The Cooper Family Bible

The Cooper Family Bible

This family Bible, donated by Eliza Ann King, a daughter of Arthur and Mary Cooper, lists the birth dates of the parents and their five children. Family Bibles were often used on Nantucket and elsewhere to record births, marriages, and deaths in the days before government vital statistics were consistently gathered. These books are particularly valuable resources for African American genealogists, whose ancestry trails often go cold prior to the Civil War. NHA Collection. Gift of Eliza Ann King, 1899, acc. no. 1317

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