Benjamin John Cooper (1828 - 1880)

Born 9 Mar 1828 in Babraham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Francess (Holben) Gee — married 26 Nov 1863 in Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1880 at about age 51 in Mondamin, Harrison, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1828. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Cooper of Babraham Cambridge, England. Family say that Benjamin died in Canada about 1879-80, and that He died in Dorchester, Ontario. He married Francis Holben on November 26, 1863, in Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England. Family also said that Benjamin was well educated and that He had graduated from Oxford University in Oxford.

Benjamin, son of John Cooper & Elizabeth, was baptised on 9 March 1828 in Babraham, Cambridge, England.^[1]

In the 1851 census Benjaman (age 23) was the son of John Cooper in Boxworth, Cambridgeshire, England.^[2]

Benjamin married Frances Holben on 26 November 1863 in Bourn, Cambridge, England.^[3]

Benjamin arrived in 1871 in Ontario, Canada^[4]

In the 1871 census Benjaman (age 43), Farm Labourer, was married in Dorchester North, Middlesex East, Ontario.^[5]

No death record has been found. However his wife remarried about 1881, so this profile shows he died before then. He may be buried in Little Sioux Cemetery, Mondamin, Harrison County, Iowa, USA. More research is needed.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
   England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1040364
   Ancestry Record 9841 #49383358 (accessed 7 July 2022)
   Benjamin Cooper baptism on 9 Mar 1828, son of John Cooper & Elizabeth, in Babraham, Cambridge, England.
2. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1749; Folio: 395; Page: 17; GSU roll: 193646; ED, institution, or vessel: 4; Household Schedule Number: 49
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8860 #6192334 (accessed 7 July 2022)
   Benjaman Cooper (23) son in household of John Cooper (65) in Boxworth in St Ives registration district in Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England.
3. ↑ Marriage: "England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973"
   England, Marriages, 1538-1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 1818369
   Ancestry Record 9852 #2518967 (accessed 7 July 2022)
   Benjamin Cooper (35) marriage to Frances Holben on 26 Nov 1863 in Bourn, Cambridge, England.
4. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s"
   Place: Ontario, Canada; Year: 1871; Page Number: 70
   Ancestry Record 7486 #2878614 (accessed 7 July 2022)
   Name: Benjamin Cooper; Age: 43; Birth Year: abt 1828; Arrival Year: 1871; Arrival Place: Ontario, Canada; Primary Immigrant: Cooper, Benjamin; Source Publication Code: 1823.21; Annotation: Date and place of census. Census films are available from the National Archives of Canada. Place of birth, religion, ethnicity, occupation, district, subdistrict, division, and page of original record are also provided.; Source Bibliography: ELLIOTT, BRUCE S. Index to the 1871 Census of Ontario: London, Middlesex. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Society, 1990. 405p.;
   Household Members:
   Benjamin Cooper.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1871; Census Place: Dorchester North, Middlesex East, Ontario; Roll: C-9904; Page: 45; Family No: 150
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1578 #1587339 (accessed 7 July 2022)
   Benjaman Cooper (43), married, Farm Labourer, in Dorchester North, Middlesex East, Ontario. Born in England.