Children of Sarah Stillman
and Stephen Coon

"The Seventh-Day Baptist Register", Vol 2, No 38, p 151, Nov. 17, 1841.
In the same place [Milton, Wisconsin], on the 23d ult., Mrs. Sally Coon, widow of Stephen Coon, deceased, aged 74 years.
Obituary provided by Jon Saunders


Stephan Coon, Jr.
Born: 22 Oct 1789
Place: Hopkinton, RI
Died: 1 Apr 1846
Place: Albion, WI
Married:1) Bathsheba Wells
Born: 1789
Place:
Died: 1834
Place: Limonsville, PA
Date Married:
Married: Esther Bliven
Born: 25 May 1795
Place:
Died:
Place:
Date Married:


Samuel Coon
Born: 2 Jun 1891
Place: Hopkinton, RI
Died: 14 Sep 1814 - drowned
Place: Petersburg, NY


George Stillman Coon
Born: 15 May 1793
Place: Hopkinton, RI
Died: 24 Nov 1840
Place: Milton Junction, WI
Married: Electa West
Born: 1797
Place:
Died: 27 Apr 1851
Place: Milton Junction, WI
Date Married: circa 1818

"The Seventh Day Baptist Register", Vol 1, No 43, p 171, Dec. 25, 1840.
George S. Coon, formerly of Alfred, Allegany co., N. Y., is no more. He died at his residence in this vicinity (Milton, Rock co., Wisconsin) Nov. 24th, in the 47th year of his age, of the dropsy of the heart. He was a worthy member of the S. D. B. Church, and has left a numerous family to mourn their loss. As a Christian he was highly esteemed by all who knew him. As an industrious mechanic his loss will be sensibly felt by the pioneers of this new settlement.

"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 8, No 41, p 163, Mar. 25, 1852.
In Milton, Rock Co., Wis., on the 27th April, 1851, Electa Coon, widow of George S. Coon, in the 54th year of her age. Sister Coon made a profession of religion in early life, and united with the Seventh-day Baptist Church in Berlin, Rensselaer Co., N. Y. After a number of years she removed from thence to Milton, Rock Co., where she died as she lived, cheerful and happy, in the hope of a blessed immortality.
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Oliver Coon
Born: 21 Oct 1795
Place:
Died: 15 Feb 1883
Place: Utica, WI
Married:1) Harriet Burdick
Born: 31 May 1799
Place:
Died: 28 Apr 1839
Place: Alfred, NY
Date Married: circa 1820
Married:2) Nancy (Burdick) Potter
Born: 1802
Place:
Died: 12 Jul 1880
Place: Hartsville, NY
Date Married:


Sarah Coon
Born: 5 Feb 1798
Place: Petersburg, NY
Died: 30 May 1871
Place: Albion, WI
Married: Solomon Head
Born: 8 Nov 1792
Place: Dutchess County, NY
Died: 11 Nov 1866
Place: Albion, WI
Date Married: 28 Oct 1815


Charles Coon
Born: 5 Feb 1798
Place: Petersburg, NY
Died: 12 Dec 1888
Place: Calamus, NE - buried in Hillside Cemetery near North Loup, NE
Married: Phebe Lanphear
Born: 5 Mar 1800
Place:
Died: 13 Dec 1877
Place: Calamus, NE - buried in Hillside Cemetery near North Loup, NE
Date Married: circa 1820


Esther Coon
Born: 4 Jun 1800
Place: Petersburg, NY
Died: 9 Mar 1874
Place: Albion, WI
Married: Jesse Saunders
Born: 21 Jun 1798
Place:
Died: 26 Nov 1888
Place: Albion, WI
Date Married: 20 Oct 1823


Lydia Coon
Born: 10 Jul 1802
Place: Petersburg, NY
Died: 1 Dec 1897
Place: Milton, WI
Married: Christopher Saunders, Jr.
Born: 10 Oct 1801
Place: Charlestown, RI
Died: 18 May 1868
Place: Milton, WI
Date Married: circa 1823

"The Milton Journal", Milton, Wisconsin, Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1897, p 1.
Mrs. [Lydia Coon] Saunders, the oldest person in the town of Milton, died at her home near Rock River, Nov. 30, 1897, in the 96th year of her age. She was the daughter of Stephen and Sarah Coon, was born in Petersburg, N. Y., and moved to Alfred, N. Y., when she was 12 years old.
At the age of 21 years she was married to Mr. Christopher Saunders, with whom she moved to Wisconsin in 1844, settling upon the farm where she died as above noted. The eldest of six daughters born to them died 12 or 15 years ago, the other five survive her. Mr. Saunders died about 30 years ago. Mrs. Saunders was the last of her family several of whom were among the early settlers of Wisconsin. One sister was the wife of Jesse Saunders and another was the wife of Duty Green both of whom were old residents of Albion; a third was the wife of Henry Green whose early Wisconsin home was in the same neighborhood as the Saunders home at Rock River, and later in the village of Milton; and a brother of hers was the father of the late G. N. Coon, of Rock River and of the Rev. A. W. Coon, known in Milton 50 years ago as having some connection with the beginnings of the Milton academy which afterwards grew into the Milton College. Children of all these families, in some cases to the second and third generations, were present at the funeral which was held at the church at Rock River, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Platts of Milton.
In every new country, when comforts and conveniences are few, and luxuries are conspicuous by their absence, neighbor depends upon neighbor for help in times of sickness and sorrow, such as in later times can be procured through the services of the skilled physician or trained nurse; and among the neighbors of any such community there are always a few who are gifted with an instinct which knows when and where such help is needed, and who are always on hand with loving and tender ministries. Such, in her day, was "Aunt Lydia." How much any community owes to such an one, the present generation, with its changed conditions of society, can never know. In her later years, in comparative helplessness, she was tenderly and affectionately cared for by three of her daughters who still live at the old home. When but 14 years of age she became a member of the First S. D. B. church of Alfred, changed her membership to Milton in 1844, and became a constituent member at Rock River in 1856. Thus for more than 81 years she has been a faithful disciple of Jesus and a member of the S. D. B. church.
Obituary provided by Jon Saunders


Paul M. Coon
Born: 8 Jul 1804
Place: Petersburg, NY
Lived:
Place: IA
Married: ??? Crocker
Born: circa 1806
Place:
Died:
Place:
Date Married: circa 1827


Martha M. Coon
Born: 10 Oct 1806
Place: Petersburg, NY
Died: 24 Feb 1893
Place: Milton, WI
Married: Henry W. Green
Born: 21 Nov 1805*
Place: Brookfield, NY
Died: 27 Jan 1878*
Place: Milton, WI
Date Married: 1829

Dates on gravestone in Milton, WI


Mary Greenman Coon
Born: 16 Dec 1808
Place: Petersburg, NY
Died: 14 Apr 1892
Place: Albion, WI
Married: Duty Jared Green
Born: 22 Jan 1802
Place: Brookfield, NY
Died: 25 Dec 1891
Place: Albion, WI
Date Married: 2 Nov 1826


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