COLES, Franklin A

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• 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

Robert married KEMPSELL, Edna May. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Edna Valentine has date as 24 Aug 1861

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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]

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• Also Known As: Caroline Sarah REED

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

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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]

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

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