Brief Life History of Matthew
When Matthew Coy was born on 6 September 1824, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States, his father, William David Coy Jr., was 31 and his mother, Catherine Chandler, was 33. He married Rebecca Ann Poe on 13 September 1854, in Taylorsville, German Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Hamblen Township, Brown, Indiana, United States for about 20 years and German Township, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States in 1910. He died on 7 June 1911, in Taylorsville, German Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Edinburgh, Blue River Township, Johnson, Indiana, United States.
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- Mathew Coy, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Matthew Coy - Published information: birth-name: Matthew Coy
- Matthew Coy, "Find A Grave Index"
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1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1831
Historical Boundaries 1831: Switzerland, Indiana, United States
1849
Historical Boundaries: 1849: Bartholomew, Indiana, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened form of McCoy .
English: nickname for a quiet or shy person, from Old French coi (earlier quei) ‘calm, quiet; shy, coy’ (from Latin quietus).
Americanized form of Dutch Kooij, see Kooi .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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