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Charles L DeCoff
Private, Company D, residence: Eliot, age 22
CHARLES L DeCOFF, born 11 June, 1840 in either PEI, Nova Scotia, or even St Johns New Brunswick (rec's vary so much here), the son of James DeCoff and Nancy (or Jane) Gray [An IGI entry calls him Charles Levi, son of James Herman Deickoff and Jane Gray Henderson of Guysborough, Nova Scotia - this is member submitted, ie not sourced]. Charles died in Eliot, Maine on 4 Jan, 1925 at age 84yrs,6mos,24das, a resident since childhood, previously from PEI (Prince Edward Island).NOTE: this is only source that mentions the PEI reference, could be wrong. He is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Eliot, ME.
He married first, on 12 June, 1864 in Boston [MA vr v.173,p.68] to SARAH A KENNARD, the daughter of William and Mary E. She was born ca May 1840 in Eliot, ME, and died on 27 Dec, 1890 (maybe in Portland) at age 50yrs,7mos. She was buried in Mt Pleasant/Greenwood Cem in Eliot.
He married second on 25 June, 1892 (Portland?) to LUCY E STAPLES of Blue Hill,ME. She was born 26 Sept, 1865 in Sedwick, ME to Alfred Staples and Amanda Hanscom. She died in South Berwick, ME (at Fall Mem Hosp) on 15 Nov, 1939 at age 74yrs,2mos,20das. She is buried with Charles at Mt Pleasant/Greenwood Cem in Eliot.
I found on the Boston Passenger Lists a Charles DeCoff age 13 who arrived in Boston on 5 June, 1852 aboard the Sch. Mary Virgin, who sailed from Pictou, Nova Scotia. He was with a Jane DeCoff, age 37 and 4 others, said to be from Cape Breton, and looks to be his family. There was no father James with them on list, but there is one in Eliot,ME for 1860, age 49, that very well may be his father. I did not see Charles in the 1860 census, but he gave his residence as Eliot when he enlisted, so likely was there.
After the war he removed to Boston, where it's said he was a blacksmith, though most rec's give him an occupation of machinist until his later years where he had a farm. He was in Boston for 1870, stayed a short time in Taunton,MA, moved back to Eliot for awhile before going up to Portland to work on the railroad, but returned to Eliot and lived out the rest of his life there.
He only had children by his first wife Sarah:
i. LEONORA L, born 13 Dec, 1865 in Boston [MA vr], she died on 17 Mar, 1876 at age 10yrs,4mos. Didn't find death in MA v.r., nor in Eliot vr, but probably was the latter. Buried with parents in Eliot.
ii. CHARLES L, born ca Dec, 1867 [didn't find birth rec] in Boston,MA, he died on 10 Feb, 1871 in Boston at age 4yrs,1mos,15das [MA vr v.240,p.24] of gastric fever. He was buried in Eliot,Me.
iii. WILLIE K, born perhaps in Dec, 1872 (place unknown), died on 23 Mar, 1876 at age 4 yrs,4mos and is buried with his parents and siblings in Eliot,ME
iv. (our baby), small grave in DeCoff cemetery plot gives no indication of name, date, or parents, but believed to be a child of Charles and Sarah.
I see no evidence of any other children that survived, only two of the above seen in census records. Thus ends any descendancy for Charles DeCoff.
additional source data:
York County Cemetery Inscriptions: (pg 609): Mt Pleasant Cem, Eliot
1890 Veteran Schedule: Charles in Portland, ME, 106 Clark St
Boston Passenger Lists 1820-1943 - online database
Civil War Pension Index: Chas filed 26 Aug, 1890 [app #942,576 cert #701855], widow Lucy E filed (date unreadable) [app #1227550 cert #961510]
1860 Eliot,ME census - a James age 49 and Jeremiah L age 13, both b.Nova Scotia in town
1870 Boston wrd-2 census (pg 8) - notes that Chas was born St Johns, N.B.
1880 Eliot,ME (pg 12) - b.NB
1885-86 Portland direct, Chas a machinist for M.C.R.R., bds at 169 York
1888, same occ, bds 41 Bracket
1889-91 now at 106 Clark, a machinist
1896 still in town, with h.36 Gilman, a machinist for MCRR
1900 Eliot (pg 4B) - says immigrated 1851, b.N.S., had a farm but still a machinist
1910 Eliot (pg 7B) - now a farmer, b.NS
1920 Eliot (pg 5A) house on River Road; immigrated 1848
1921 Eliot Street Directory: Charles and Lucy on River Road
1930 Mansfield, Bristol Co,MA - the widow Lucy E, age 64, is here (error on viewer so couldn't see who she's living with)
Private, Company D, residence: Eliot, age 22
CHARLES L DeCOFF, born 11 June, 1840 in either PEI, Nova Scotia, or even St Johns New Brunswick (rec's vary so much here), the son of James DeCoff and Nancy (or Jane) Gray [An IGI entry calls him Charles Levi, son of James Herman Deickoff and Jane Gray Henderson of Guysborough, Nova Scotia - this is member submitted, ie not sourced]. Charles died in Eliot, Maine on 4 Jan, 1925 at age 84yrs,6mos,24das, a resident since childhood, previously from PEI (Prince Edward Island).NOTE: this is only source that mentions the PEI reference, could be wrong. He is buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery, Eliot, ME.
He married first, on 12 June, 1864 in Boston [MA vr v.173,p.68] to SARAH A KENNARD, the daughter of William and Mary E. She was born ca May 1840 in Eliot, ME, and died on 27 Dec, 1890 (maybe in Portland) at age 50yrs,7mos. She was buried in Mt Pleasant/Greenwood Cem in Eliot.
He married second on 25 June, 1892 (Portland?) to LUCY E STAPLES of Blue Hill,ME. She was born 26 Sept, 1865 in Sedwick, ME to Alfred Staples and Amanda Hanscom. She died in South Berwick, ME (at Fall Mem Hosp) on 15 Nov, 1939 at age 74yrs,2mos,20das. She is buried with Charles at Mt Pleasant/Greenwood Cem in Eliot.
I found on the Boston Passenger Lists a Charles DeCoff age 13 who arrived in Boston on 5 June, 1852 aboard the Sch. Mary Virgin, who sailed from Pictou, Nova Scotia. He was with a Jane DeCoff, age 37 and 4 others, said to be from Cape Breton, and looks to be his family. There was no father James with them on list, but there is one in Eliot,ME for 1860, age 49, that very well may be his father. I did not see Charles in the 1860 census, but he gave his residence as Eliot when he enlisted, so likely was there.
After the war he removed to Boston, where it's said he was a blacksmith, though most rec's give him an occupation of machinist until his later years where he had a farm. He was in Boston for 1870, stayed a short time in Taunton,MA, moved back to Eliot for awhile before going up to Portland to work on the railroad, but returned to Eliot and lived out the rest of his life there.
He only had children by his first wife Sarah:
i. LEONORA L, born 13 Dec, 1865 in Boston [MA vr], she died on 17 Mar, 1876 at age 10yrs,4mos. Didn't find death in MA v.r., nor in Eliot vr, but probably was the latter. Buried with parents in Eliot.
ii. CHARLES L, born ca Dec, 1867 [didn't find birth rec] in Boston,MA, he died on 10 Feb, 1871 in Boston at age 4yrs,1mos,15das [MA vr v.240,p.24] of gastric fever. He was buried in Eliot,Me.
iii. WILLIE K, born perhaps in Dec, 1872 (place unknown), died on 23 Mar, 1876 at age 4 yrs,4mos and is buried with his parents and siblings in Eliot,ME
iv. (our baby), small grave in DeCoff cemetery plot gives no indication of name, date, or parents, but believed to be a child of Charles and Sarah.
I see no evidence of any other children that survived, only two of the above seen in census records. Thus ends any descendancy for Charles DeCoff.
additional source data:
York County Cemetery Inscriptions: (pg 609): Mt Pleasant Cem, Eliot
1890 Veteran Schedule: Charles in Portland, ME, 106 Clark St
Boston Passenger Lists 1820-1943 - online database
Civil War Pension Index: Chas filed 26 Aug, 1890 [app #942,576 cert #701855], widow Lucy E filed (date unreadable) [app #1227550 cert #961510]
1860 Eliot,ME census - a James age 49 and Jeremiah L age 13, both b.Nova Scotia in town
1870 Boston wrd-2 census (pg 8) - notes that Chas was born St Johns, N.B.
1880 Eliot,ME (pg 12) - b.NB
1885-86 Portland direct, Chas a machinist for M.C.R.R., bds at 169 York
1888, same occ, bds 41 Bracket
1889-91 now at 106 Clark, a machinist
1896 still in town, with h.36 Gilman, a machinist for MCRR
1900 Eliot (pg 4B) - says immigrated 1851, b.N.S., had a farm but still a machinist
1910 Eliot (pg 7B) - now a farmer, b.NS
1920 Eliot (pg 5A) house on River Road; immigrated 1848
1921 Eliot Street Directory: Charles and Lucy on River Road
1930 Mansfield, Bristol Co,MA - the widow Lucy E, age 64, is here (error on viewer so couldn't see who she's living with)
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