Cooper Family

The little house on Wharf Lane at number 10 (later called 14) was owned and occupied by the Cooper family for about 100 years, starting in 1852. Charlotte Cooper married John Johnson Chase, son of Benjamin Chase, a former (died 1831) village landholder and resident. Charlotte and John bought the property including the “cottage dwelling house” located there from John and Ruth Johnson who lived at 1 Wharf Lane. After John Chase died, Charlotte sold the property to her brother George Cooper in 1869, a carpenter, who lived there with his family in the late 1800’s. George passed it on to his son Albert Cooper and his wife Mary who resided there into the 1920’s. At that point it was sold to Albert’s daughter Ida Cooper Smith who was to become the last occupant of the house. The house burned down in 1958.

Ida’s son Frank Albert Smith purchased 27 River Rd., the Toll Keeper’s house, in 1917. He sold it to his son Frank Smith Jr., known as “Red” Smith, in 1946. It stayed in the same Smith family until the present day.

Some of the Cooper descendants (Frank A. Smith) were involved with other nearby properties on Wharf Lane through marriages to members of the Colby-Follette family since Frank Smith had married Franc Follette.

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Josiah Cooper of Newbury m Sophia Pattee, int. July 12, 1815. Children:

Charlotte P. Cooper m John J. Chase of Haverhill int. Aug. 16, 1839. In the 1850 census John, Charlotte and daughter Maria are listed between (Sam Foot, John Ladd,) and ( F Woodman,  George Cooper including Maria, Albert, and Charlotte). Children of Charlotte and John:

  • Maria T. Chase …  1860 census living with George and Maria and Albert. She dies a single woman in 1875. Probate: 35038.

Elisebeth Cooper (Nov 13, 1816 – 1896) m Jonathan Osgood of Haverhill, int. July 20, 1832. Elisabeth was apparently only age 16 at her marriage. Jonathan (John) is son of Moses and Sarah, born July 12, 1811, died Apr 11,1892.  He is buried in E. Haverhill. He was captain of a steamer. Elizabeth died widowed Mar 25, 1896. Child:

  • Lizzy Osgood born June 19, 1848 d. of John, b. Salisbury, shoemaker, and Elizabeth, b. Amesbury. Lizzy at age 56 married James H. Murray Nov 11, 1906, son of Basile and Mary.

Elbridge G. Cooper, cordwainer, b 1821 m1 Charlotte M. Kennet of West Newbury, int. June 30, 1842 , m2 Sept. 22, 1845 Mary P. Silloway  who died Oct. 10, 1846, milliner d. of David and Louiza Silloway ,m3 Elizabeth Sockens. Elbridge G. Cooper ??  d Sep 5 1896. Shoemaker b West Amesbury bur Haverhill. Res E Haverhill.

{Elizabeth Iawkins Cooper d of John Iawkins b England died 26 Jan 1905 City Almshouse Haverhill, widowed, b abt 1820 spouse Elbridge Cooper

Elbridge and  Elizabeth Sockem had:

  • Hannah E cooper b abt 1854 m George W. Bray 10 Oct 1875 Newbury/ Newburyport.

George S. Cooper (abt 1824 – Apr 16, 1908 age 84) marries 1) Dec. 2, 1849 Maria b. England, 2) Abbia M. (1843 – Dec 19, 1892 age 49 yrs). George and Abbia are buried at Greenwood. Listed as Engineer in 1880 Census. Children:

  1. Charlotte Cooper (1850 census)
  2. Albert W. Cooper, carpenter b 2 Dec 1847 or 1849 Haverhill or Amesbury, d 21 Dec 1923. Res 1870 10 Wharf  Lane btw (Getchell, Bohanan) and Dean Morse (no George Cooper nearby). Albert m 26 Jun 1869 Haverhill Mary E Bradley(Davis) b abt 1843 Newport, NH d of Moses and Tryphena Davis. Mary died Dec 19, 1909. By the 1880 census Albert and family seem to have moved to somewhere else in Haverhill. Albert is working in a shoe factory, and his household includes Mary, Maria and Ida as well as 2 Lawtons boarders : he is cook in saloon, she is a domestic. Location btw Wm Brown and Aphia Bussell. By 1910 they seem to be back on Wharf Lane, their 1910 census location btw Germaine and James Pecker. However in 1910 only Albert, Ida and Ida’s two sons Frank and Earl are listed because Ida’s husband Frank and Albert’s wife Mary had died. 1920 census only Albert and Ida are listed, located btw Mutch (1 Wharf) and Murphy. Civil War Veteran, artifier, Co.B,U.S.Engineers,member of Major Howe G.A.R.Post#47,Haverhill,Ma. Children of Albert and Mary:
    1. Ida May Cooper born May 15 or  5 Oct 1872. She m 7 Nov 1891 Frank Henry Smith b England. Mother given as Mary E. Davis. She lived at 10 Wharf for many years, and was the last occupant of the house as it burned in 1958.

Ida May and Frank Henry Smith’s children:

  1. Son “Smith” b 1892.
  2. Earl L. Smith b abt 1898 m Rose A. Carrier 5 Apr 1920 Haverhill, MA.
  3. Frank Albert Smith born 9 Sep 1894 m Aug 3, 1917 Franc E Follett, d of John H. Follett and Rose M Bellman. Rosa Bellman had first married Charles Colby, s of Abram Colby and Hannah J. Ramsey. Franc’s sisters were Jeanette M. Colby, Pearl E Follette,  Maria Louise/Marion (Colby?) Tuck, and Blanche A (Colby) Wilson. In 1931 Blanche and her first husband Arthur H. Wilson bought the house at 19 Wharf Lane. Blanche later married her boarder James Bulgaris. They eventually also acquired the land diagonally across the street at #10(14) Wharf. In 1920 Mary/Marion Tuck bought the property at 4-6 Wharf Lane and in 1931 sold it to Frank Sweeney, owner of 1 Wharf Lane.
    Frank Smith was the administrator of  Ida’s estate. He owned  27 River Rd Toll Keeper’s house in 1917.  Frank A Smith in 1920 census is listed with wife and son Earl F. 3 houses before Mutch who owned 1 Wharf Lane at that time; this must be 27 River Rd. Children:

    1. Frank A. “Red” Smith b Mar 4, 1924 d Jan 5, 2012 Haverhill, m Annette. Children Gregory A, Dianne M., David A., Audrey m Charles Lehane. Bought 27 River Rd. from his father in 1946.
    2. Earl F “Bud” Smith d bef 2012.

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For related deeds see the house pages for 10(14) Wharf Lane, 4-6 Wharf Lane, 19 Wharf Lane, and 27 River Rd.