Individual Details

Edward Bela COE

(29 Dec 1822 - 5 Sep 1883)

Events

Birth29 Dec 1822Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
ResidenceBef 1835with his parents - Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York
Miscellaneous27 Feb 1837requested at the Surrogate Court to have Horatio G Wolcott made his guardian - Rome, Oneida County, New York
Residence27 Feb 1837Oneida County, New York
Residence1837with his mother and sister after their father's death - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Miscellaneous1843 - 1845was on a whaling voyage on the ship Milo for 3 years - New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Residence1846Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
MiscellaneousFrom 1846 to 1849left the village of Skaneateles for a three-year whaling voyage with Charles Goodall - New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
MiscellaneousSep 1849came ashore to take part in the Gold Rush - California
MiscellaneousMar 1850was an owner in the Cataract Woolen Mills that was destroyed by fire
OccupationMay 1850captain of a small schooner - Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
MiscellaneousAbt Sep 1850set sail again, bound for China, and vanished for 12 years
Miscellaneous17 Sep 1850left and had been missing - San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
MiscellaneousAbt 1852was employed in the Caffre War - South Africa
Miscellaneous1852was named an heir to his Uncle Bela Coe's estate - Buffalo, Erie County, New York
MilitaryFrom 1852 to 1853fought in the Caffre (Kaffir) War - South Africa
Residence14 Jul 1855[possibly] - Marqusas Islands, French Polynesia
Miscellaneous14 Jul 1855Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous14 Jul 1855Albany, Albany County, New York
Miscellaneous17 Nov 1855a notice was published in the Polynesian newspaper asking for information on him, as he was missing - Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands
Description17 Nov 1855having his full name tatooed on his arm - Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands
Miscellaneous12 Feb 1856had a reward of $200 advertised for information on his where abouts - New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts
Description12 Feb 18565'3", iwth short upper lip exposing the teeth and E.B. Coe is tattooed on one arm
ResidenceBef 1862far up from the Cape for many years - South Africa
Residence1862after having been missing for 12 years - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Marriage25 Sep 1862Emily Eugenia Kingsbury ROSSETER
Miscellaneous5 Dec 1866organized the Skaneateles Iron Works with Eben Bean, George H. Earll and Henry Vary - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
ElectionFrom 1869 to 1870Town Supervisor - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Miscellaneous14 Sep 1869dissolved his copartnership with P.C. Carrigan under the firm name of E. B. Coe & Co. - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Occupation26 Aug 1870plaster manufacturer - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Miscellaneous13 Sep 1870was a passenger in 2nd cousin Carlos C. Coe's balloon when it ascended from Hanover Square - Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York
Miscellaneous10 Nov 1870received his first lot of plaster (30 dumpers) by railroad from his quarry at Marcellus - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
MiscellaneousAbt 23 Feb 1871was arrested for $16,000 or $18,000 of forgeries on George H. Earll and Charles Pardee - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Miscellaneous22 Jan 1877gave an account of his experiences in Southern & Central Africa to a large audience at Academy Hall - Moravia, Cayuga County, New York
Miscellaneous20 Oct 1877was one of the founders of the Skaneateles Library Association - Skaneateles, Onondaga County, New York
Occupation9 Jun 1880hotel keeper at the Whitestone House - Whitestone, Queens County, New York
Miscellaneous1882applied to his friend Charles Goodall for a position on an ocean steamship - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Miscellaneous1882San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Miscellaneous1882San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Death5 Sep 1883from drowning possibly a suicide - Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Families

SpouseEmily Eugenia Kingsbury ROSSETER (1823 - 1887)
ChildMillicent Leslie "Milly" COE (1863 - 1947)
FatherChauncey H COE (1795 - 1835)
MotherHannah Hanmer WOLCOTT (1801 - 1884)
SiblingMillicent Anna COE (1827 - 1890)