday 11 January:

Yarmouth Jan. 10

On Tuesday last died, after a long and gradual

decay, in the 61st year of his age, the Rev. Dr.

Cooper, Minister of this Town, and Rector of Mor-

ley and Yelverton, in the County of Norfolk. The

faculties of his active mind till sickness had depriv-

ed him of the powers of exertion, were strenuously

employed in the duties of his profession as a divine,

in the exercise of his functions as a magistrate, and

in schemes of general utility and extensive benefi-

cence as a member of the community, His writings,

whether religious or political were uniformly

distinguished by an ardent zeal for the encrease of

Christian faith and practice, and an animated attach-

ment to the civil and ecclesiastical establishment of

his country. Fervent in devotion, boundless in

charity , warm in friendship, placable in controversy,

social in public, and affectionate in private life;

while proper allowances are made for human frailty,

his memory will be long cherished by those who

knew him, with mingled regret, esteem and veneration.

He was formerly of Magdalen col. Cambridge, where

he proceeded A.B. 1760, A.M. 1763, D.D. 1777. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DRW3-FDS?cc=1824688&wc=M62Y-3TR%3A160239801%2C161132301%2C161137401%2C160239804 : 20 May 2014), Norfolk > Yarmouth > 1798-1805 > Baptisms, Marriages, Burials > image 115 of 443; Record Office, Central Library, Norwich.
2. ↑ Ipswich Journal 11 January 1800 page 2-3, British Newspaper Archive online. https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/ViewArticle?id=BL%2F0000191%2F18000111%2F006%2F0002&browse=true&noTouch=true

• History of Parliament online 1820-1832: COOPER, Robert Bransby (1762-1845), of Furney Hill, Dursley, Glos. and 60 Jermyn Street, Mdx

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Cooper-3837 created through the import of hall_reade(2).ged on Aug 31, 2012 by Peter Hall. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Peter and others.