Sarah (Cooper) Douglass (abt. 1766 - abt. 1814)

Born about 1766 in North Island of Vinalhaven, Hancock, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died about 9 Aug 1814 at about age 48 in Deer Isle, Hancock, Massachusetts

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Biography

Sarah "Sally" Cooper was born about 1766 in North Island of Vinalhaven (now North Haven), Hancock (now Knox) County, Province (now State) of Maine. She was the daughter of Lt. James and Huldah (Blackmore) Cooper.

Sarah married Robert Douglass, Jr. in North Haven in 1786. Per the 1790 Census Sarah and Robert resided in Vinalhaven (North Haven then a part of), Province of Maine. Sarah and Robert had at least seven children including Eleanor b. 1787, Alexander b. 1793, Hannah b. 1797, Robert b. 1801, Christopher b. 1802, Jenny b. 1803, and Hugh b. 1809.

The 1790 Census enumerates 3 household members including head of family--Robert, Jr. (1 male over 16) and 2 females assumed to be wife Sarah and daughter Eleanor. Also of note, are the neighboring households sequentially listed in the 1790 Census report including households of James Cooper Sr. (father of Sarah), James Cooper, Jr. (son of James Sr.), Thomas Cooper (also son of James Sr.), Robert Douglass Jr. (husband of Sarah), and Robert Douglass Sr. (father of Robert Jr.).

The 1800 Census for Vinalhaven for household of Robert Douglass enumerates 2 males under 10 years (Alexander and poss. Robert III), 1 male 26-44 (Robert, Jr.), 1 female under 10 years (Hannah), 1 female 10-15 (Eleanor), and 1 female 26-44 (wife Sarah).

Before 1810, the Douglass family removed to Isle au Haut, Deer Isle. In the 1810 Census for Deer Isle (of which Isle au Haut was a part), 8 household members are reported including 3 males under 10 (Robert, Hugh, ?), 1 male 10-15 (Alexander), 1 male 26-44 (Robert, HOH), 1 female 10-15 (poss. Jenny), 1 female 16-25 (poss. Hannah), and 1 female 26-44 (wife Sarah).

The 1820, 1830, and 1840 Censuses continue to report Robert Douglass's residence to be Deer Isle, Hancock County, Maine. Enumerations of older females commensurate with Sarah's age, however, no longer appear, and husband Robert Douglass is noted to have remarried in 1818.

Sarah passed away reportedly in Lincoln County, Maine on August 9, 1814.

Sources

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, Memorial ID# 150341717, Cites Robert Jr. and Sally (Cooper) Douglass as parents of their daughter Eleanor, Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150341717#source

• 1790 United States Federal Census for Robert Douglass and Household, Maine, Hancock, Vinalhaven. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #1 of 3). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: First Census of the United States, 1790 (NARA microfilm publication M637, 12 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.] (residence and household details)

• 1800 United States Federal Census for Robert Douglass and Household, Maine, Hancock, Vinalhaven. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1800 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #8 of 8). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Second Census of the United States, 1800. NARA microfilm publication M32 (52 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. Second Census of the United States, 1800: Population Schedules, Washington County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio; and Population Census, 1803: Washington County, Ohio. NARA microfilm publication M1804 (1 roll). (residence and household details)

• 1810 United States Federal Census for Robert Douglass and Household, Maine, Hancock, Deer Isle. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #4 of 13). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.] (residence and household details)

• 1820 United States Federal Census for Maine, Hancock, Deer Isle, Enumerated August 7, 1820. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #2 of 6). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.] (residence and household details)

• 1830 United States Federal Census for Robert Douglass and Household, Maine, Hancock, Deer Isle. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #7 of 28). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.] (residence and household details)

• 1840 United States Federal Census for Robert Douglass and Household, Maine, Hancock, Deer Isle. [Repository: Ancestry.com. 1840 United States Federal Census (database on-line, Frame #11 of 40). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. (NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.] (residence and household details)

• U.S., Find A Grave Index for mother Barbara (Alexander) Douglass, Extensive Bio, Memorial ID #162391253, Maintained by Barbara Beverage R (contributor 48220899): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162391253/barbara-douglass