James Lewis COOPER

(b. 08/14/1848 , Clarkson, New York, USA d. 12/07/1918 , Amber, Michigan, USA )
Age: 70

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James Lewis COOPER was born 08/14/1848 in Clarkson, New York, USA

James Lewis COOPER was the child of Nelson COOPER and Elsie Jane CHILDS and the grandchild of: (paternal) John C. COOPER and Margaret SIMMONS (maternal) Samuel CHILDS and Anna REDMAN

James Lewis was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

James Lewis married Lorinda Rebecca HART . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Lorinda Rebecca HART was born 02/24/1841 in Rose, New York, USA. Lorinda Rebecca died 12/16/1925 in Ludington, Michigan, USA. Lorinda Rebecca was the child of Hiram HART and Angeline CUSHMAN.

James Lewis COOPER died 12/07/1918 in Amber, Michigan, USA.

Parents:
Nelson Cooper (1822 - 1906)
Elsie Jane Childs Cooper (1828 - 1905)

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Family and Children of James Lewis COOPER

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James Lewis COOPER married

Lorinda Rebecca HART-- Place:
Lorinda Rebecca HART was the child of Hiram HART and Angeline CUSHMAN

Children:
William D Cooper (1872 - 1899)*
Jay S. Cooper (1874 - 1953)*
Fred C Cooper (1877 - 1907)*
Rose Mae Cooper Berger (1880 - 1941)*
Bertha B Cooper (1883 - 1968)*
Elsia Jane Cooper (1886 - 1917)*
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Children of James Lewis COOPER and Lorinda Rebecca HART:

William D. COOPER (b.06/15/1872, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA d. 10/29/1899, Amber, Mason County, Michigan, USA)

Jay S. COOPER (b.08/10/1875, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, USA d. 10/24/1953, Scotsville, Mason, Michigan, USA)
m. Mabel Irene PARMELEE

Fred C. COOPER (b.11/17/1877, Wayne County, New York, USA d. 04/20/1907, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

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1848 Birth
08/14/1848
Clarkson, New York, USA

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1872 Birth of Child
William D. COOPER was born 06/15/1872, Eaton Rapids, Eaton County, Michigan, USA

James Lewis was 23 years old.

1875 Birth of Child
Jay S. COOPER was born 08/10/1875, Charlotte, Eaton, Michigan, USA

James Lewis was 27 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 Birth of Child
Fred C. COOPER was born 11/17/1877, Wayne County, New York, USA

James Lewis was 29 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1899 Death of Child
William D. COOPER died 10/29/1899, Amber, Mason County, Michigan, USA

James Lewis was 51 years old.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Death of Child
Fred C. COOPER died 04/20/1907, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

James Lewis was 58 years old.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany