Joseph COOLEN[1, 2]
1766 - 1849 (~ 83 years)-
Name Joseph COOLEN Birth May 1766 St. Margaret's Bay, NS 
[2] - This DOB is based on his age at death (burial), which is given as 89 years, 6 months.
- This DOB is based on his age at death (burial), which is given as 89 years, 6 months.
Gender Male Death 30 Nov 1849 Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS [2] - This was probably a date of burial.
- This was probably a date of burial.
Burial Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS Person ID I42087 A Few Relatives of Bob and Mary Hegerich Last Modified 27 Jun 2016
Family Jane Elizabeth COVEY Children 1. George Joshua COOLEN, b. 3 Jan 1805, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown2. Catherine Elizabeth COOLEN, b. 27 Mar 1808, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. 1875, Mill Cove, Lunenburg, NS (Age 66 years)3. Elizabeth Jane COOLEN, b. 28 Aug 1809, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. Apr 1889, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS (Age 79 years)4. John William COOLEN, b. 11 Mar 1812, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown5. Mary Elizabeth COOLEN, b. 12 Apr 1814, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. 1877, Hubbard's Cove, Halifax, NS (Age 62 years)6. Sarah Elizabeth COOLEN, b. 28 Oct 1816, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. 30 Mar 1870, Hubbard's Cove, Halifax, NS (Age 53 years)7. Ann Nancy COOLEN, b. 30 Apr 1818, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. Yes, date unknown8. Marie Elizabeth COOLEN, b. 1821, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. Jul 1888, NS (Age 67 years)9. George Joseph COOLEN, b. 20 Oct 1823, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS d. 9 Jun 1902, Fox Point, Lunenburg, NS (Age 78 years)Family ID F6677 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 20 Jun 2025
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Notes - Joseph COOLEN is believed to be the first known settler at Fox Point, It seems clear that he is not one of the Lunenburg COULON's, but rather that he is Irish by way of Newfoundland.
A man named William COOLEN, who is know to have lived at St. Margaret's Bay, states in 1808 "That your petitioner was born in Newfoundland, and has resided in this Province almost from from his childhood, his father having emigrated with his family to this country, in the year 1762", and this William COOLEN marries Dorcas INGRAM at Hubbards in 1776. Since Joseph was born ten years earlier according to his death record, that mitigates against William having been his father.
On the other hand, we know that ages at death in 1800's parish registers are highly unreliable. Further, if Joseph were born in 1766, he would still be having children at age 57, which makes one wonder if perhaps he was younger. - Joseph COOLEN is believed to be the first known settler at Fox Point, It seems clear that he is not one of the Lunenburg COULON's, but rather that he is Irish by way of Newfoundland.
A man named William COOLEN, who is know to have lived at St. Margaret's Bay, states in 1808 "That your petitioner was born in Newfoundland, and has resided in this Province almost from from his childhood, his father having emigrated with his family to this country, in the year 1762", and this William COOLEN marries Dorcas INGRAM at Hubbards in 1776. Since Joseph was born ten years earlier according to his death record, that mitigates against William having been his father.
On the other hand, we know that ages at death in 1800's parish registers are highly unreliable. Further, if Joseph were born in 1766, he would still be having children at age 57, which makes one wonder if perhaps he was younger.
- Joseph COOLEN is believed to be the first known settler at Fox Point, It seems clear that he is not one of the Lunenburg COULON's, but rather that he is Irish by way of Newfoundland.
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