Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Caleb Frederick Cope and Josephine Porter




Husband Caleb Frederick Cope 1 2




           Born: 18 Jul 1797 - Greensburg, Westmoreland Co, PA 2
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           Died: 12 May 1888 3
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         Father: William Cope (      -      ) 1 2 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Rohrer (      -      ) 2 4


       Marriage: 21 Apr or Dec 1864 - Philadelphia, PA 5

   Other Spouse: Abby Ann Cope (      -1845) 6

• 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 Josephine Porter 5

           Born: 16 Feb 1836 - Columbia, Maury Co, TN
     Christened: 
           Died: 8 Mar 1896 - Philadelphia, PA
         Buried: 


Children
1 M Caleb Frederick Cope 5

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2 M Porter Farquharson Cope 5

           Born: 15 Jun 1869 - Philadelphia, PA
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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.


General Notes: Wife - Josephine Porter

from Nashville, TN


Notes: Marriage

They were married at St. Luke's P. E. Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; ceremony by Rev. M. A. De Wolfe Howe, Rector.

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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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