Who was Alvah Coddington?

Alvah Coddington (1808–1882) was born in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States and died in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Alvah Coddington 1808–1882

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Born 22 Apr 1808 · Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States

Died 18 Jun 1882 · Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Father Jonathan Coddington

Mother Mary Ann Robinson

Siblings Aaron Owen Coddington, Calvin Coddington, James Harvey Coddington, John Coddington, Julia Ann Coddington, Mary Ann Coddington, Samuel Coddington

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Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Coddington

Mary Ann Robinson

Spouse(s)

No spouse recorded

Children

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Biography

The story of Alvah Coddington began in 1808 in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States. Alvah Coddington passed away in 1882 in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.

Sources

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Census New York, U.S., State Census, 1865
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Burial Records U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

Life Timeline

1808

Birth of Alvah Coddington in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States

Birth

1882

Death of Alvah Coddington in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Death

Oldest Ancestor Line from Alvah Coddington

This ancestor line traces from Hector, Schuyler, New York, USA (1774) to Ulysses, Tompkins, New York (1808) across 2 generations.

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: Alvah Coddington (1808–1882) was born in Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States and died in Tecumseh, Lenawee, Michigan, United States. 4 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 4 researchers on YourRoots have Alvah in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 2 generations of this lineage geographically.
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