"Matilda C., the eldest daughter of Cyrus Bent, was married to John Cooper. Mr. Cooper died in 1881, leaving a widow and four children. Their children's names are Edgar, Carl, Mary and William, and resided at Spring Hill, where Mr. Cooper had lived for several years previous to his death."[1]
Sources
↑ Black, Cyrus. Historical Record of the Posterity of William Black. Amherst, Nova Scotia. Amherst Gazette Stream Printing House, 1885.
"Canada, Marriages, 1661-1949," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F2LW-6D9 : accessed 22 December 2014), John Cooper and Matilda C. Bent, 06 Oct 1864; citing Nova Scotia, reference p3 cn56; FHL microfilm 1,298,866.
"Canada Census, 1871," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M4DD-NY6 : accessed 22 December 2014), Matilda Cooper in household of John Cooper, Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 98, line 3; Library and Archives Canada film number C-10555, Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,229,143.
"Canada Census, 1881," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MVXQ-W8N : accessed 22 December 2014), Matilda Cooper in household of John Cooper, Maccon, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing p. 85; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13177, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,813.
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