Thomas Coffill (abt. 1833 - 1907)

Born about 1833 in Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1907 at about age 74 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

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Thomas Coffill was born in Ireland.

Biography

Daughters Birth Records claims he was born in Nova Scotia but other records show Ireland

Born about 1833 (Birth year found on Naturalization Document) in Dundack, County Louth, Ireland. Son of Mixey Colough who changed his name to Coffill and Peggy Carr both of Ireland.

He worked as a Sawyer in Essex County

He married Rose Carter or Carton

Thomas was naturalized as a US Citizen on Septermber 29, 1880^[1]

Thomas Passed away on November 9, 1907 in Gloucester, MA.^[2] of a fall down stairs at the age of 79 in a Brothel.

Residence

Date: May 1, 1865^[3]

Place: Newburyport, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Date: June 1, 1880^[4]

Place: Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Date: 1900^[5]

Place: Essex, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Burial

Buried on March 13, 1907 in Newberryport, MA.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXRS-QSH : accessed 8 March 2016), Thomas Coffill, 1880; citing Massachusetts, NARA microfilm publication M1299 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 54; FHL microfilm 1,429,724.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR3-H6P : accessed 28 August 2015), Thomas Coffill, 09 Mar 1907; citing Gloucester,,Massachusetts, 171, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,170.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCQ-3PL : accessed 6 February 2016), Thomas Coffill in household of James Hennessy, Newburyport, Ward 05, Essex, Massachusetts; State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 954,561.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6W-6F1 : accessed 6 February 2016), Thomas Coffill, Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 134, sheet 37B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0526; FHL microfilm
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M951-YM9 : accessed 6 February 2016), Thomas Coffill, Essex Town, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing sheet 7B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,640.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWR3-H6P : accessed 28 August 2015), Thomas Coffill, 09 Mar 1907; citing Gloucester,,Massachusetts, 171, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,170.