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Ellen Jane Coffin 1856–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1856

Birth Location: Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 4 Nov 1881

Death Location: Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: Elisha Coffin

Mother: Elizabeth ♦

Spouse(s): Jonathan Jay

Children(s): Harry Jay, William Jay, Sarah Jay

In 1856, Ellen Jane Coffin entered the world in Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Elisha E Coffin And Elizabeth Jackson. Ellen Jane Coffin married Jonathan Jay, and had children including Harry Washington Jay, Sarah Amelia Nellie Jay, William Bruce Jay. Ellen Jane Coffin passed away in 1881 in Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Ellen Jane Coffin entered the world in Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Elisha E Coffin And Elizabeth Jackson.
  • Ellen Jane Coffin married Jonathan Jay, and had children including Harry Washington Jay, Sarah Amelia Nellie Jay, William Bruce Jay.
  • Ellen Jane Coffin passed away in 1881 in Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Ellen Coffin's Ancestors

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Ellen Coffin
1856–1881
Birth Place: Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Elisha E. Coffin
1804–1892
Savage Harbor, PEI, Canada
Elizabeth (Jackson) ♦
1816–1893
Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Andrew (Coffin) ♦
1774–1853
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Frances Sanderson
1778–1844
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Charles Saunderson
1750–1818
Margaret Mayne
1750–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Saunderson
1720–1758
Catherine Swainson
1720–1803
Robert Main
1728–1770
Margaret Gilmur
1730–1774

Ellen Coffin's Descendants

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Ellen (Jane) Coffin (13 May 1856–4 Nov 1881) m. Jonathan Jay (1847–27 Jan 1900)
  1. 1. Harry (Washington) Jay 1880–1930
  2. 2. William (Bruce) Jay 1881–1943
  3. 3. Sarah (Amelia Nellie) Jay 1876–1933 m. Joseph Matters 1872–1921
    1. 1. Blanche (Susan) Matters 1902–1946 m. Carleton (L) Dickey 1897–
      1. 1. Leroy (J) Dickey 1925–
      2. 2. Erma (G) Dickey 1926–
      3. 3. Harry (D Dickey) ✔️ 1929–1966 m. Doris (Priscilla) Gilman 1930–1995

Ellen Coffin's Timeline

2 Records

1856
13 May 1856
Birth of Ellen Jane Coffin in Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1881
4 Nov 1881
Age 25
Death of Ellen Jane Coffin in Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1856
    Event Place: Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1881
    Event Place: Mount Stewart, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

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