Hayes Ancestors and related families - Cooley Family Line
Horace Cooley & Sarah Vincent & Family - Brome, Quebec
Horace Cooley & Sarah Vincent
Horace Cooley & Sarah Vincent - St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec
Cooley Family Memorial - St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec
Note: The following correction:
"1837 Orcelia Adelaide (nee Cooley) 1884
Wife of Peter E. D. Hayes"
Cooley Family - Four Generations - St. John's Cemetery, West Shefford (Bromont), Quebec
Children of Orcelia Adelaide Cooley & Peter Edward Dudley Hayes
Notable Descendants of Benjamin Cooley [Springfield, Mass. c.1642-1643]:
Notable Descendant - Richard Morris Hunt - Architect
Notable Descendant - Emily Elizabeth Dickinson - American Poet
An example of an early New England family home that was also used as
a Garrison House for protection against attacks from Native American
Indian tribes.
As soon as roads were built and well enough developed - horse drawn
stagecoaches were used to transport passengers, mail and goods between
towns and across regions.
Leading up to the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games – the Olympic
Torch Relay started on October 30, 2009 in Victoria, British Columbia –
as day one of the 106 day journey through over 1,000 communities across
Canada (including historic West Shefford (Bromont), Magog and
Saint-Lin-Laurentides, Quebec).
Early New England Settlers - Benjamin Cooley [Springfield, Mass. c.1642-1643] & Sarah - were ancestors of:
Richard Morris Hunt (1828-1895) - American
Architect - Designed: Pedestal for the Statue of Liberty; Facade of the
Metropolitan Museum of Art; The Biltmore Estate ...
Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830-1886) - American Poet