Mary Cooper

     Mary was born in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut. She was the daughter of John Cooper and Mary Woolen. She was christened there on 15 August 1641 in the First Congregational Church.¹ Mary married Abraham Dickerman, son of Thomas Dickerman and Elinor Whittington, on 2 January 1658/59 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.¹ Abraham and Mary had children: Mary [1659-11/28/1728] [m. 6/21/1677 Samuel Bassett], Sarah [4/28/1663] [m. 10/02/1683 Nathaniel Sperry], Hannah [11/06/1665-12/25/1708] [ m. 7/06/1683 Caleb Chidsey], Ruth [4/05/1668] [m. 1687 Nathaniel Bradley], Abigail [9/26/1670-1752] [m. 1/21/1690 Ebenezer Sperry], Abraham [6/14/1673-6/__/1748] [m. 1/01/1698 Elizabeth Glover & 2nd. Susannah Chatterton], Isaac [11/07/1677-9/07/1758] [m. 6/30/1709 Mary Atwater & 2nd. 6/12/1754 Elizabeth Chidsey] & Rebecca [2/27/1679-10/13/1757] [m. Isaac Foote].¹ Mary departed this life on Sunday, 4 January 1705 in New Haven.¹ She was buried there in the Center Church Cemetery on the Green. The inscription on her tombstone reads: Mary Dickerman Aged 66 years Died January 4 1705.