John Coon

Brief Life History of John

When John Coon was born on 11 January 1782, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Benjamin Coon Sr., was 33 and his mother, Mary Crandall, was 31. He married Anna Crandall about 1803, in Westford, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Westford, Chittenden, Vermont, United States for about 30 years and Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States in 1860. He died in 1872, in Colchester, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

John Coon
1782–1872
Anna Crandall
1779–1855
Marriage: about 1803
Anna Coon
1804–
John D Coon
1806–1888
Abigail Crandall Coon
1808–
Elizabeth "Betsey" Coon
1810–1880
Almina Delight Coon
1811–1890
Benjamin Coon
1813–
Elisher Coon
1815–
Philura Lurilla Coon
1818–1878
David Ross Coon
1821–1873
Betsy Coon
1823–
Addison Coon
1827–1863

Sources (17)

  • John Coon, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John Coon in entry for Philmra Coon Austin, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • John Coon, "United States Census, 1820"

World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1790 · 13th State

On May 29, 1790, Rhode Island becomes the last of the original 13 colonies to become a state.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Irish (Galway): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cuana (see Cooney ).

Americanized form of German Kuhn .

Americanized form of Dutch Coen or Koen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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