Joshua Coon Sr.

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Coon Sr. was born in April 1733, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Rev Daniel Coon (born MacCoone), was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Eliah Hall, was 33. He married Margaret Burdick on 7 April 1763, in Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Hopkinton, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America in 1774 and Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, United States in 1790. He died on 16 September 1826, in Brookfield, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Burhyte Farm Cemetery, South Brookfield, Madison, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Coon Sr.
1733–1826
Margaret Burdick
1743–1815
Marriage: 7 April 1763
John Coon
1764–
Capt. Joshua Coon Jr.
1765–1818
Margaret Coon
1766–1854
Avis Coon
1768–1859
Rachel Coon
1770–1828
Daniel M. Coon
1772–1845
Samuel Hubbard Coon Sr
1774–1840
Martha Coon
1776–1847
Elizabeth Coon
1778–1820
Phineas Coon
1780–1840
Sara Coon
1782–
James Coon
1783–
Jabez Coon
1784–1865
Nancy Coon
1787–

Sources (22)

  • Joshua Coone, "United States Census, 1790"
  • Vital record of Rhode Island, 1636-1850, first series, births, marriages and deaths : a family register for the people
  • Family Data Collection - Marriages

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1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1783 · A Free America

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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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