Jacob William Coon  1845 - 1923

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• Birth	28 May 1845	Clermont, Columbia, New York
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Bef 1862
  	postmaster in Clermont
  Residence	1910	Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York
  Died	23 May 1923	Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York
  Buried	Red Church Cemetery, Tivoli, Dutchess, New York
  Person ID	I349	new
  Last Modified	08 Jul 2009
  Father	Henry H Coon, Jr,   b. 14 Jul 1813, Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York ,   d. 15 Mar 1890, Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York
  Mother	Elizabeth (Betsy) Van Etten,   b. 23 Nov 1810, New York ,   d. 06 Jun 1866
  Married	27 Dec 1832	Germantown Lutheran, Germantown, Columbia County, New York
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet
  Family	Mary Catherine Shirts,   b. 06 Nov 1850, Germantown, Columbia County, New York ,   d. 10 Apr 1923, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York
  Married	22 Nov 1870	Methodist Church, Elizaville, Dutchess County, New York
  Children	1. Harry William Coon,   b. 16 Dec 1873, Columbia, New York ,   d. 1957   2. Ruth Naiomi Coon,   b. May 1877, Columbia, New York ,   d. Aft 1940   3. Reuben Andrew Coon,   b. 20 Sep 1879, New York ,   d. Oct 1965, Rhinebeck, Dutchess County, New York   4. Wilbur Kuhn Coon,   b. 13 Aug 1881, Columbia, New York ,   d. 1955   5. Helen Elizabeth Coon,   b. Dec 1886, Columbia, New York ,   d. 1963   6. Jonas Gilbert Coon,   b. 23 Jul 1887, Clermont, Columbia County, New York ,   d. 24 Mar 1963, St. Francis Hospital, Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York   7. Marion Coon,   b. 19 Oct 1890, Columbia, New York ,   d. 09 May 1984, Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York
  Family ID	F106	Group Sheet

• Photos		Jacob William Coon and Mary Catherine Shirts These are my maternal Great Great Great Grandparents
  Headstones		Jacob Coon and Mary Catherine Shirts were my maternal 3rd great grandparents

• Notes

  Jacob William and Mary Catherine had children baptized in Germantown and Upper Red Hook Dutch Reformed, Germantown and Churchtown Lutheran, and Rhinebeck German Reformed (now Lower Red Hook Lutheran) Churches. He was a landowner in 1844: Lot #69- 28 1/4 acres; Lot #73- 68 1/4 acres. Family #8: COON: Jacob W. 30y, Mary C. 23y, Harry W. 1y; SHIRTS: Joseph 58y f-i-l, Helen 56y m-i-l, Andrew 21y b-i-l, all born Columbia County, New York no sponsors Jacob's nickname was Moonlight Willie, so-called because he would start work very early in the morning in order to keep himself and his horses out of the hot sun Jacob W. age 35, farmer; Mary C. 29; Harry W. 6; Ruther 2; Reuben 8 mos.