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George Coffey 1782–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1, 1782

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1861

Death Location: Thorn Hill, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Benjamin ✔️

Mother: Mary Hayes*

Spouse(s): Margaret Coffey

Children(s): Mirah Hipsher, Elijah Coffey, William Coffee, Matilda Dalton

George Coffey was born in 1782 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Coffey And Mary Polly Hayes. George Coffey married Margaret L Coffey, and had children including Elijah Coffey, Matilda Dalton, Mirah Hipsher, William H Coffee. George Coffey passed away in 1861 in Thorn Hill, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Coffey was born in 1782 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Benjamin Coffey And Mary Polly Hayes.
  • George Coffey married Margaret L Coffey, and had children including Elijah Coffey, Matilda Dalton, Mirah Hipsher, William H Coffee.
  • George Coffey passed away in 1861 in Thorn Hill, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Coffey's Ancestors

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George Coffey
1782–1861
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Coffey ✔️
1747–1834
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States of America
Mary ("Polly") Hayes*
1742–1829
Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Coffey) Sr
1700–1775
Essex County, Virginia, United States of America
Jane Graves
1700–1775
George Hayes
1714–1747
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, Colonial America
Sarah Dyer
1716–1800
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1670–1716
Anne Powell
1672–1744
Hannah Davis
1681–1776
Thomas Hayes
1678–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Coffey
1620–1717
Mary Jolieffee
1620–1670
(Sgt.) GG)
1647–1715

George Coffey's Descendants

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George Coffey (April 1, 1782–1861) m. Margaret (L) Coffey (1789–16 January 1871)
  1. 1. Mirah Hipsher 1812–1871
  2. 2. Elijah Coffey 1819–1890
  3. 3. William (H) Coffee 1817–1878
  4. 4. Matilda Dalton 1821–1886

George Coffey's Timeline

2 Records

1782
April 1, 1782
Birth of George Coffey in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1861
1861
Age 79
Death of George Coffey in Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
Grainger County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1, 1782
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Grainger County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Thorn Hill, Grainger County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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