Rev. Benjamin COY

Abt 1778 - 1865  (~ 87 years)

• Name	Benjamin COY
  Prefix	Rev.
  Birth	Abt 1778	, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.780885,-66.153028   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Note	The following was extracted from Donald Coy's genealogy report, based on information he received from Ralph Turner, Sheridan, OR, 97378-9735. Rev. Benjamin Coy is mentioned in the book "History of the Baptist Church of the Maritime Provinces", written by Rev. Bill. He was ordained on 14 March, 1865 at St. Martin's Church, Saint John, New Brunswick. His parents were among the first to settle on the Saint John River. At age 12 he became pious. This ordination date is the same as his death date, and is actually 1830. He left the Presbyterian Church and joined what at first was known as the New Light body, which was afterwards organized into a Baptist Church and he became one of the first preachers in the Baptist Denomination in the Province. He conducted Revivals in different places, having good success, especially at what is now known as the town of St. Martins, St. John County, New Brunswick, Canada.
  Ordained	14 Mar 1830	, St. Martin's Church, Saint John, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  Death	14 Mar 1865	, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.780885,-66.153028   [1, 2, 4]
  	d. Upper Gagetown (Queens Co.) 14th March, Rev. Benjamin Coy age 88. His parents were among the first settle on the St. John River and consequently had many obstacles in raising a large family of which Benjamin was the youngest son. At age 12 he became pious and on the first week of May 1800 was baptized by Father Joseph CRANDAL and united with the Baptist Church in Waterborough by which he was afterwards licenced to preach the gospel. He was publicly ordained to the work of the ministry in 1830 at St. Martins (St. John)
  Burial	, Baptist Church Cemetery, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.845867,-66.240167   [2, 5, 6]
  	square obelisk.Inscription: Sacred / to the memory of / Rev. Benjamin Coy / Who Died / April 14th 1865. / Aged 87 Years / Also his wife / Sarah Coy / Died / Oct. 5th, 1863. / Aged 79 Years.
  Person ID	I240	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	2 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Edward J. COY, Sr.,   b. 6 May 1725, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut Colony, British North America,, 41.897522,-71.962066 d. 19 Sep 1795, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.851877,-66.230210 (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ame TITUS,   b. Jul 1733, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut, (USA),, 41.897522,-71.962066 d. 3 Apr 1808, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	2 Jan 1755	Abington Congregational Church, Pomfret, Windham County, Connecticut Colony, British North America,, 41.897522,-71.962066   [7, 8, 9]
  Family ID	F1638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah COTTLE,   b. Abt 1784, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.851877,-66.230210 d. 5 Oct 1863, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.851877,-66.230210 (Age ~ 79 years)
  Marriage	30 Jan 1803	, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada, 45.780885,-66.153028   [2, 10]
  Children	1. Samuel COY,   b. 25 Oct 1803, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick d. 23 Jun 1882, Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 78 years)   2. Maria COY,   b. 9 Sep 1806, , Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 20 Feb 1862 (Age 55 years)   3. Julia Ann COY,   b. 1810, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 3 Jul 1876, Central Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 66 years)   4. Phebe E. COY,   b. 19 Mar 1812, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 21 Nov 1883, , Hampstead, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 71 years)   5. Deacon George William COY, Sr.,   b. Abt 1816, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 8 Mar 1881, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 65 years)   6. Rev. Thomas T. COY,   b. 17 Feb 1817, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 2 Jan 1881, , his residence, Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 63 years)   7. Albert COY,   b. Mar 1822, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada d. 15 Jun 1862, , Upper Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F113	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] New Brunswick Museum & Archives, 81. [S308] Descendants of Edward Coy, 308. (Reliability: 2). [S2544] Don Coy, personal communication, 2544. (Reliability: 2). [S4376] Obituary - Rev. Benjamin Coy, 4376. (Reliability: 3). [S3417] Cemetery Marker - Rev. Benjamin Coy (1778-1865), 3417. (Reliability: 3). [S204] New Brunswick Museum & Archives, 204. [S1205] Connecticut Vital Records, 1205. (Reliability: 3). Pomfret Vital Records, 1705-1850, Vol. 1, Page 104 [S308] Descendants of Edward Coy, 308. (Reliability: 3). [S204] New Brunswick Museum & Archives, 204. (Reliability: 2). [S56] Helen Lee (Cottle) Porter, 56.