Rev Dr James Coe DD1790–
- Name
- Rev Dr James Coe DD
- Given names
- Rev Dr James
- Surname
- Coe
- Name suffix
- DD
Birth | July 3, 1790 |
Death of a paternal grandfather | Benjamin Coe after 1790 (Age ) |
Birth of a sister | Abigail Coe September 30, 1792 (Age 2 years) |
Birth of a brother | Benjamin Coe March 17, 1795 (Age 4 years) |
Birth of a brother | Moses Coe March 12, 1797 (Age 6 years) |
Education | graduated - Jefferson College about 1812 (Age 21 years)Note: Washington and Jefferson College is one of the oldest colleges in the United States. Between 1781 and 1787, three Presbyterian ministers established schools in Washington County, then the frontier of the American west. The Rev. Thaddeus Dod, the Rev. Joseph Smith, and the Rev. John McMillan then decided to establish a single academy with better facilities than they possessed individually. In September 1787, a charter was granted for an academy to be situated in Washington, the county seat. On April 10, 1789, Washington Academy opened.
A few years later, a move to establish a school in nearby Canonsburg resulted in a charter being issued faculty members in 1794 for “The Canonsburg Academy and Library Company.” In 1802, this school was chartered by the Pennsylvania legislature as Jefferson College. Four years later, Washington Academy received its charter as Washington College.
Rivalry between the two small colleges, located in towns only ten miles apart, served to block the progress of both. Lack of money was a hindrance to their development. From time to time, suggestions were heard that the two colleges merge, but nothing developed until inadequate financial resources and the decline in enrollment at both schools because of the Civil War made such a step necessary. In March 1865, the Pennsylvania legislature granted a charter for a united college, but with the provision that some classes be taught in Canonsburg and others in Washington. This arrangement proved impractical, and in 1869, the legislature authorized reorganization of the College. Two months later, the trustees voted that all departments be located in Washington. |
Marriage | Eliza Jane Collins — View this family before 1815 (Age 24 years) |
Birth of a daughter #1 | Eliza Jane Coe about 1815 (Age 24 years) |
Marriage | Elizabeth Todd — View this family March 3, 1819 (Age 28 years) |
Death of a wife | Eliza Jane Collins about 1819 (Age 28 years) |
Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Ann Coe November 9, 1820 (Age 30 years) |
Death of a brother | Joseph C Coe about 1828 (Age 37 years) |
Death of a father | Lieutenant Benjamin Coe March 15, 1833 (Age 42 years) |
Marriage of a child | William Culbertson — Mary Ann Coe — View this family May 7, 1838 (Age 47 years) |
Birth of a grandson #1 | James Coe Culbertson December 31, 1840 (Age 50 years) |
Birth of a grandson #2 | Joseph Washington Culbertson July 13, 1843 (Age 53 years) |
Death of a mother | Margaret Biegle about 1843 (Age 52 years) |
Death of a sister | Margaret Coe August 7, 1844 (Age 54 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Eliza Agnes Culbertson April 12, 1846 (Age 55 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary Belle Culbertson November 19, 1848 (Age 58 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Fannie Jane Culbertson November 5, 1853 (Age 63 years) |
Death of a brother | Daniel Coe May 4, 1854 (Age 63 years) |
Birth of a grandson #6 | William Lowrie Culbertson November 19, 1856 (Age 66 years) |
Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Henrietta Maria Culbertson February 16, 1861 (Age 70 years) |
Death of a wife | Elizabeth Todd 1868 (Age 77 years) |
Death of a sister | Abigail Coe March 1869 (Age 78 years) |
Death of a brother | Benjamin Coe 1873 (Age 82 years) |
Family with parents |
father |
Lieutenant Benjamin Coe Birth: November 1748 — Morris Co, New Jersey Colony, USA Death: March 15, 1833 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
mother |
Margaret Biegle Birth: about 1752 — Morris Co, New Jersey Colony, USA Death: about 1843 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
Marriage: March 26, 1775 — Westmoreland, North Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
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21 months elder brother |
Joseph C Coe Birth: 1776 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA Death: about 1828 — Indiana, USA |
2 years elder sister |
Jane Coe Birth: about 1777 — Pennsylvania, USA |
4 years elder brother |
Daniel Coe Birth: 1780 — Washington Co, Pennsylvania, USA Death: May 4, 1854 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
3 years elder sister |
Rachel Coe Birth: about 1782 — Pennsylvania, USA Death: |
6 years elder sister |
Margaret Coe Birth: April 12, 1788 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA Death: August 7, 1844 — Armstrong Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
-4 years elder sister |
Phebe Coe Birth: 1783 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
8 years himself |
Rev Dr James Coe DD Birth: July 3, 1790 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
2 years younger sister |
Abigail Coe Birth: September 30, 1792 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA Death: March 1869 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
3 years younger brother |
Benjamin Coe Birth: March 17, 1795 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA Death: 1873 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
2 years younger brother |
Moses Coe Birth: March 12, 1797 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA Death: |
Family with Eliza Jane Collins |
himself |
Rev Dr James Coe DD Birth: July 3, 1790 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
wife |
Eliza Jane Collins Death: about 1819 |
Marriage: before 1815 — |
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1 year daughter |
Eliza Jane Coe Birth: about 1815 Death: December 24, 1894 — prob., Ohio, USA |
son |
Joseph Collins Coe Death: |
Family with Elizabeth Todd |
himself |
Rev Dr James Coe DD Birth: July 3, 1790 — Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania, USA |
wife |
Elizabeth Todd Birth: about 1790 — Fleming Co, Kentucky, USA Death: 1868 — Warren Co, Ohio, USA |
Marriage: March 3, 1819 — Fleming Co, Kentucky, USA |
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20 months daughter |
Mary Ann Coe Birth: November 9, 1820 — Fleming Co, Kentucky, USA Death: July 21, 1897 — Warren Co, Ohio, USA |
Education | Washington and Jefferson College is one of the oldest colleges in the United States. Between 1781 and 1787, three Presbyterian ministers established schools in Washington County, then the frontier of the American west. The Rev. Thaddeus Dod, the Rev. Joseph Smith, and the Rev. John McMillan then decided to establish a single academy with better facilities than they possessed individually. In September 1787, a charter was granted for an academy to be situated in Washington, the county seat. On April 10, 1789, Washington Academy opened.
A few years later, a move to establish a school in nearby Canonsburg resulted in a charter being issued faculty members in 1794 for “The Canonsburg Academy and Library Company.” In 1802, this school was chartered by the Pennsylvania legislature as Jefferson College. Four years later, Washington Academy received its charter as Washington College.
Rivalry between the two small colleges, located in towns only ten miles apart, served to block the progress of both. Lack of money was a hindrance to their development. From time to time, suggestions were heard that the two colleges merge, but nothing developed until inadequate financial resources and the decline in enrollment at both schools because of the Civil War made such a step necessary. In March 1865, the Pennsylvania legislature granted a charter for a united college, but with the provision that some classes be taught in Canonsburg and others in Washington. This arrangement proved impractical, and in 1869, the legislature authorized reorganization of the College. Two months later, the trustees voted that all departments be located in Washington. |