Roswell Coe (1780 - 1825)

Born 5 Feb 1780 in Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Polly (Poter) Coe — married 1804 in Genesee, Allegany, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1825 at age 45 in French Creek, Chautauqua, New York, United States

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Biography

The following per Bartlett's Coe genealogy:

ROSWELL COE (Robert, Jonathan, Ens Robert, Capt. John, Robert, Robert), born in Winchester Conn., Feb 5, 1780, when a young man located in Genesee Co., N.Y. whence he removed in 1812 to French creek, Chautauqua Co., N.Y., where he bought lot No. 39 on which he permanently settled and improved a farm. In 821 he was one of the founders of the Baptist church at French Creek where he died July 26, 1825.

He married in 1804, POLLY PORTER, born March (or May) 24, 1784, died at French Creek, N.Y., Sept. 8, 1854.

Children, i.-v. born in Genesee Co., N.Y. vi.-x. at French Creek N.Y.:
i. Ferdinand, b Jan. 14, 1805.
ii. Paulina, b. June 30, 1806, m. Olin Colburn.
iii. Pholonzo, b. Nov. 18, 1807.
iv. Polly, b. May 14, 1800, m. Stephen Tyler.
v. Susan, b. Feb. 14, 1811.
vi. Birdsell, b. Aug. 23, 1814, was a farmer and occupied his father's homestead at French Creek, N.Y. d. at Sherman, N.Y. , Jan. 10, 1808.

He m. at Mina, N.Y., Feb. 16, 1841, Sarah J. Skellie, b. at Cambridge, N.Y., May 14, 1820, daughter of Alexander and Hannah (Clary) Skellie; she d. at Sherman, N.Y., June 21, 1895.

Children b. at French Creek, N.Y.:

1. Robert, b. Mar 17, 1844, was a Union soldier in the Civil War and was killed at the battle of Cold Harbor, June 1, 1864. He was unm.

2. Emma, b. July 28, 1840, m. at French Creek, N.Y., Jan. 14, 1868, James Rhodes, b. in Cranberry Twp., Venango Co., Pa., June 24, 1841, son of John and Charlotte (Barr) Rhodes. He is a farmer and they live at French Creek, N.Y. Children: Frank, Dana, Lottie.

vii. Sophia, b. Aug. 18,1817, m. John Skellie and resided at Mina, N.Y. Both are deceased. Children: John, Imogene, Melissa.
viii. Willis, b. May 17, 1819.
ix. Robert, b. Jan 22, 1821, was a miner, sailor and farmer, and d. at Ripley on Lake Erie, N.Y. in Mar. 1906. He m. Feb 18, 1850, Julia Ann Kellogg, b. May 19, 1831, daughter of Harvey and Pamelia (Golding) Kellogg of French Creek, N. Y. No children.
x. Ansel b. Mar 15, 1823, d. at French Creek, N. Y., Jan. 11, 1844, unm.

Sources

• Bartlett, J. Gardner. Robert Coe, Puritan, his ancestors and descendants, 1340-1910 : with notices of other Coe families. Boston: Bartlett, 1911. p 242, Descendant 207.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6431835/roswell-coe : accessed 22 November 2021), memorial page for Roswell Coe (5 Feb 1780–26 Jul 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6431835, citing French Creek Cemetery, French Creek, Chautauqua County, New York, USA ; Maintained by Mark Peebles (contributor 46514135) .