McCoy

John 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.

Foulkes, Richard. Find A Grave. Web.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1860 John Mc Coy 58 Warren, Macomb, Michigan
1870 John McCoy 68 Farmer Warren, Macomb, Michigan

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

Foulkes, Richard. Find A Grave. Web.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1860 Ellen Mc Coy 55 Warren, Macomb, Michigan NJ
1870 Ellen McCoy 65 Keeping House Warren, Macomb, Michigan

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.


Comfort, Central City Cemetery. 2011.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1870 Mary McCoy 06 Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1880 Mary Mc Coy 16 Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania NY NY
1900 Mary Comfort 36 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

4 Apr. 1902. Susquehanna County Historical Society. 4 Apr. 2002. Web.
Lanesboro - We are informed that Mr. and Mrs. Comfort, Charles E. McCoy, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tarbox and others, will on Thursday next, leave for Central City, Colorado, where they will in the future reside.

Charles Edwin McCoy 1824–1912

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.

McCoy, Lanesboro Cemetery. 2012.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1850 Charles McCoy 26 Sardinia, Erie, New York NY NJ
1860 Charles E McCoy 35 Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1870 Charles McCoy 46 Farmer Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1880 Charles McCoy 55 Farmer & Lumberman Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania NY NJ
1900 C E McCoy 76 Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania NY NJ
1910 Charles McCoy 86 Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania NY NJ

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.

McCoy, Lanesboro Cemetery. 2012.
Year Name & Age Occupation Residence F M
1850 Fidilia McCoy 20 Sardinia, Erie, New York
1860 Fiddea McCoy 28 Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1870 Fidelia McCoy 40 Keeping House Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania
1880 Adealia M McCoy 47 Keeping House Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania RI MA
1900 Fidelia M McCoy 70 Harmony, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania RI MA