Hi All, Thought I would re-post names and dates of my early Coopers in hopes of a connection to other researchers following my line. Thomas and Ann COOPER were originally from Ireland. They settled in Wine Harbour, Guysborough County, N.S. Canada and raised a family of nine. Some of their families stayed in Wine Harbour, others left for U.S.A and others to parts unknown. Thomas Cooper, b. Aug 17 1778 (Wexford, Ireland or Gibraltar) d. Nov 2 1864 (Wine Harbour, N.S. Canada) m. Ann Loftus or Altomus b. 1801 d. 1880 Their sons and daughters: 1a) Thomas Cooper, b.1828 d.1888 m.1)Mary Riley 2)Mary Clary 1b) Thomas Cooper, b.1861 2b) Mary Cooper, b.1862 Step-children from 2nd marriage: 3b) Michael John O'Brien, b.1851 4b) Elizabeth O'Brien, b.1855 5b) John Bruce O'Brien, b.1858 6b) James Paul O'Brien, b.1860 7b) Mary Alice O'Brien, b.1863 8b) Patric O'Brien, b.1865 2a) Ellen Cooper, b.1830 d.1914 m. Matthew Thomas McGrath 1b) Thomas Matthew McGrath, b.1869 d.1942 2b) Agnes Ann McGrath, b.1870 d.1955 3a) Robert Dixon Cooper, b.1833 d.1908 m.1861 Elloner Sears 1b) Elizabeth Cooper, b.1862 d.1934 (Boston) m. James Deery 2b) Benjamin T.M. Cooper, b.1864 d.1917 (Mass.) m.Ann Scanlon 3b) Garret Joseph Cooper, b.1866 d.1952 4b) Robert Vincent Cooper, b.1868 d.1930 5b) John Sears Cooper, b.1870 d.1935 6b) Ann Cooper, b.1874 d.1899 (Boston) 7b) Ellen Cooper, b.1878 d.1928 m.William MacDonald 4a) John Cooper, b. Oct 12 1835 d.Oct 4 1904 m.1864 Elizabeth Sears 1b) Thomas Cooper, b.1864 d.1946 m.1890 Mae Scanlon 2b) Elizabeth (Libby) Cooper, b.1866 d.1940 m.1888 Thomas Corneally 3b) Anne Frances Cooper, b.1868 d.1936 m.1895 John McKenna 4b) Mary Cooper (Minnie), b.1870 d.1946 m.1893 John Doyle 5b) John Patrick Cooper, b.1872 d.1952 m. Jeanette Scanlon 6b) Paul Joseph Cooper, b.1874 d.1944 m. Kathleen O'Dell 5a) Elizabeth Cooper, b.1842 d.1875 m.1863 John Sears 1b) John Francis Sears, b.1863 d.1918 2b) Ann Margaret Sears, b.1868 d.1884 3b) Thomas Vincent Sears, b.1871 4b) Frances Sears, b.1873 5b) William Sears, b.1875 6a) Anne Cooper, b.1843 d.1878 m.1870 George D. Sears 1b) Thomas Lawrence Sears, b.1871 d.1937 2b) John Ronald Sears, b.1873 d.1950 3b) Margaret A. Sears, b.1874 d.1882 7a) Hannah Cooper, b.1844 m.Edward Ronan 1b) Peter Ronan, b.1865 2b) Thomas Ronan, b.1866 d.1895 3b) Annie Ronan, b.1868 4b) Catharine Ronan, b.1869 5b) John Ronan, b.1871 6b) Hannah Ronan, b.1876 7b) Mary Ronan, b.1883 8a) Mary Cooper, b.1846 d.1898 m.John Gillis 1b) Andrew Gillis, b.1868 d.1926 2b) Cristy Gillis, b.1872 3b) Mary Bell Gillis, b.1875 d.1901 4b) Hugh Angus Gillis, b.1878 d.1895 9a) Paul Cooper, b.1848 d.1871/81 Sincerely, Patti Shields