Gazlay Family History
John Leonard Coffey
Parents
| Father | Patrick J. Coffey (ca. 1872 - 1921) |
| Mother | Mary Ann Chapel (27 August 1880 - 12 August 1968) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 18 January 2010; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 |
| Person ID | 642 |
| Name | John Leonard Coffey |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 3 August 1919 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut1, 2 |
| Married | 15 October 1938 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Hazel M. Watt2, 3, 4 |
| Died | 3 October 1977 in New London, New London County, Connecticut2 |
| Buried | in Comstock Cemetery, Montville, New London County, Connecticut2 |
Biography
John served in the U. S. Navy in World War II. He was a member of several organizations, including the Retired Teamsters Union; Montville Posts of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (charter member) and American Legion; St. James Masonic Lodge in Norwich; Nemrod Grotto of Norwich, Independent Order of Odd Fellows; Montville Polish Club; and Northern Fishing Club of Montville.2
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Hazel M. Watt (daughter of William Archibald Watt and Bessie M. Davis) |
| Born | 8 July 1919 in New London, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | 15 October 1938 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to John Leonard Coffey |
| Died | 5 April 2004 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of John Leonard Coffey and Hazel M. Watt: |
| +1. | William Leonard Coffey |
| Born | 18 April 1939 |
| Married | 24 June 1967 in Plainfield, Windham County, Connecticut to Susie Solange Daigneault |
| Died | 9 November 2010 in Waterford, New London County, Connecticut |
| 2. | Bessie Ann Coffey |
| Born | 11 October 1940 |
| Married | 1 August 1959 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Wayne Irving Badger |
| 3. | Charlotte Mae Coffey |
| Born | 28 January 1942 |
| Married | 11 April 1964 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Allen George Rainville |
| +4. | Sheila Marie Coffey |
| Born | 22 August 1943 |
| Married | 16 June 1962 in Montville, New London County, Connecticut to Charles William Neeley |
| Married | 1 September 1964 to John Eugene ‘Beetle’ Beetham, Jr. |
| Died | 24 February 2000 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 278, Sheet 2B, family of Patrick J. and Annie M. Coffey with son John L. Coffey.
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, John L. Coffey, 3 October 1977.
- Index to marriage, death, and land records, Montville, Connecticut, Town Hall Website, file number 1938-00000139, marriage of John L. Coffey and Hazel M. Watt
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, Hazel M. (Watt) Coffey, 7 April 2004.