Gazlay Family History | Descendants of Abigail Jane Coons

Gazlay Family History

Family History - Abigail Jane Coons

Key:	1.	“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
	2.	“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.

This family history features Abigail Jane Coons and her immediate family.

First Generation

1. Abigail Jane Coons,¹ born ca. 1837 in New York, the daughter of Abraham Coons and Angelina ‘Julina’ Adams;^{1, 2} died 3 January 1893.²

U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Pennsylvania, Erie County, Venango Township, Page 146, family of Abraham Coons (39, NY, laborer); Julina Coons (37, NY); Raymond Coons (19, NY, laborer); Elizabeth Coons (15, NY); Abba Coons (11, NY); Malvina Coons (8, NY); Salina Coons (6, NY); Albertus Coons (4, NY); Justus Coons (1, NY).
Koon and Coons Families of Eastern New York, compiled by William Solyman Coons. The Tuttle Publishing Company, Inc., Rutland, Vermont. 1937. Available at Heritage Quest Online. Extensive family history that includes, on page 122, Abraham Coons (b.1808 or 1809; d. 1890), preceded by his ancestors and followed by his descendants. His entry indicates his first wife was Angelina or Julina Adams, and after she died, Abraham returned to Rensselaer County and married, second, “some woman from Albany (name and date unknown). This 2nd wife was a widow and they made their new home not far from W. Stephentown or Alps.” All of his eight children were by his first wife.