COLES, William Hewlett^{[1, 2]}

1832 - 1900  (67 years)

• Name	COLES, William Hewlett  [3]
  Birth	28 Dec 1832	Duck Pond, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	9 May 1860	Oyster Bay, Queens, NY, USA
  	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
  Census	4 Jun 1880	Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY, USA   [1]
  Obituary	From the Brooklyn Eagle 14 Mar 1900: William Hewlett Coles. Glen Cove, L. I., March 14 --The funeral of William Hewlett Coles, who died on Monday, took place at 11 o'clock this morning from Friends' meeting house, a large number of relatives and friends being in attendance. Addresses were made by Isaac Sherwood and Elias Underhill. Seawanhaka Council. No. 362, of which the deceased was a member, attended in a body and conducted services at the grave. The deceased was a native of Glen Cove, being, the youngest son of Thomas and Amelia Coles, who were among the early settlers of Glen Cove. He wan born at Duck Pond on December 25, 1832. He was educated in the public school here and in a private school at Locust Valley conducted by Lott Cornelius. When a young man he was engaged in the insurance business in New York city. In 186S he returned to Glen Cove and accepted a position as bookkeeper in what was then known as the Continental store. This position he held for twenty-seven years. He was one of those who were injured by the giving way of the floor of a building in which court was being held, in 1853, losing his right hand. He married Maria Norton of Iowa. Six children were born, of whom five are living -- Mrs. George C. Draegert of Buffalo, Mrs. W. G. Albertson of Amityrille, Mrs I. J. Van Amburgh of Glen Cove, Thomas Coles of Glen Cove and William Coles of Buffalo..  [5]
  Occupation	When a young man he was engaged in the insurance business in New York city. In 1865 he returned to Glen Cove and accepted a position as bookkeeper in what was then known as the Continental store. This position he held for twenty-seven years.  [5, 6]
  Death	12 Mar 1900	Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA   [2]
  Burial	14 Mar 1900	Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA   [5]
  Person ID	I409	Hugh Byrne and Nanette Asimov Lines
  Last Modified	17 Feb 2025

  
  

  Father	COLES, Thomas,   b. 11 Apr 1782, New York d. 26 Jan 1859 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	HEWLETT, Amelia,   b. 28 Sep 1789, Cold Springs, Long Island, New York d. 19 Apr 1878, Glen Cove, Long Island, NY (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1808  [7, 8]
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  Family ID	F160	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NORTON, Maria A,   b. 1 Nov 1835, Holland, Erie, NY, USA d. 5 Aug 1926, Zion Street, Little Neck, Queens, NY USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. COLES, Thomas A,   b. 25 Oct 1856   d. 7 Aug 1916 (Age 59 years)   2. COLES, Anne H   d. Aft 1937   3. COLES, Sarah Amelia,   b. 10 Jun 1863   d. 25 Dec 1953, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA (Age 90 years)   4. COLES, John Hewlett,   b. 31 Aug 1877, New York, USA d. Aft 1937 (Age > 61 years)   5. COLES, William H,   b. Abt 1873   d. 17 Apr 1885 (Age 12 years)   6. COLES, Mary,   b. Apr 1869, New York, USA d. 6 Jun 1937, 1060 Park Ave, New York, NY USA (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Feb 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Dec 1832 - Duck Pond, Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA Census - 9 May 1860 - Oyster Bay, Queens, NY, USA Census - 4 Jun 1880 - Oyster Bay, Nassau, NY, USA Death - 12 Mar 1900 - Glen Cove, Nassau, New York, USA Burial - 14 Mar 1900 - Matinecock, Nassau, NY, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S11] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Year: 1880; Census Place: Queens, Queens, New York; Roll: 919; Family History Film: 1254919; Page: 398C; Enumeration District: 294; Image: 0505. [S405] William Wade Hinshaw, (1940, Ann Arbor, MI), p 404: William H., s Thomas & Amelia, b 12-28-1832, d 3-12-1900, b MK, m. Maria A Norton, dt Anson & Almena, b Holland NY 11-1-1835, d 8-5-1926 ae 89 y 9m. [S452] Sarah Amelia Coles Draegert notes to Edna Valentine Trapnell, William Hewlett, b 26 Dec 1832, d. 12 Mar 1900, m. Maria Norton, b 1 Nov 1835, d. 1926-. [S1483] William Hewlett Coles, He was born at Duck Pond on December 28, 1832. [S1483] William Hewlett Coles. [S11] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), Occupation: Clerk. [S49] Edna Sarah Valentine, Edna Valentine Bruce Notes on Barteau, Valentine, Coles, Trapnell, and other family lines, (Unpublished). [S704] Peter Ross, (Lewis Publishing Company, 1902), Amelia, wife of Thomas Coles.