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COLES, Robert Reed

COLES, Robert Reed

Male 1907 - 1985  (77 years)

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  1. 1.  COLES, Robert ReedCOLES, Robert Reed was born on 21 Sep 1907 (son of COLES, Franklin Albert and REID, Caroline Sarah); died on 20 Apr 1985; was buried on 23 Apr 1985 in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Obituary: From NY Times 23-Apr-1985 Robert R. Coles, an astronomer and former chairman of the Hayden Planetarium, and an authority on the history of Long Island, died of a heart attack Saturday at Brattleboro (Vt.) Memorial Hospital. He was 77 years old and lived in Glen Cove, L.I. Mr. Coles was chairman of the planetarium from 1951 through 1953. In that period and for many years before, he lectured and presented programs that opened some of the mysteries of the heavens to rapt audiences of children and adults in the planetarium's auditorium at Central Park West and 80th Street. One of his most popular displays, presented in July and August of 1952, was a simulated trip on a rocket to the moon, in which spectators watching the planetarium's domed ceiling were whisked a quarter of a million miles through space for a landing at one of the moon's craters. Mr. Coles, born in Glen Cove, was a direct descendant of a 1668 settler of the community, which was then known as Musketa Cove. Mr. Coles lived in the original Coles homestead, and he served for many years as Glen Cove's official historian. After leaving the planetarium, he wrote widely on the lore and history of Long Island. Among his books were ''The Long Island Indian,'' ''The Geology of Long Island'' and two histories of Glen Cove. Mr. Coles attended Columbia University before joining the department of education at the American Museum of Natural History in 1929 as a lecturer on general science. He became a lecturer at the planetarium in 1936 and was named associate curator in 1945 after serving three years in the Air Force. He was a member of the American Astronomical Society and a Fellow in the Royal Astronomical Society of England. Mr. Coles is survived by his wife, the former Edna May Kempsell; two daughters, the Rev. Constance Coles of Manhattan and Meribelle Coles of Brattleboro; two sons, Franklin A. Coles of Milan, N.Y., and R. Reed Coles Jr. of Springfield, Mass., and three grandchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11 A.M. today at the Friends Quaker Meeting in Matinecock, L.I.
    • Occupation: Chairman of the Hayden Planetarium

    Family/Spouse: KEMPSELL, Edna May. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. COLES, Constance Carolyn
    2. COLES, Meribelle
    3. COLES, Franklin A
    4. COLES, R Reed

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  COLES, Franklin Albert was born on 25 Aug 1861 (son of COLES, Isaac and WILLETS, Mary); died on 10 Aug 1943; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Edna Valentine has date as 24 Aug 1861

    Buried:
    Franklin A Coles, Born 8th Month 24th Day 1861, Died 8th Month 10th Day, 1943

    Franklin married REID, Caroline Sarah on 6 Sep 1906 in Peekskill, Westchester, NY, USA. Caroline (daughter of REID, Jas Harvey and Sarah Frances) died on 24 Dec 1929 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  REID, Caroline Sarah (daughter of REID, Jas Harvey and Sarah Frances); died on 24 Dec 1929 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Caroline Sarah REED

    Children:
    1. 1. COLES, Robert Reed was born on 21 Sep 1907; died on 20 Apr 1985; was buried on 23 Apr 1985 in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    2. COLES, Caorline


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  COLES, IsaacCOLES, Isaac was born on 17 Jan 1817 in Duck Pond, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA (son of COLES, Thomas and HEWLETT, Amelia); died on 2 Nov 1897 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: County Surveyor
    • Religion: Quaker, Matinecock Meeting
    • Residence: Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA

    Notes:

    Residence:
    Lived there his entire life

    Died:
    Edna Valentine has this as Nov 3, which differs from Quaker Meeting Notes records

    Buried:
    Isaac Coles, Born 1st Month 7th Day 1817, Died 11th Month 2nd Day 1897

    Isaac married WILLETS, Mary on 20 Nov 1845 in Henry Willets’ Place, Nassau County, NY, USA. Mary (daughter of WILLETS, Richard and TITUS, Mary) was born on 10 Feb 1822; died on 13 Jun 1895; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  WILLETS, Mary was born on 10 Feb 1822 (daughter of WILLETS, Richard and TITUS, Mary); died on 13 Jun 1895; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Mary Willits, Wife of Isaac Coles, Born 2nd Month 10th Day 1832, Died 6th Month 13th Day 1895

    Children:
    1. COLES, Thomas H was born on 6 Jun 1851 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; died on 8 Aug 1896; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    2. COLES, Mary Amelia was born on 25 Aug 1854; died on 2 Feb 1858.
    3. COLES, Isaac R was born on 25 Jun 1858; died on 23 Jun 1937; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    4. 2. COLES, Franklin Albert was born on 25 Aug 1861; died on 10 Aug 1943; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    5. COLES, Oscar L was born in 1865; died on 18 Jun 1956 in Bayside, Plymouth, MA USA; was buried on 21 Jun 1956 in Forest Hills Cemetery, Boston MA USA.

  3. 6.  REID, Jas Harvey

    Jas married Sarah Frances. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Frances
    Children:
    1. 3. REID, Caroline Sarah died on 24 Dec 1929 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  COLES, ThomasCOLES, Thomas was born on 11 Apr 1782 in New York (son of COLES, Isaac and WHITSON, Keziah); died on 26 Jan 1859; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1850, Oyster Bay, Queens, New York

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Thomas Coles (husband of Amelia Hewlett Coles) died 1st mo. 26th 1859 aged 76 years 9 mos. & 15 days

    Thomas married HEWLETT, Amelia on 15 Nov 1808. Amelia (daughter of HEWLETT, Judge Devine and COLES, Anne) was born on 28 Sep 1789 in Cold Springs, Long Island, New York; died on 19 Apr 1878 in Glen Cove, Long Island, NY; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  HEWLETT, AmeliaHEWLETT, Amelia was born on 28 Sep 1789 in Cold Springs, Long Island, New York (daughter of HEWLETT, Judge Devine and COLES, Anne); died on 19 Apr 1878 in Glen Cove, Long Island, NY; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Education: Cold Spring
    • Religion: Pre-marriage: Saint George Episcopalian Church, Hempstead, Nassau, NY. Post-marriage: Quaker
    • Cause of Death: Old age
    • Residence: 1850, Oyster Bay, Queens, New York
    • Census: 8 May 1860, Oyster Bay, Queens, NY, USA

    Notes:

    Census:
    Charles Valentine / 45 / Male / Farmer / Value of property $500 / Born in NY-Kezia Valentine / 48 / Female / Born in NY-Jacob Valentine / 3 / Male / Born in NY-Amelia Coles / 70 / Female / Born in NY-Sarah A Coles / 32 / Female / Born in NY-Wm. H. Coles / 26 / Male / Insurance Clerk / Born in NY-Maria Coles / 26 / Female / Born in NY-Mehl Coles / 16 / Male / Black / Farm Hand / Born in NY-Thomas Malaby / 45 / Male / E P Minister / Value of property $3000 / Born in NY-Cath Malaby / 45 / Female / Born in NY

    Children:
    1. COLES, Ann E was born on 13 Nov 1809 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; died on 19 Dec 1877 in East Norwich, Nassau, NY, USA.
    2. COLES, Keziah Whitson was born on 23 Aug 1812 in Westbury, Nassau, New York, USA; died on 23 Aug 1897; was buried on 1 Sep 1897 in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    3. 4. COLES, Isaac was born on 17 Jan 1817 in Duck Pond, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; died on 2 Nov 1897 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    4. COLES, Devine Hewlett was born on 17 Apr 1819 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; died on 11 Jan 1904 in Fireman’s Home, Hudson, Columbia NY USA.
    5. COLES, Thomas was born on 23 May 1822 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; died on 30 Jun 1891 in Wading River, Suffolk, NY, USA.
    6. COLES, Sarah Amelia was born on 15 Mar 1825 in New York; died in Jul 1865.
    7. COLES, Elizabeth was born on 16 Nov 1829 in Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA; died in 1900 in Wading River, Suffolk, NY, USA.
    8. COLES, William Hewlett was born on 28 Dec 1832 in New York; died after 11 Jun 1900; was buried in Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.

  3. 10.  WILLETS, Richard

    Richard married TITUS, Mary. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  TITUS, Mary
    Children:
    1. 5. WILLETS, Mary was born on 10 Feb 1822; died on 13 Jun 1895; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    2. WILLETS, James
    3. WILLETS, Henry T was born on 22 Nov 1815; died on 17 Mar 1876; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.
    4. WILLETS, Martha died on 1 Jan 1872; was buried in Friends Burying Ground, Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA.


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