Grave has been located flag male ancestor  Moses Dickinson  COOLEY

  (b. 26 September 1791 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA   d. 10 November 1868 Amherst, Massachusetts, USA )  

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Moses Dickinson COOLEY was born 26 September 1791 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA

Moses Dickinson COOLEY was the child of Daniel COOLEY   and   Mary DICKINSON? BOLTWOOD?

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

Moses Dickinson  married  Lucy FIELD 18 November 1812 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Lucy FIELD  was born 23 September 1791 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst).  Lucy died 5 September 1851 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst). 

Moses Dickinson COOLEY died 10 November 1868 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
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Occupation

Moses Dickinson COOLEY was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.

He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
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farmer
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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Moses Dickinson COOLEY married Grave has been locatedflag female ancestor Lucy FIELD-- Date: 18 November 1812 Place: Amherst, Massachusetts, USA


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birth1791 Birth
26 September 1791
Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
marriage1812 Marriage / Partner
Moses Dickinson COOLEY and Lucy FIELD 18 November 1812, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)

He was 21 years old.
1818 Birth of Child
Sarah Field COOLEY was born 2 February 1818, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)

Moses Dickinson was 26 years old.
1837 Death of Child
Sarah Field COOLEY died 2 July 1837, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)

Moses Dickinson was 45 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Lucy FIELD died 5 September 1851, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA (North Amherst) (South Amherst)
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Death
Name: Moses D. Cooley
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 10 Nov 1868
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts
Age: 77
Birth Date: 1791
Birth Place: Amherst
Occupation: Farmer
Race:
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Daniel Cooley
Father's Birthplace: Sunderland
Mother's Name: Mary Dickinson
Mother's Birthplace: Amherst
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 53

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Moses D. Cooley, 10 Nov 1868; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, reference v 5 p 53; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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West Cemetery Amherst Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Lot 50 Grave B

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Moses is buried at: West Cemetery Amherst Hampshire County Massachusetts, USA Plot: Lot 50 Grave B
Added: 4/18/2017 10:31:06 AM - Updated: 3/1/2025 2:03:32 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

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1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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