John Coffey1

#8166, (circa 1824 - 25 January 1894)

Family

Jane Hamilton b. c 1830
Children 1.Thomas Coffey1 (c 1860 - 1915)
 2.William Coffey+9 (1866 - )
 3.Mary Coffey9 (1870 - )
Birth*circa 1824He was born circa 1824 at Memramcook, Dorchester Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.2 
Marriage*17 August 1856He married Jane Hamilton on 17 August 1856 at Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.3 
1861He and Jane Hamilton appeared on the census of 1861 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.4 
1871He and Jane Hamilton appeared on the census of 1871 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.5 
1881He and Jane Hamilton appeared on the census of 1881 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.6 
27 April 1891He and Jane Hamilton appeared on the census of 27 April 1891 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG.7 
Death*25 January 1894He died on 25 January 1894 at Shediac Par., Westmorland Co., New BrunswickG; (but 1871 and 1891 census have b. Ireland.)2 
Obituary26 January 1894Obituary for John Coffey was published on 26 January 1894.8 

Citations

  1. [S133] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Registration Division, Marriages (Sch. B.), Return of Clergyman: [stamped] 001343; Thomas Coffey [no age], res. Moncton, b. Shediac, bachelor, I.C.R. conductor, RC, parents John Coffey and Jane Hamilton; Catherine Kennedy [no gae], res. Moncton, b. Irishtown, spinster, RC; marr. 17 Feb 1892 by banns.
  2. [S427] Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, New Brunswick Deaths (Sch. C) Return of Clergyman, Occupier or Other Person, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, No. 001396. John Coffey, trackman, b. Memramcook, d. Shediac 25 Jan 1894, age 70, inflammation of the lungs; inf. Ed. E. Labbé, priest, St. Joseph's College.
  3. [S1496] Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Marriage Register: B:546, no. 3739. John Coffey and Jane Hamilton, both of Dorchester Parish, Westmorland Co., reg. 16 Aug 1856, marr. 17 Aug 1856 by F H Lafrance, Mis'y. Priest; witnesses Michael Coffey and Mary Ann Sullivan, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Hereinafter cited as Westmorland Co. NB Marriage Register.
  4. [S80] 1861 New Brunswick Province Census. John (35), native, R.C., blacksmith; Jane (31), native.
  5. [S84] 1871 Canada Census. John Coffe (48), b. Ireland, R.C., laborer; Jane (43), b. NB, R.C., Irish descent.
  6. [S42] 1881 Canada Census. John (56), b. NB, R.C., ICR section hand; Jane (52), b. NB, R.C.
  7. [S69] 1891 Canada Census. John Coffy (67), b. and parents b. Ireland, R.C., ICR section hand; Jane (61), b. NB, father b. Scotland, mother b. Ireland, R.C.
  8. [S608] Daniel F Johnson's New Brunswick Newspaper Vital Statistics [database], online archives.gnb.ca/Search/NewspaperVitalStats, Daniel F. Johnson Vol. 92, No. 2697, citing The Moncton Times, Moncton, 26 Jan 1894. "The death of John Coffey, which occurred at a late hour last eve. at his home in Shediac (West. Co.) after a few days illness with pneumonia, removes one of Shediac's oldest residents. Mr. Coffey was for many years employed in the road dept. of the I.C.R. and leaves a widow, a sister of James Hamilton of this city, one daughter, two sons, Conductor Thomas Coffey and Locomotive Engineer William Coffey of Moncton, several brothers and a large circle of friends. "
  9. [S84] 1871 Canada Census.