Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Coddington was born on 19 July 1805, in New York City, New York, United States, his father, Abraham Coddington, was 36 and his mother, Mary Leacraft, was 32. He married Caroline Smith Driggs on 15 March 1828, in New York City, New York County, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1850. He died about 1892, at the age of 88, and was buried in San Francisco, California, United States.
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Sources (6)
- John Codington, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Coddington in entry for Joseph W Leggett and Julia Emma Ogden, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
- John Coddington in entry for Edmund Coddington, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
Spouse and Children
1805–1892 Male
1806–1889 Female
Children (12)
1828–1856 Female
1830–1915 Female
1832–1912 Male
1835–1900 Female
1837–1902 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1768–1836 Male
1773–1853 Female
Siblings (11)
1790– Male
1795– Female
1799–1870 Female
1800–1891 Male
1801–1893 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 22
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 25
Name Meaning
English (Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire): habitational name from any of various places, for example in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, and Nottinghamshire, named Coddington, from the Old English personal name Cot(t)a + -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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