Died 21 Jan 1854 80y War 1812
Smith Copeland was born 15 JAN 1773 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died 21 JAN 1854 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York.
The Federal style limestone Copeland House at 7 Van Buren Street, Antwerp, NY, overlooking the river, was constructed by Ezra Church in 1816 and retains the only intact residential Federal period entrance in the village. This 10-room limestone house was sold to Smith and Polly Copeland, innkeepers, in 1819, then deeded to Clewly and Theophilus Copeland and remained in the Copeland family through at least 1887.
Smith COPELAND
15 Jan 1773 - 1854
BIRTH: 15 Jan 1773, Canterbury,,CT
CHRISTENING: 24 Jan 1773
DEATH: 1854
Father: William COPELAND
Mother: Sarah SMITH
Family 1 : Polly WETHERBEE
MARRIAGE: 4 Jun 1794
Bathsheba COPELAND
Clewley COPELAND
Theophilus COPELAND
Lucretia COPELAND
John T. COPELAND
Horatio COPELAND
________________________
________________________
Clewley Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Northampton, Mass., September 2, 1798, son of
Smith and Polly (Weatherbee) Copeland; married 1826,
Maria Stowell, born May 12, 1803, daughter of Oliver and
— — Stowell.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y. Occupation, Farmer and
Hotel-keeper.
Their child was :
639. 1. George, born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1827.
Maria (Stowell) Copeland died January 17, 1828; and
Clewley Copeland married second, 1831, Fanny Stowell,
born August 6, 1812, a sister of the first wife.
Their children were :
2. Oliver Smith, born in Antwerp, June 28, 1833; died
a bachelor Dec. 23, 1872.
3. Francis Clewley, born in Antwerp, Nov. 10, 1835;
died July 13, 1854 in Chicago of Cholera.
4. Charles Carroll, born in Antwerp, Nov. 8, 1838; a
bachelor.
640. 5. Fanny Maria, born in Antwerp, July 12, 1842.
6. William Henry Ellis, born in Antwerp, Nov. 1, 1845;
died Aug. 21, 1872, a bachelor.
Clewley Copeland died at Antwerp, August 28, 1878.
Fanny (Stowell) Copeland died December 11, 1890.
Clewley Copeland, born in Northampton, Mass., went to
Antwerp, N. Y., about 1823, and engaged in the business of
Farming and Hotel-keeping.
He retired at the age of 50 with a good fortune,— -supported
his father and mother and brothers, and sisters, and raised a
family of six.
He was an honest man, and led a Godly life.
Oliver Smith Copeland, second son of Clewley, was a Physician
and Surgeon, a graduate of the College of Physicians and Sur¬
geons of New York; became a Surgeon General in the War of the
Rebellion, marched with Sherman and has a good military record.
178 The Copeland Family
He died a bachelor at the Osage Mission, Kansas, December 23,
1872.
Charles C. Copeland, fourth son of Clewley, was a book agent
in Ohio in 1856, and also "stumped" that state the same year
for Buchanan; taught school in Kentucky in 1857-8; traveled
in all the South-western states in 1860 ; graduated at Albany Law
School in 1861; practiced his profession in Chicago until 1869,
at which time he retired with a handsome fortune; visited
Europe that same year, and again in 1870, going to the Vatican
Council and traveling through Italy, Spain, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and the British Islands. Sub¬
sequently he returned and established a ranch in Crawford
County, Kansas, and became a practical Farmer and Stock-
raiser.
301.
Theophilus Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1800, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland; married Caroline Bissell.
They had one daughter :
641. 1. Caroline.
The wife died; and he married second, Jane Bissell.
They had one daughter:
642. 2. Jane.
Theophilus Copeland died 1854.
302.
Lucretia Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1802, daughter of
Smith and Polly (Wetherbe) Copeland; married Stephen
Wiser.
Their children were:
1. Cornelia Wiser, married Alonzo Chapin of Antwerp,
N. Y.
2. David Wiser, dead.
3. Maria Wiser, dead.
4. Orin Wiser.
Sixth Generation
179
303.
John T. Copeland, 6
0 Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1805, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Polly Felk, and
had one son John, who died young. His wife died; and he
married second, Margaret Reamer.
Their children were :
643. 1. Emma.
644. 2. Reamer.
304.
Horatio Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., February 8, 1813,
son of Smith and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Eliza
Broughton, born in — , November 28, 1815.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y.
Their children were:
645. 1. Albert O., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1839.
2. Franklin L., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1842:
died 1845.
646. 3. Nelson W., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1845.
Horatio Copeland died October 1, 1845; and his widow
married again, a Fuller.
305.
Harvey Copeland, 6
(Ebenezer 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Vernon, September 22, 1803, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
306.
Laura Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, April 23, 1809, daughter of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
180
The Copeland Family
307.
James Copeland, 6
( Ehenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William i 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, June 9, 1811, son of Ebenezer and Lucy
(Fassett) Copeland.
308.
Daniel Copeland, 6
(. Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, September 1, 1813, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
309.
Mary Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
310.
Charles Cook Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, Yt., January 18, 1818, son of Ebenezer and
Prudence (Cook) Copeland; married August 4, 1844, at
Wheelock, Choctaw Nation, Cornelia Ladd, born October
27, 1819.
Residence, Choctaw Nation. Occupation, Missionary.
Their children were :
647. 1. Esther Amelia, born June 24, 1845.
2. Charles Henry, born Aug. 13, 1846; died March 25,
1853.
648. 3. William Armstrong, born March 4, 1848.
649. 4. Eleanor, born Oct. 29, 1849.
656. 5. Abbie Cornelia, born Dec. 31, 1851.
651. 6. Emma, born Dec. 8, 1854.
652. 7. Anna, born Dec. 8, 1854 (twin of Emma).
653. 8. Frank Eugene, born July 5, 1857.
654. 9. Mary Semple, born March 26, 1859.
Charles Cook Copeland died in October 1869.
The date of the death of Cornelia (Ladd) Copeland is not
known.
Smith Copeland was born 15 JAN 1773 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died 21 JAN 1854 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York.
The Federal style limestone Copeland House at 7 Van Buren Street, Antwerp, NY, overlooking the river, was constructed by Ezra Church in 1816 and retains the only intact residential Federal period entrance in the village. This 10-room limestone house was sold to Smith and Polly Copeland, innkeepers, in 1819, then deeded to Clewly and Theophilus Copeland and remained in the Copeland family through at least 1887.
Smith COPELAND
15 Jan 1773 - 1854
BIRTH: 15 Jan 1773, Canterbury,,CT
CHRISTENING: 24 Jan 1773
DEATH: 1854
Father: William COPELAND
Mother: Sarah SMITH
Family 1 : Polly WETHERBEE
MARRIAGE: 4 Jun 1794
Bathsheba COPELAND
Clewley COPELAND
Theophilus COPELAND
Lucretia COPELAND
John T. COPELAND
Horatio COPELAND
________________________
________________________
Clewley Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Northampton, Mass., September 2, 1798, son of
Smith and Polly (Weatherbee) Copeland; married 1826,
Maria Stowell, born May 12, 1803, daughter of Oliver and
— — Stowell.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y. Occupation, Farmer and
Hotel-keeper.
Their child was :
639. 1. George, born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1827.
Maria (Stowell) Copeland died January 17, 1828; and
Clewley Copeland married second, 1831, Fanny Stowell,
born August 6, 1812, a sister of the first wife.
Their children were :
2. Oliver Smith, born in Antwerp, June 28, 1833; died
a bachelor Dec. 23, 1872.
3. Francis Clewley, born in Antwerp, Nov. 10, 1835;
died July 13, 1854 in Chicago of Cholera.
4. Charles Carroll, born in Antwerp, Nov. 8, 1838; a
bachelor.
640. 5. Fanny Maria, born in Antwerp, July 12, 1842.
6. William Henry Ellis, born in Antwerp, Nov. 1, 1845;
died Aug. 21, 1872, a bachelor.
Clewley Copeland died at Antwerp, August 28, 1878.
Fanny (Stowell) Copeland died December 11, 1890.
Clewley Copeland, born in Northampton, Mass., went to
Antwerp, N. Y., about 1823, and engaged in the business of
Farming and Hotel-keeping.
He retired at the age of 50 with a good fortune,— -supported
his father and mother and brothers, and sisters, and raised a
family of six.
He was an honest man, and led a Godly life.
Oliver Smith Copeland, second son of Clewley, was a Physician
and Surgeon, a graduate of the College of Physicians and Sur¬
geons of New York; became a Surgeon General in the War of the
Rebellion, marched with Sherman and has a good military record.
178 The Copeland Family
He died a bachelor at the Osage Mission, Kansas, December 23,
1872.
Charles C. Copeland, fourth son of Clewley, was a book agent
in Ohio in 1856, and also "stumped" that state the same year
for Buchanan; taught school in Kentucky in 1857-8; traveled
in all the South-western states in 1860 ; graduated at Albany Law
School in 1861; practiced his profession in Chicago until 1869,
at which time he retired with a handsome fortune; visited
Europe that same year, and again in 1870, going to the Vatican
Council and traveling through Italy, Spain, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and the British Islands. Sub¬
sequently he returned and established a ranch in Crawford
County, Kansas, and became a practical Farmer and Stock-
raiser.
301.
Theophilus Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1800, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland; married Caroline Bissell.
They had one daughter :
641. 1. Caroline.
The wife died; and he married second, Jane Bissell.
They had one daughter:
642. 2. Jane.
Theophilus Copeland died 1854.
302.
Lucretia Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1802, daughter of
Smith and Polly (Wetherbe) Copeland; married Stephen
Wiser.
Their children were:
1. Cornelia Wiser, married Alonzo Chapin of Antwerp,
N. Y.
2. David Wiser, dead.
3. Maria Wiser, dead.
4. Orin Wiser.
Sixth Generation
179
303.
John T. Copeland, 6
0 Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1805, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Polly Felk, and
had one son John, who died young. His wife died; and he
married second, Margaret Reamer.
Their children were :
643. 1. Emma.
644. 2. Reamer.
304.
Horatio Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., February 8, 1813,
son of Smith and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Eliza
Broughton, born in — , November 28, 1815.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y.
Their children were:
645. 1. Albert O., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1839.
2. Franklin L., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1842:
died 1845.
646. 3. Nelson W., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1845.
Horatio Copeland died October 1, 1845; and his widow
married again, a Fuller.
305.
Harvey Copeland, 6
(Ebenezer 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Vernon, September 22, 1803, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
306.
Laura Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, April 23, 1809, daughter of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
180
The Copeland Family
307.
James Copeland, 6
( Ehenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William i 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, June 9, 1811, son of Ebenezer and Lucy
(Fassett) Copeland.
308.
Daniel Copeland, 6
(. Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, September 1, 1813, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
309.
Mary Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
310.
Charles Cook Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, Yt., January 18, 1818, son of Ebenezer and
Prudence (Cook) Copeland; married August 4, 1844, at
Wheelock, Choctaw Nation, Cornelia Ladd, born October
27, 1819.
Residence, Choctaw Nation. Occupation, Missionary.
Their children were :
647. 1. Esther Amelia, born June 24, 1845.
2. Charles Henry, born Aug. 13, 1846; died March 25,
1853.
648. 3. William Armstrong, born March 4, 1848.
649. 4. Eleanor, born Oct. 29, 1849.
656. 5. Abbie Cornelia, born Dec. 31, 1851.
651. 6. Emma, born Dec. 8, 1854.
652. 7. Anna, born Dec. 8, 1854 (twin of Emma).
653. 8. Frank Eugene, born July 5, 1857.
654. 9. Mary Semple, born March 26, 1859.
Charles Cook Copeland died in October 1869.
The date of the death of Cornelia (Ladd) Copeland is not
known.
Died 21 Jan 1854 80y War 1812
Smith Copeland was born 15 JAN 1773 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died 21 JAN 1854 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York.
The Federal style limestone Copeland House at 7 Van Buren Street, Antwerp, NY, overlooking the river, was constructed by Ezra Church in 1816 and retains the only intact residential Federal period entrance in the village. This 10-room limestone house was sold to Smith and Polly Copeland, innkeepers, in 1819, then deeded to Clewly and Theophilus Copeland and remained in the Copeland family through at least 1887.
Smith COPELAND
15 Jan 1773 - 1854
BIRTH: 15 Jan 1773, Canterbury,,CT
CHRISTENING: 24 Jan 1773
DEATH: 1854
Father: William COPELAND
Mother: Sarah SMITH
Family 1 : Polly WETHERBEE
MARRIAGE: 4 Jun 1794
Bathsheba COPELAND
Clewley COPELAND
Theophilus COPELAND
Lucretia COPELAND
John T. COPELAND
Horatio COPELAND
________________________
________________________
Clewley Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Northampton, Mass., September 2, 1798, son of
Smith and Polly (Weatherbee) Copeland; married 1826,
Maria Stowell, born May 12, 1803, daughter of Oliver and
— — Stowell.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y. Occupation, Farmer and
Hotel-keeper.
Their child was :
639. 1. George, born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1827.
Maria (Stowell) Copeland died January 17, 1828; and
Clewley Copeland married second, 1831, Fanny Stowell,
born August 6, 1812, a sister of the first wife.
Their children were :
2. Oliver Smith, born in Antwerp, June 28, 1833; died
a bachelor Dec. 23, 1872.
3. Francis Clewley, born in Antwerp, Nov. 10, 1835;
died July 13, 1854 in Chicago of Cholera.
4. Charles Carroll, born in Antwerp, Nov. 8, 1838; a
bachelor.
640. 5. Fanny Maria, born in Antwerp, July 12, 1842.
6. William Henry Ellis, born in Antwerp, Nov. 1, 1845;
died Aug. 21, 1872, a bachelor.
Clewley Copeland died at Antwerp, August 28, 1878.
Fanny (Stowell) Copeland died December 11, 1890.
Clewley Copeland, born in Northampton, Mass., went to
Antwerp, N. Y., about 1823, and engaged in the business of
Farming and Hotel-keeping.
He retired at the age of 50 with a good fortune,— -supported
his father and mother and brothers, and sisters, and raised a
family of six.
He was an honest man, and led a Godly life.
Oliver Smith Copeland, second son of Clewley, was a Physician
and Surgeon, a graduate of the College of Physicians and Sur¬
geons of New York; became a Surgeon General in the War of the
Rebellion, marched with Sherman and has a good military record.
178 The Copeland Family
He died a bachelor at the Osage Mission, Kansas, December 23,
1872.
Charles C. Copeland, fourth son of Clewley, was a book agent
in Ohio in 1856, and also "stumped" that state the same year
for Buchanan; taught school in Kentucky in 1857-8; traveled
in all the South-western states in 1860 ; graduated at Albany Law
School in 1861; practiced his profession in Chicago until 1869,
at which time he retired with a handsome fortune; visited
Europe that same year, and again in 1870, going to the Vatican
Council and traveling through Italy, Spain, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and the British Islands. Sub¬
sequently he returned and established a ranch in Crawford
County, Kansas, and became a practical Farmer and Stock-
raiser.
301.
Theophilus Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1800, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland; married Caroline Bissell.
They had one daughter :
641. 1. Caroline.
The wife died; and he married second, Jane Bissell.
They had one daughter:
642. 2. Jane.
Theophilus Copeland died 1854.
302.
Lucretia Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1802, daughter of
Smith and Polly (Wetherbe) Copeland; married Stephen
Wiser.
Their children were:
1. Cornelia Wiser, married Alonzo Chapin of Antwerp,
N. Y.
2. David Wiser, dead.
3. Maria Wiser, dead.
4. Orin Wiser.
Sixth Generation
179
303.
John T. Copeland, 6
0 Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1805, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Polly Felk, and
had one son John, who died young. His wife died; and he
married second, Margaret Reamer.
Their children were :
643. 1. Emma.
644. 2. Reamer.
304.
Horatio Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., February 8, 1813,
son of Smith and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Eliza
Broughton, born in — , November 28, 1815.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y.
Their children were:
645. 1. Albert O., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1839.
2. Franklin L., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1842:
died 1845.
646. 3. Nelson W., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1845.
Horatio Copeland died October 1, 1845; and his widow
married again, a Fuller.
305.
Harvey Copeland, 6
(Ebenezer 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Vernon, September 22, 1803, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
306.
Laura Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, April 23, 1809, daughter of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
180
The Copeland Family
307.
James Copeland, 6
( Ehenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William i 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, June 9, 1811, son of Ebenezer and Lucy
(Fassett) Copeland.
308.
Daniel Copeland, 6
(. Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, September 1, 1813, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
309.
Mary Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
310.
Charles Cook Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, Yt., January 18, 1818, son of Ebenezer and
Prudence (Cook) Copeland; married August 4, 1844, at
Wheelock, Choctaw Nation, Cornelia Ladd, born October
27, 1819.
Residence, Choctaw Nation. Occupation, Missionary.
Their children were :
647. 1. Esther Amelia, born June 24, 1845.
2. Charles Henry, born Aug. 13, 1846; died March 25,
1853.
648. 3. William Armstrong, born March 4, 1848.
649. 4. Eleanor, born Oct. 29, 1849.
656. 5. Abbie Cornelia, born Dec. 31, 1851.
651. 6. Emma, born Dec. 8, 1854.
652. 7. Anna, born Dec. 8, 1854 (twin of Emma).
653. 8. Frank Eugene, born July 5, 1857.
654. 9. Mary Semple, born March 26, 1859.
Charles Cook Copeland died in October 1869.
The date of the death of Cornelia (Ladd) Copeland is not
known.
Smith Copeland was born 15 JAN 1773 in Canterbury, Windham Co., Connecticut, and died 21 JAN 1854 in Antwerp, Jefferson Co., New York.
The Federal style limestone Copeland House at 7 Van Buren Street, Antwerp, NY, overlooking the river, was constructed by Ezra Church in 1816 and retains the only intact residential Federal period entrance in the village. This 10-room limestone house was sold to Smith and Polly Copeland, innkeepers, in 1819, then deeded to Clewly and Theophilus Copeland and remained in the Copeland family through at least 1887.
Smith COPELAND
15 Jan 1773 - 1854
BIRTH: 15 Jan 1773, Canterbury,,CT
CHRISTENING: 24 Jan 1773
DEATH: 1854
Father: William COPELAND
Mother: Sarah SMITH
Family 1 : Polly WETHERBEE
MARRIAGE: 4 Jun 1794
Bathsheba COPELAND
Clewley COPELAND
Theophilus COPELAND
Lucretia COPELAND
John T. COPELAND
Horatio COPELAND
________________________
________________________
Clewley Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Northampton, Mass., September 2, 1798, son of
Smith and Polly (Weatherbee) Copeland; married 1826,
Maria Stowell, born May 12, 1803, daughter of Oliver and
— — Stowell.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y. Occupation, Farmer and
Hotel-keeper.
Their child was :
639. 1. George, born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 27, 1827.
Maria (Stowell) Copeland died January 17, 1828; and
Clewley Copeland married second, 1831, Fanny Stowell,
born August 6, 1812, a sister of the first wife.
Their children were :
2. Oliver Smith, born in Antwerp, June 28, 1833; died
a bachelor Dec. 23, 1872.
3. Francis Clewley, born in Antwerp, Nov. 10, 1835;
died July 13, 1854 in Chicago of Cholera.
4. Charles Carroll, born in Antwerp, Nov. 8, 1838; a
bachelor.
640. 5. Fanny Maria, born in Antwerp, July 12, 1842.
6. William Henry Ellis, born in Antwerp, Nov. 1, 1845;
died Aug. 21, 1872, a bachelor.
Clewley Copeland died at Antwerp, August 28, 1878.
Fanny (Stowell) Copeland died December 11, 1890.
Clewley Copeland, born in Northampton, Mass., went to
Antwerp, N. Y., about 1823, and engaged in the business of
Farming and Hotel-keeping.
He retired at the age of 50 with a good fortune,— -supported
his father and mother and brothers, and sisters, and raised a
family of six.
He was an honest man, and led a Godly life.
Oliver Smith Copeland, second son of Clewley, was a Physician
and Surgeon, a graduate of the College of Physicians and Sur¬
geons of New York; became a Surgeon General in the War of the
Rebellion, marched with Sherman and has a good military record.
178 The Copeland Family
He died a bachelor at the Osage Mission, Kansas, December 23,
1872.
Charles C. Copeland, fourth son of Clewley, was a book agent
in Ohio in 1856, and also "stumped" that state the same year
for Buchanan; taught school in Kentucky in 1857-8; traveled
in all the South-western states in 1860 ; graduated at Albany Law
School in 1861; practiced his profession in Chicago until 1869,
at which time he retired with a handsome fortune; visited
Europe that same year, and again in 1870, going to the Vatican
Council and traveling through Italy, Spain, France, Germany,
Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and the British Islands. Sub¬
sequently he returned and established a ranch in Crawford
County, Kansas, and became a practical Farmer and Stock-
raiser.
301.
Theophilus Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1800, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland; married Caroline Bissell.
They had one daughter :
641. 1. Caroline.
The wife died; and he married second, Jane Bissell.
They had one daughter:
642. 2. Jane.
Theophilus Copeland died 1854.
302.
Lucretia Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1802, daughter of
Smith and Polly (Wetherbe) Copeland; married Stephen
Wiser.
Their children were:
1. Cornelia Wiser, married Alonzo Chapin of Antwerp,
N. Y.
2. David Wiser, dead.
3. Maria Wiser, dead.
4. Orin Wiser.
Sixth Generation
179
303.
John T. Copeland, 6
0 Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., 1805, son of Smith
and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Polly Felk, and
had one son John, who died young. His wife died; and he
married second, Margaret Reamer.
Their children were :
643. 1. Emma.
644. 2. Reamer.
304.
Horatio Copeland, 6
{Smith 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born (probably) in Northampton, Mass., February 8, 1813,
son of Smith and Polly (Wetherbee) Copeland ; married Eliza
Broughton, born in — , November 28, 1815.
Residence, Antwerp, N. Y.
Their children were:
645. 1. Albert O., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Feb. 22, 1839.
2. Franklin L., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1842:
died 1845.
646. 3. Nelson W., born in Antwerp, N. Y., Oct. 1, 1845.
Horatio Copeland died October 1, 1845; and his widow
married again, a Fuller.
305.
Harvey Copeland, 6
(Ebenezer 5, William 4, William , Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Vernon, September 22, 1803, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
306.
Laura Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, April 23, 1809, daughter of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
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307.
James Copeland, 6
( Ehenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William i 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, June 9, 1811, son of Ebenezer and Lucy
(Fassett) Copeland.
308.
Daniel Copeland, 6
(. Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, September 1, 1813, son of Ebenezer and
Lucy (Fassett) Copeland.
309.
Mary Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
310.
Charles Cook Copeland, 6
{Ebenezer 5, William 4, William, Jr. 3, William 2, Lawrence 1)
born in Dover, Yt., January 18, 1818, son of Ebenezer and
Prudence (Cook) Copeland; married August 4, 1844, at
Wheelock, Choctaw Nation, Cornelia Ladd, born October
27, 1819.
Residence, Choctaw Nation. Occupation, Missionary.
Their children were :
647. 1. Esther Amelia, born June 24, 1845.
2. Charles Henry, born Aug. 13, 1846; died March 25,
1853.
648. 3. William Armstrong, born March 4, 1848.
649. 4. Eleanor, born Oct. 29, 1849.
656. 5. Abbie Cornelia, born Dec. 31, 1851.
651. 6. Emma, born Dec. 8, 1854.
652. 7. Anna, born Dec. 8, 1854 (twin of Emma).
653. 8. Frank Eugene, born July 5, 1857.
654. 9. Mary Semple, born March 26, 1859.
Charles Cook Copeland died in October 1869.
The date of the death of Cornelia (Ladd) Copeland is not
known.
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