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Capt Aaron Coe<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Feb 16 1731 - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut<br>Christening: Feb 21 1731 - Middlefield, Middlesex, Connecticut<br>Marriage: Spouse: Phebe Parsons - Nov 28 1754 - Durham,Middlesex,Conneticut<br>Marriage: Spouse: Mary Seward - Jan 2 1776 - Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States<br>Residence: 1730 - Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States<br>Death: Oct 30 1794<br>Burial: 1794 - West Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States of America<br>Parents: <a>Ephraim Coe</a>, <a>Hannah Comfort Coe (born Miller)</a><br>Spouses: <a>Phebe Coe (born Parsons)</a>, <a>Mary Coe (born Seward)</a><br>Children: <a>Hannah Coe</a>, <a>Ithamar Coe</a>, <a>Aaron Coe Jr</a>, <a>Ensign Seymour Coe</a>, <a>Chester Coe Sr</a>, <a>Luther Coe</a>, <a>Coe</a>, <a>Alvan Coe</a><br>Siblings: <a>Dr. Enoch Coe</a>, <a>Ephraim Coe Jr.</a>, <a>Seth Coe</a>, <a>Daniel Coe</a>, <a>Samuel Coe</a>, <a>Benjamin Coe</a>, <a>Diana Strong (born Coe)</a>, <a>Mary Barns (born Coe)</a>, <a>Timothy Coe</a><br> Additional information: <br> <br>LifeSketch: Capt. Aaron Coe was born in Middletown (now Middlefield), CT, Feb. 16, 173081, when a lad of ten years went to Durham, CT, with his parents, where he resided until the spring of 1774, and then removed to Granville, MA, where he was a prosperous farmer and became one of the most prominent men of his generation, in the civil, religious, and military life of the town. On Dec. 10, 1754, he was deeded by his father Ephraim Coe, land with a dwelling house thereon in Durham; and on May 2, 1774, being then of Granville, MA, he sold property in Durham. (Durham Land Records, vol. 6, p. R72, and vol. 8, p. 249.) In the US Census of 1790 he is called "Dea. Aaron Coe" of Granville, and was head of a family consisting of two males over sixteen years, four males under sixteen years, and three females. During the Revolution he was an ardent patriot, both at home and in the field. On Apr. 26, 1776, he was commissioned captain of the fifth company in Col. John Moseley's Hampshire Co. regiment of Mass. militia. He was in active service with his company Oct. Q1 Nov. 17, 1776, and Dec. 28, 1776-Mar. 28, 1777, at Fort Ticonderoga, reinforcing the Northern army then commanded by Gen. Wayne; also served with his company Sept. Q1-Oct. 8, 1777, reinforcing the Northern army under Gen. Gates. (Mass. Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolution.) Deacon Aaron Coe narrated this story to his son who subsequently narrated it to my great grandfather Lt Jerome Hadden Coe, MD, ' taking a morning constitutional came in had to General Gates and failed in proper military etiquette, incurred the General's wrath and received a servere flaggin with his cane. News pf the beating came to Captain Aaron Coe, and he proceeded to General gate's tent and took him to tak for his unmilitary and unlawful act. Catpt Coe, age 47 years of age at that time and a much respected and one of the most prominent citzen of Granville Mass no double felt himself barring the difference in rank- an equal of General Gates and did not spare words of condemanation. Subsequently General Gates asked for te Captain's sword and put him under arrest. This becoming known to the regiment created a storm of indignant protest. They reesponded with a soldier said ' General your act has made the men furious. Such threats are made that I consider your life in danger, that the men say if you do not release the Captain before night fall there will be dread of bullet hoes in your marque before morning. The general had already repented his rash act so that the Captain's sword was returned and he was released from arrest.' During this latter service he took part in the Saratoga campaign which resulted in the capture of Gen. Burgoyne's army, Oct. 17, 1777, the turning point of the war. Capt. Coe died at Granville, Mays., Oct. 30, 1794,-and was buried with military honors. He married first, in Durham, CT, Nov. 28, 1754, Phebe Parsons, born in Durham Sept. 13, 1732, daughter of Ithamar Parsons; she died at Granville, MA, Sept. 80, 1774. He married second, in Granville, MA, Jan. ft, 1776, Mary Seward, born at Granville, Mar. 14, 1750, daughter of Ebenezer Seward; she died at Granville, Mass., June 8, 1808. In the Mass. Direct Tax for 1798 she was rated at Granville as "Mary Coe, widow," for thirty acres of land valued at $ 94; also with her child Chester a Coe for a house and twenty-four acres of land valued at $580.80.
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