Hugh Donovan Cooper (1903 - 1991)

Born 23 Jul 1903 in Hamilton, Bermuda

Ancestors

Son of Horace Alfred Cooper and Kate May (Ingham) Cooper

Husband of Elizabeth Warren Mason (Pfizenmayer) Mason — married 18 Aug 1924 (to 22 May 1928) in Narragansett Pier, Rhode Island, USA

Husband of Helen Marjorie (Sharpe) Cooper — married 9 Nov 1929 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 23 Feb 1991 at age 87 in Shediac, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Hugh Cooper was an early or significant Bermudan.

Biography

Hugh Donovan Cooper was born on July 23, 1903, in Hamilton Bermuda. He was the 2nd child of Horace Alfred Cooper and Kate May Ingham. During his childhood in Bermuda, he was known as Donovan. After he moved to Moncton, New Brunswick, he went by Hugh, or H.D. Cooper.

Hugh married Elizabeth Pfizenmayer on August 18, 1924 in Rhode Island.^[1] They moved to Moncton, New Brunswick, where they had one son, Warren Mason Cooper. Elizabeth filed for divorce on November 21, 1927 in Rhode Island, which was granted on May 22, 1928.^[2]

On Nov 9, 1929, Hugh married Helen Sharpe in Moncton, New Brunswick.^[3] They had three children, one of whom died as an infant. Hugh spent his career working at the Eaton's department store in Moncton, New Brunswick. During World War II, Hugh was a Gunner with the Canadian Army. He enlisted on November 3, 1942 and was discharged on March 20, 1946, having received the following medals: 1939-45 Star, France-Germany Star, Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp.^[4]

In 1935, Hugh and Helen had a cottage built in Point du Chene, New Brunwsick, for sum of $350.^[5] The family spent every summer at the cottage. Following the death of his wife in 1979, Hugh had the cottage winterized and lived there year round, until his death.

Hugh died on Feb 23, 1991, at the age of 87. He was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Descendants of Capt. Hugh Mason in America by Edna Warren Mason, published by The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Company, New Haven, Connecticut, 1937, pg. 790
2. ↑ Divorce Decree, Elizabeth M. P. Cooper vs Hugh D. Cooper, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Washington, Sc, Div. 901. In possession of Leanne Cooper
3. ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, RS141 B7 Index to New Brunswick Marriages, Westmorland, Moncton, No 3094, Code B4/1929, Microfilm F19697 – Marriage of Hugh Donovan Cooper & Marjorie Helen Sharpe, 1929
4. ↑ Canadian Army Discharge Certificate, in the possession of Leanne Cooper
5. ↑ Memorandum of Agreement between A.C. Higgs and H.D. Cooper, dated 10 June 1935, in the possession of Leanne Cooper
6. ↑ Elmwood Cemetery, published by Weldon Turner & Kenneth Kanner, May 1995 – Cooper A0816

See also:

• 1931 Canada Census, New Brunswick, Westmorland (District 25), Moncton (Sub-district 64), Pg 22 – Hugh and Helen Cooper & two children
• Firsthand knowledge of Leanne Cooper
• Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA match between Leanne Cooper and her 2nd cousin, once removed, a granddaughter of Grace Ingham. Their most recent common ancestors are Charles Bernard Ingham and Laura Tudor Masters. Amount of DNA shared is 145cM, which is consistent with 2C1R.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 August 2020), memorial page for Hugh Donovan Cooper (23 Jul 1903–23 Feb 1991), Find A Grave: Memorial #189082752, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Ray Isbell (contributor 47188697) .