Jesse Cope and Margaret Dixson

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Husband Jesse Cope ^{1 2}

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           Born: 28 Sep 1774 - Lancaster Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Feb 1832 - Ohio 1
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Cope (1730-1812) 1 2 3 4
         Mother: Mary Dickinson (1741-1805) 2

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       Marriage: 1801 5

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Wife Margaret Dixson ^{1 5}

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           Born: 3 May 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 Jul 1852 5
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         Father: Henry Dixson (      -      ) 5
         Mother: Elizabeth [Unk] (      -      ) 5

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Children

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1 F Elizabeth Cope

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           Born: 4 Aug 1802 - ? Fayette Co, PA 5
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           Died: 26 Nov 1847 - Ohio 5
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         Spouse: Mahlon Erwin (      -      ) 5

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2 F Mary Cope ⁵

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           Born: 3 Oct 1805 - ? Fayette Co, PA 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1879 - near Waterford, OH 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph Taylor (      -      ) 5

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3 F Hannah Cope ⁵

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           Born: 3 Jan 1809 5
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           Died: 24 Jul 1824 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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4 M Ellis Cope ⁵

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           Born: 19 Jan 1812 5
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           Died: 1872 - Columbiana Co, OH 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Amy Stratton (      -      ) 5

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5 M Samuel D. Cope ⁵

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           Born: 5 May 1815 - Columbiana Co, OH 5
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           Died: 24 Jun 1901 - Columbiana Co, OH 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Alice Rogers (1815-1864) 6

         Spouse: Mary Kridler (      -Bef 1901) 6
           Marr: Aft Feb 1864

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6 F Ann Cope ⁵

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           Born: 10 May 1818 5
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           Died: 30 Mar 1853 5
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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7 M Hiram Cope ⁵

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           Born: 11 Dec 1821 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 1903 - Indiana 5
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary J. Way (      -      ) 5

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8 F Lucinda Cope ⁵

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           Born: 4 Oct 1829 5
     Christened: 
           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Jesse Cope

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Until he was ten years old he lived in the county of his birth, but in 1784 he was brought to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he grew to manhood. Throughout the summer season he followed farming, in winter conducting a district school, although he had never had any special training for the pedagogical profession.
His marriage took place in 1801 and five years later, he, with his family, moved to Ohio, in company with his brother, Caleb, and purchased land near Leetonia in the Steubenville district, Columbiana County. After arriving on the site of his future home his first duty was the erection of a shelter for his family, the material used in the construction thereof being the trees felled to make room for the cabin. No material was wasted or time lost in removing the fallen trees, for no sooner had the crash of the fall ceased to re-echo through the forest than it was followed by a new sound, the sharp ring of the axe hewing out suitable lengths for the little home. The log cabin built on his arrival in the locality was used until 1819, when a larger edifice became necessary. By this time his fortunes had so prospered that he was well able to afford the spacious, substantial brick building that rose beside his former home, and which was still in use a century later. Like his parents and ancestors, he was a member of the Society of Friends. At his death he was the possessor of two hundred and eighty acres of fertile farm land, although his original tract had contained forty acres more, which he had disposed of at various times.

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General Notes: Wife - Margaret Dixson

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The source states that she was born in 1738, but this seems unlikely. Perhaps 1778 was meant?

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 25.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 100.

3 J. Smith Futhey & Gilbert Cope, History of Chester County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Louis H. Everts, 1881), Pg 502.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 370.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 101.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 102.