Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Caleb Frederick Cope and Abby Ann Cope




Husband Caleb Frederick Cope 1 2




           Born: 18 Jul 1797 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1888 3
         Buried: 


         Father: William Cope (      -      ) 1 2 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Rohrer (      -      ) 2 4


       Marriage: 

   Other Spouse: Josephine Porter (1836-1896) 5 - 21 Apr or Dec 1864 - Philadelphia, PA 5

• Biographical Sketch: from Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. 1 (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889).
To read this brief biographical sketch of his life and career, click here.




Wife Abby Ann Cope 6

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1845 6
         Buried: 


Children
1 F [Unk] Cope

           Born: 1839 6
     Christened: 
           Died: Abt 1845
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry



General Notes: Husband - Caleb Frederick Cope

Philadelphia, PA

He was a well-known merchant, a financier, and a patron and promoter of the fine arts.

He and his first wife were cousins.

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Sources


1 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 503.

2 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 307.

3 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 311.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 283.

5 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 310.

6 —, Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Biography of Pennsylvania, Vol. I (New York: Atlantic Publishing & Engraving Co., 1889), Pg 308.


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