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James Fenimore Cooper
James Fenimore Cooper (September 15, 1789 - September 14, 1851) was an Americanwriter. He created the character of Natty Bumpo, the archetypal American frontiersman.
Early life
[change | change source]Cooper was born on September 15, 1789 in Burlington, New Jersey. His father was a United StatesCongressman.
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James Fenimore was one year old when his family moved to Cooperstown, New York. The community was started by his father.
Cooper was 13 when he began attending Yale University. He was kicked out for playing pranks. He blew up another student's door.
He also taught a donkey to sit in a professor's chair.
Naval career and marriage
[change | change source]Cooper got a job as a seaman on a merchantship.
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He joined the United States Navy at age 18. He became a midshipman, but left the Navy in 1811.
Cooper married Susan DeLancey when he was 21. They had seven children. Five lived to be adults. The first-born survivor, Susan Fenimore Cooper, became