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Alexander "Alex" Cooper

Male 1889 - 1981  (92 years)


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  • Name Alexander "Alex" Cooper 
    Born 5 Jan 1889  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100092817 
    Occupation 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farm Laborer 
    Residence 1911  Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1921  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-299599 
    Died 20 Dec 1981  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I299599  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Jacob Brown Cooper,   b. 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1920, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Rachel Adam,   b. CALC 28 Nov 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1889, Near Fisher's Mills, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 27 years) 
    Married 22 Mar 1888  Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Family ID F12754  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjorie Lauretta "Laura" Rennie,   b. 15 Mar 1890, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1961, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
     1. Marjorie Alma Cooper,   b. 11 May 1914, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983  (Age 68 years)
     2. Janet Lorraine Cooper,   b. 31 Jul 1916, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 2010, Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years)
     3. Arthur "Art" Cooper,   b. 16 May 1918, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 2015, , Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
     4. William Gordon "Gordon" Cooper,   b. 20 Jul 1919, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2002  (Age 82 years)
     5. Clare Alexander Cooper,   b. 17 Mar 1921, Wallenstein, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1984  (Age 62 years)
     6. Marion Cooper,   b. 13 Apr 1923, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 2019, Fergus, Nichol Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years)
     7. Mary Isabel Cooper,   b. 19 Sep 1925, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F238301  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Cooper,AlexanderandLauraRennie-001-FindAGrave.jpg    		Cooper,AlexanderandLauraRennie-001-FindAGrave.jpg
    Alexander Cooper and Laura Rennie - Find A Grave

  • Notes 
    • COOPER, Alexander (Alex) - On Sunday, Dec. 20, 1981, at the K-W Hospital, Alexander Cooper, in his 93rd year, of Elmira.

      Husband of the late Laura Rennie; dear father of Mrs. Frank, (Marjorie) Garrett of Chesley, Mrs. William (Janet) Schoales of Belleville, Arthur of La chute, Que., Gordon of Waterloo, Clare of Kitchener, Mrs. Ross (Marion) Mills of Burlington and Mrs. Elwood (Isabel) Groh of Elmira. Twenty grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren also survive. One brother, Thomas predeceased him.

      Friends may call at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira, after 7 p.m. today. Funeral service in the chapel, on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 2 p.m. Interment Elmira Union cemetery.

      Elmira Signet 1981 Dec 21

  • Sources 
    1. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 Page 1.

    2. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 3.

    3. [S655] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration, 36246 (1889), Alexander Cooper.
      Alexander Cooper b. 5 Jan 1889 Waterloo Township, s/o Jacob B. Cooper (farmer) & Rachel Adam

    4. [S2107] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1921, Sub Dist. 10 Page 10.

    5. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, E., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, E. (1889). Alexander Cooper (1889-1981) - Find A Grave... Retrieved 18 July 2020, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100092817/alexander-cooper.

    6. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012152-88.
      Jacob Cooper, 31, occ. Yeoman, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, son of Thomas Cooper and Zilpha (?) Johnston Married Rachael Adam, 26, b. Wellesley Twp, res. Wellesley Twp, daughter of Alex Adam and Jennet Stewart, Witn: John T. Cooper Of Puslinch Twp and Jennett Adams Of Wellesley Twp, 22 March 1888 In Wellesley Twp

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Jan 1889 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farm Laborer - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1921 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Dec 1981 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Union Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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