John Coates (1783 - 1864)

Born 17 Feb 1783 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia

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Died 28 Oct 1864 at age 81 in Coates Mills, Kent County, New Brunswick

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Biography

John Coates was born on 17 Feb 1783 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, son of Thomas Coates (1741–1813) and Elizabeth Henry (~1755– ).

His siblings were:

• Mary Coates (1769–1840)
• Robert Coates (1773–1817)
• James Coates (~1774–1792)
• Hannah Coates (1775–1817)
• Sarah Coates (1777–~1849)
• Jane Coates (1779–1853)
• Ann Coates (1784– )
• Lemuel Coates (1786– )
• Margaret Coates (1788–1851)
• Mathew Fenwick Coates (1789–1860)
• William Coates (~1791–1867)
• Alice Coates (1793–1865)
• Thomas Coates (1795–~1869)
• George Coates (1799–~1833)

John married Margaret Price (born about 1786 in Wards Creek, Sussex, Kings, New Brunswick, Canada; daughter of William Price and Sarah (Unknown) Price). Their known children were:

• David Dobson Coates (~1802–~1841)
• Nancy Coates (~1811– )
• Sarah Coates (~1814– )
• Thomas Coates (~1816– )
• Tyle Coates (1818–1891)
• Rachael Coates (~1823–1870)

In 1861, John (78) was living with his wife, Margaret Coats Wife 74 New Brunswick (undefined); their children, Nancy Coats Daughter 50 New Brunswick , Eliza Gould Lodger 25 Ireland (undefined); his sister, John Coats Husband 77 Nova Scotia, Farmer (undefined); and 1861 Canadian Census Wellington, Kent, Edwin Bradley Lodger 23 England (undefined), French (undefined), Library and Archives Canada (undefined), and ... (undefined). ^[1]

John died on 28 Oct 1864 in Coates Mills, Kent County, New Brunswick, aged 81.^[2] He was buried in Coates Mills United Church Cemetery, Coates Mills, New Brunswick.

Research Notes

• Fact: Burial Coates Mills, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch The attached memory - "William Price" tells us:

The earliest known ancestors of our subject were his great-grandparents, William and Sally (Mason) Price. William Price I was born in Wales, and early came to the New World, locating in New York State, where he met and married his wife, Sally Mason, a native of England. By trade William was a Weaver, and he followed that calling after locating in America. Being a United Empire Loyalist, during the war of the American Revolution he took his wife and family to New Brunswick, and there he died at the age of ninety years, his wife attaining a like advanced age. They were members of the English Church.

William and Sally (Mason) Price’s three sons and one daughter were: • Tyler Price, • William Price II, • Edward Price, • Maggie Price, who married John Coates.

The following people may need profiles:

• 1861 Canadian Census Wellington, Kent, New Brunswick
• Edwin Bradley Lodger 23 England
• Joseph White Lodger 36 New Brunswick, French
• Sylvang Melonson Lodger 24 New Brunswick
• Library and Archives Canada
• ...

Sources

1. ↑ : 1861 Canadian Census Wellington, Kent, New Brunswick

   John Coats Husband 77 Nova Scotia, Farmer

   Margaret Coats Wife 74 New Brunswick

   Nancy Coats Daughter 50 New Brunswick

   Sarah Coats Daughter 47 New Brunswick

   Thomas Coats Son 45 New Brunswick

   Edwin Bradley Lodger 23 England

   Joseph White Lodger 36 New Brunswick, French

   Sylvang Melonson Lodger 24 New Brunswick

   Eliza Gould Lodger 25 Ireland

   Library and Archives Canada

   ...

2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152280621/john-coates: accessed), memorial page for John Coates (17 Feb 1783–28 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 152280621, citing Coates Mills United Church Cemetery, Coates Mills, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by S D Goddard-Livingstone (contributor 47191916).

See also:

•  : 1818 Deed

Lemuel Coats, John Coats, William Coats and Thomas Coats, all of the Parish of Sussex, NB, Farmers

Bought 150 acres - south half of Lot 10 on Smiths Creek - for 51 pounds from

Farquhar McKenzie, Executor for Estate George Munro

Dated: 27th May 1818

Kings, New Brunswick Deed Book Vol N1 on Ancestry

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•  : 1822 Receipt of the Heirs of Thomas Coats upon Division of Property No. 3865

We the heirs of the late Thomas Coats deceased of the Parish of Sussex County of Kings, NB are fully satisfied with the division of the real estate of the said Thomas Coats left and divided by his Will and received by us from the Executors to the said Will as follows:

George Coats receives Lot #1 in the lower side of the Grant

Lemuel Coats receives Lot #2

Matthew Coats receives Lot #3

John Coats receives Lot #4

William Coats receives Lot #5

Dated: 14th February 1822

Registered: 3rd March 1824

Kings, New Brunswick Deed Book Vol Q1 on Ancestry

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•  : 1824 Deed of Conveyance No. 3863

Thomas Coats, and Catherine his wife, of the Parish of Sussex, Kings, NB

"in consideration of the sum of 150 pounds ...paid by John Coats, Lemuel Coats, Mathew Coats, William Coats and George Coats (all of the same place) Farmers .... of the portion of property left him by his Father, the late Thomas Coats ..."

Dated: 14th February 1824

Kings, New Brunswick Deed Book Vol Q1 on Ancestry

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•  : 1824 Deed of Conveyance No. 3864

John Coats and Margaret his Wife and Lemuel Coats and Elizabeth his wife, of the Parish of Sussex, Kings, NB

"in consideration of the sum of 150 pounds ...paid by Thomas Coats (of the same place) Farmer .... that certain half of a lot of land situated lying and being in the parish of Sussex up the Smith Creek so called, containing in the said half 100 acres more or less ..."

Dated: 14th February 1824

Kings, New Brunswick Deed Book Vol Q1 on Ancestry

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•  : 1824 Deed of Conveyance No. 3977

John Coats and Margaret, his Wife, of the Parish of Sussex, Kings, NB

"in consideration of the sum of 80 pounds ... paid by David Dobson Coats (of the same place) Farmer .... that certain portion or parcel of land of Intervale being one fourth part of the Intervale on the Lot number 4 in the Grant purchased by the late Thomas Coats, of Major Richard Stockton on the lower side of said lot..."

Dated: 14th February 1824

Kings, New Brunswick Deed Book Vol R1 on Ancestry

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Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Ron Coates for starting this profile.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 19 July 2022, 19:48), entry for John Coates (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LW54-Q3V ); contributed by various users.