Nathan A. Cooper

General Nathan A. Cooper (April 29, 1802 – July 25, 1879) was an American landowner, businessman, and military officer from Chester Township, New Jersey.

Nathan A. Cooper
BornApril 29, 1802
Chester Township
DiedJuly 25, 1879 (aged 77)
Resting placePleasant Hill Cemetery

Biography

He was born on April 29, 1802, to Abraham Cooper (1762–1818) and Anna Wills (1774–1856) in Chester Township.[1] He had a sister, Beulah Ann Cooper (1800–1885), who married Henry Seward.[2]

When he was 16 years old his father died and he inherited the family land. It included farming lands, an iron mine (operated by Marsh, Craig & Evans) and a grist-mill.[1] In 1826, his uncle, Nathan Cooper (1751–1834), built a new mill, now known as the Nathan Cooper Gristmill. Nathan A. inherited this mill when uncle Nathan died.[3][4] By 1854, he was commissioned a Brigadier General of the state cavalry.[5] In 1860, he built the General Nathan Cooper Mansion.[5]

He married Mary Henrietta Leddell in 1843. He died on July 25, 1879 and is buried at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Chester.[1][6][7]

References
  1. Brewster, Rev. James F. (1882). "Chester Township: General Nathan A. Cooper". History of Morris County, New Jersey. New York: W. W. Munsell & Co. pp. 211–2.
  2. "Mrs. Henry Seward". The New York Times. November 12, 1885. Retrieved 2008-06-04. Mrs. Henry Seward died at Chester, New Jersey on Monday evening.
  3. Greenidge, Frances (1974). "Nathan A. Cooper". Chester, New Jersey: A Scrapbook of History, 1713–1971. Chester, New Jersey: Chester Historical Society. pp. 52–3. OCLC 1009789.
  4. Kostrub, Nanci (November 21, 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nathan Cooper Gristmill". National Park Service.
  5. Karschner, Terry (June 5, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Cooper, Gen. Nathan, Mansion". National Park Service.
  6. "Abram W. Cooper". Biographical and Genealogical History of Morris County, New Jersey. Lewis Publishing Company. 1899. pp. 566–7. OCLC 20473027.
  7. "Veterans Buried at Pleasant Hill Cemetery". Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association.
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