| NAME |
Copley, Hannah (Miss) |
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| PLACE |
Lowell, MA |
| AGE
IN 1850 |
26 |
| MAIDEN
NAME |
Hannah H. Copley |
| PARENTS |
Harvey Copley (c. 1795-c. 1854) and Ruth Emerson (1795-1890) |
| BORN |
10
March 1823
in VT |
| DIED |
23
January 1904,
Richland
County,
WI
at the age of 80 |
| BURIED |
Tuckertown
Cemetery,
Washington
Township, Sauk
County,
WI |
| MARRIED |
Edward
S. Drake, who was born 30
November 1822
in Ohio,
and died 19
November 1890 in
Wisconsin. |
| CHILDREN |
1.
John W. Drake, b. June 1857, d. 03
August 1917
2.
Rohanah J. Drake, b. about 1859, m.
Armstrong
3.
Warren Edward Drake, b. 25 November
1862, d. 30 June 1888
4.
Unknown |
| FEDERAL
CENSUS RECORDS |
1830 |
Goshen,
Addison
County,
VT. The Harvey Copley household consists of one male
between the ages of 30-40, one female 30-40, one female 5-10, and one female under 5. |
| 1840 |
Goshen,
Addison
County,
VT. The Harvey Copley household consists of one male
between the ages of 40-50, one male 10-15, two males 5-10, one female 40-50, one female
15-20, two females 10-15, and two females 5-10. |
| 1850 |
Lowell, Essex County, MA. Enumerated on August 15, 1850, Hannah (26), Lois
(24), Adeline (20), and Mary (16) Copley are living in the boarding house of “L.
Crawford.” Miss Lucy Crawford ran a
boarding house for the Merrimac Manufacturing Corporation in Lowell, which means that the
Copley sisters likely worked there. Incorporated
in 1822, it was the earliest and the largest textile mill in town. In 1851, they employed 1,633 female and 622 male
workers. The entire town of Lowell had a
population of some 33,000. Their boarding
house serviced about 50 young women.
Howland, Trumbull
County,
OH. Future husband Edward Drake (26) is living with
brother Samuel (24) and sister Rowanna (25). |
| 1860 |
Washington,
Sauk
County,
WI. Edward S. Drake (37 OH) and wife Hannah (37) have
two children, both born in WI: John W. (3),
Jane (1). |
| 1870 |
Washington,
Sauk
County,
WI. Edward S. Drake (47 OH) and wife Hannah (46) have
three children: John W. (18), Ruannah (11),
and Warren (7). Real estate $4,000. Personal estate $1,000. |
| 1880 |
Washington,
Sauk
County,
WI
(dwelling 139). Edward S. Drake (57) and wife
Hannah (57) are living with children John W. (23), Rohanah J. (20), and Warren E. (17). They are living near Hannah’s brother John
Copley (dwelling 147). Edward father was born
in NJ, his mother in PA. |
| 1900 |
Richland
Center,
Richland
County,
WI. A widowed Hannah H. Drake (77) is living with her
son John W. (43), who is single. His
occupation is listed as “landlord.” His
niece, Amy Armstrong (age 9, b. October 1890 in Washington,
her father and mother were born in Maine
and Wisconsin,
respectively), lives with them. Hannah had
four children, two still living. |
| NOTES |
Daughter of “Mrs. Ruth
Copley,” and sister of “Miss Adaline E. Copley,” “Miss Lois A.
Copley,” and “Miss Mary J. Copley.”
Worked in the
textile mills of Lowell, MA in 1850.
Edward Drake, husband of Adaline Copley, and Samuel Drake, husband of
Hannah Copley, were likely brothers. |
