McCoy

Fourth Great Grandfather

John McCoy married Ellen Beach. John died on Apr. 10, 1874 in Warren, Michigan. He was buried in the Warren Union Cemetery.

May 15, 1802 could be the day the young boy was found by Rev. McCoy.

Michigan. Deaths. 1874. FamilySearch. Web. County: Macomb Date of Death: Apr 10 1874 Full Name: John McCoy Age: 71 Place: Warren Cause of Death: Killed by Cars Birthplace: New York Occupation: Farmer Parents: Unknown Naylor, Fannie Comfort. Family Notes. Print. [John or his father] was found in a small wrecked vessel on the Northeastern coast of the United States, dressed like a little prince but too young to tell where he came from or his name. A Presbyterian minister, Rev. McCoy, took the child to his home, later adopted and raised him.

Ellen Beach McCoy 1804–1890

Fourth Great Grandmother

Ellen Beach was born in 1804 in New Jersey. Ellen married John McCoy. She passed away on Apr. 1, 1890 in Michigan. Her death was due to influenza. She was buried in the Warren Union Cemetery in Warren, Michigan.

Michigan. Deaths. 1890. FamilySearch. Web. County: Genessee Date of Death: April 1 1890 Full Name: Ellen S McCoy Age: 85 Place: Forest Disease: La Grippe Birthplace: New Jersey Occupation: Housekeeper Father: Elias Beech Mother: Hannah Dean

Mary McCoy Comfort 1864–1908

Great-Great-Grandmother

Mary McCoy was born on Jan. 14, 1864 in Pennsylvania. Mary married Frank Nelson Comfort on Nov. 11, 1886 in Windsor, New York. She passed away on May 18, 1908 in Central City, Colorado at age 44. She was buried in the Central City Cemetery. Her headstone was erected by the Women of Woodcraft.

Third Great Grandfather

Charles Edwin McCoy was born on Jul. 15, 1824 in New York. Charles married Fidlilia Peckham. He passed away on Sep. 13, 1912 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania at age 88. He was buried in the Lanesboro Cemetery in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. There is a GAR marker next to his headstone.

Pennsylvania. Deaths. 1912. Ancestry. Web. Name: Charles E McCoy Father: John McCoy Mother: Minnie Beach Birth: 15 Jul 1824 - New York Death: 13 Sep 1912 - Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Age: 88 Stocker, Rhamanthus M. Centennial History of Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, 1887. 582. Web. Charles E. McCoy was born in Erie County, N. Y., in 1824. He came to Harmony in 1859, and engaged in lumbering, which business he followed about twenty-five years. In 1880 he opened a flagstone quarry near Lanesboro', and is a jobber and contractor for furnishing and laying stone walks and pavements in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He has been a school director in the independent district of Lanesboro' since the district was formed, in 1873. He held the office of president eight years, and for the past nine years he has been secretary. Before he left his native county he was twice elected justice of the peace, the first time when he was but twenty-two years of age. He is now acting justice of the peace at Lanesboro', elected to that office in 1886.

Fidilia Peckham McCoy 1830–1900

Third Great Grandmother

Fidilia Peckham was born in 1830 in New York. Fidilia married Charles Edwin McCoy. She passed away on Nov. 5, 1900 in Lanesboro, Pennsylvania. Her death was due to paralysis. She was buried on Nov. 9, 1900 in the Lanesboro Cemetery.

Morse, Abner. "Descendants of Joseph Morse." Memorial of the Morses. Boston, 1850. 74+. Web. Jonathan Maxcy was the second president of Brown University. 1. Joseph wife Dorothy, resided at Ipswich, Massachusetts. 2. Joseph died 1690, married Hester (pr. Bullard) r. Watertown. 2. Joseph wife Hester (pr. Bullard,) inhabitant and proprietor of Watertown. 3. John Deacon, 28 (12) '38, died July 28, 1702, an early planter of Lancaster. 3. John Dea. wife Ann, died prior to 1666, r. Lancaster. 2. wife Abigail Stearns, married April 27, '66, died October 15, '90, r. Watertown. 4. John March 15, 69–70, married Elizabeth: 2. Hepsebeth, r. W. 4. John wife Elizabeth, d. Nov. 21, 1701: 2. Hepsebeth Stone, m. Jan. 7, '01–2, r. W. 5. Henry Sep. 14, '04, m. Mary Follet, and r. in Attleboro. 5. Henry wife Mary Follet, married at Attleboro, r. Attleboro. 6. Henry July 22, '34, m. Esther, daughter of John Pidge, of A. 6. Henry wife Esther Pidge, settled and died at Swansea, N. H. 7. Josiah married Sabra Maxy, sister of the Rev. Dr. M., 2d. Pres. of B. U. 7. Josiah wife Sabra Мaху, married 1794, resided at Evans, Erie Co., N. Y. 8. Philanda February 21, 1795, married John W. Peckham, r. Sardinia, N. Y. Naylor, Fannie Comfort. Family Notes. Print. Delia Peckham McCoy, from a well-to-do family, was a niece of Samuel F. B. Morse, who was her mother's brother. Her mother forbade her to marry C. E. McCoy, who was a struggling schoolteacher then, said she would never see her mother again if she married him but she did and never saw her mother again. C. E. McCoy and Delia McCoy had three boys and three girls, Frank, John, Charles, Addie, Mary and Edith. Pennsylvania. Deaths. 1900. Stevens Point, PA. 4 July 2010. Web. Name: Fidealia McCoy Cause of Death: Paralysis Death Date: November 5 Death Place: Lanesboro Burial: Lanesboro Cemetery "Susquehanna." The Scranton Tribune 9 Nov. 1900: 7. Chronicling America. Web. Comfort was a Methodist Episcopal minister. The funeral of the late Mrs. Charles E. McCoy, of Lanesboro, took place from the family residence this afternoon, Rev. George Comfort officiating. The remains were interred in the Lanesboro cemetery.