Source: Records of the Descendants of Nathaniel Ely: The Emigrant, who Settled First ...
By Nathaniel Ely, Amanda Graves Ely Terry
CAPT. FESTUS COOLEY, son of Huldah Ely, was born in West Springfield, Mass., May 19, 1784,and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 9, 1872. He married in Suffield, Conn., February 2, 1810, DEBORAH, daughter of Eber and Jerusha PHELPS. She was born in Granby, Conn., September, 1789, and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 4, 1876. Capt. Cooley removed with his wife from West Springfield, Mass., to Elyria, Ohio, in June, 1817, to take charge of a grist mill and a saw mill, which had been erected the previous year for Heman Ely. He continued in charge of these mills for several years; then engaged in farming, which he followed until he became advanced in years, when he gave up business and resided in the village of Elyria until his death. His wife, before removing to Elyria, was a Baptist, but on her arrival, there being no such organization in Elyria, she did not unite with any church until August, 1831, when, with her two daughters, Huldah and Harriet, she joined the Presbyterian Church, of which she was a consistent and devoted member during her life. Her husband also joined the same church in July, 1858.
Source: History of Lorain County, Ohio, Williams, Philadelphia, 1879;
CAPTAIN FESTUS COOLEY commanded a company of Massachusetts troops in the war of 1812. He marched his company to Boston, but as Massachusetts troops were not permitted by the governor to leave the State, it is not believed that the company of Capt. Cooley were guilty of shedding any British blood. He came to Elyria. from Springfield on foot, arriving the 29th day of May, 1817, and immediately took charge of both the saw and grist mills that were erected in 1816. He put them in good order, and all things seemed to prosper in the way of making improvements in the wilderness. Mr. Beebe says "every man worked with a will; there were no drones in those days." In the spring of 1819, Capt. Cooley went east, and returned with his family in August of the same year. He moved into the old tavern stand, built by Mr. Beebe and George Douglas, which he occupied for about a year, until Mr. Beebe arrived with his bride. Capt. Cooley lived in this town until the time of his death, August 9, 1872, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Cooley survived him several years; she died August 4, 1876. He was a kind and obliging neighbor and friend, and died without an enemy. He was the father of several daughters, who all died soon after reaching maturity. His only son Festus, late of Elyria, now of Blue Rapids, Kansas, is his only surviving child.
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By Nathaniel Ely, Amanda Graves Ely Terry
CAPT. FESTUS COOLEY, son of Huldah Ely, was born in West Springfield, Mass., May 19, 1784,and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 9, 1872. He married in Suffield, Conn., February 2, 1810, DEBORAH, daughter of Eber and Jerusha PHELPS. She was born in Granby, Conn., September, 1789, and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 4, 1876. Capt. Cooley removed with his wife from West Springfield, Mass., to Elyria, Ohio, in June, 1817, to take charge of a grist mill and a saw mill, which had been erected the previous year for Heman Ely. He continued in charge of these mills for several years; then engaged in farming, which he followed until he became advanced in years, when he gave up business and resided in the village of Elyria until his death. His wife, before removing to Elyria, was a Baptist, but on her arrival, there being no such organization in Elyria, she did not unite with any church until August, 1831, when, with her two daughters, Huldah and Harriet, she joined the Presbyterian Church, of which she was a consistent and devoted member during her life. Her husband also joined the same church in July, 1858.
Source: History of Lorain County, Ohio, Williams, Philadelphia, 1879;
CAPTAIN FESTUS COOLEY commanded a company of Massachusetts troops in the war of 1812. He marched his company to Boston, but as Massachusetts troops were not permitted by the governor to leave the State, it is not believed that the company of Capt. Cooley were guilty of shedding any British blood. He came to Elyria. from Springfield on foot, arriving the 29th day of May, 1817, and immediately took charge of both the saw and grist mills that were erected in 1816. He put them in good order, and all things seemed to prosper in the way of making improvements in the wilderness. Mr. Beebe says "every man worked with a will; there were no drones in those days." In the spring of 1819, Capt. Cooley went east, and returned with his family in August of the same year. He moved into the old tavern stand, built by Mr. Beebe and George Douglas, which he occupied for about a year, until Mr. Beebe arrived with his bride. Capt. Cooley lived in this town until the time of his death, August 9, 1872, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Cooley survived him several years; she died August 4, 1876. He was a kind and obliging neighbor and friend, and died without an enemy. He was the father of several daughters, who all died soon after reaching maturity. His only son Festus, late of Elyria, now of Blue Rapids, Kansas, is his only surviving child.
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Source: Records of the Descendants of Nathaniel Ely: The Emigrant, who Settled First ...
By Nathaniel Ely, Amanda Graves Ely Terry
CAPT. FESTUS COOLEY, son of Huldah Ely, was born in West Springfield, Mass., May 19, 1784,and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 9, 1872. He married in Suffield, Conn., February 2, 1810, DEBORAH, daughter of Eber and Jerusha PHELPS. She was born in Granby, Conn., September, 1789, and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 4, 1876. Capt. Cooley removed with his wife from West Springfield, Mass., to Elyria, Ohio, in June, 1817, to take charge of a grist mill and a saw mill, which had been erected the previous year for Heman Ely. He continued in charge of these mills for several years; then engaged in farming, which he followed until he became advanced in years, when he gave up business and resided in the village of Elyria until his death. His wife, before removing to Elyria, was a Baptist, but on her arrival, there being no such organization in Elyria, she did not unite with any church until August, 1831, when, with her two daughters, Huldah and Harriet, she joined the Presbyterian Church, of which she was a consistent and devoted member during her life. Her husband also joined the same church in July, 1858.
Source: History of Lorain County, Ohio, Williams, Philadelphia, 1879;
CAPTAIN FESTUS COOLEY commanded a company of Massachusetts troops in the war of 1812. He marched his company to Boston, but as Massachusetts troops were not permitted by the governor to leave the State, it is not believed that the company of Capt. Cooley were guilty of shedding any British blood. He came to Elyria. from Springfield on foot, arriving the 29th day of May, 1817, and immediately took charge of both the saw and grist mills that were erected in 1816. He put them in good order, and all things seemed to prosper in the way of making improvements in the wilderness. Mr. Beebe says "every man worked with a will; there were no drones in those days." In the spring of 1819, Capt. Cooley went east, and returned with his family in August of the same year. He moved into the old tavern stand, built by Mr. Beebe and George Douglas, which he occupied for about a year, until Mr. Beebe arrived with his bride. Capt. Cooley lived in this town until the time of his death, August 9, 1872, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Cooley survived him several years; she died August 4, 1876. He was a kind and obliging neighbor and friend, and died without an enemy. He was the father of several daughters, who all died soon after reaching maturity. His only son Festus, late of Elyria, now of Blue Rapids, Kansas, is his only surviving child.
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By Nathaniel Ely, Amanda Graves Ely Terry
CAPT. FESTUS COOLEY, son of Huldah Ely, was born in West Springfield, Mass., May 19, 1784,and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 9, 1872. He married in Suffield, Conn., February 2, 1810, DEBORAH, daughter of Eber and Jerusha PHELPS. She was born in Granby, Conn., September, 1789, and died in Elyria, Ohio, August 4, 1876. Capt. Cooley removed with his wife from West Springfield, Mass., to Elyria, Ohio, in June, 1817, to take charge of a grist mill and a saw mill, which had been erected the previous year for Heman Ely. He continued in charge of these mills for several years; then engaged in farming, which he followed until he became advanced in years, when he gave up business and resided in the village of Elyria until his death. His wife, before removing to Elyria, was a Baptist, but on her arrival, there being no such organization in Elyria, she did not unite with any church until August, 1831, when, with her two daughters, Huldah and Harriet, she joined the Presbyterian Church, of which she was a consistent and devoted member during her life. Her husband also joined the same church in July, 1858.
Source: History of Lorain County, Ohio, Williams, Philadelphia, 1879;
CAPTAIN FESTUS COOLEY commanded a company of Massachusetts troops in the war of 1812. He marched his company to Boston, but as Massachusetts troops were not permitted by the governor to leave the State, it is not believed that the company of Capt. Cooley were guilty of shedding any British blood. He came to Elyria. from Springfield on foot, arriving the 29th day of May, 1817, and immediately took charge of both the saw and grist mills that were erected in 1816. He put them in good order, and all things seemed to prosper in the way of making improvements in the wilderness. Mr. Beebe says "every man worked with a will; there were no drones in those days." In the spring of 1819, Capt. Cooley went east, and returned with his family in August of the same year. He moved into the old tavern stand, built by Mr. Beebe and George Douglas, which he occupied for about a year, until Mr. Beebe arrived with his bride. Capt. Cooley lived in this town until the time of his death, August 9, 1872, at the advanced age of eighty-six years. Mrs. Cooley survived him several years; she died August 4, 1876. He was a kind and obliging neighbor and friend, and died without an enemy. He was the father of several daughters, who all died soon after reaching maturity. His only son Festus, late of Elyria, now of Blue Rapids, Kansas, is his only surviving child.
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SIDE 1: " Mary B. WILLIAMS Died Feb 4, 1873, aged 21 yrs / Henry F. WILLIAMS died Dec 17, 1873 aged 28 yrs" SIDE 2: "Harriet / Huldah / Isabella" SIDE 3: "Festus COOLEY died Aug 14, 1872 aged 88 yrs / Deborah COOLEY died Aug 4, 1876 aged 86 years" FOO
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