COIT FUNERAL
IS TOMORROW
Mrs. Margaret Coit, 81,
Resident 60 Years,
Dies Yesterday
NATIVE OF IRELAND
A private funeral service for Mrs.
Margaret Thompson Coit, 81, of 26
Bushnell street, a resident here 60
years who died yesterday afternoon
at 1:15 o'clock at her home
from ailments attributed to her
advanced age, will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home.
Friends have been invited to call
before the hour of service. Dr.
F. Dean Miller, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will officiate.
Interment will take place in the
family lot in Oak Hill cemetery.
The condition of Mrs. Coit, a
venerable woman beloved by her
family and many friends, had been
critical for 10 days. She had received
hip and arm fractures in a
fall at the home of relatives in
Long Island three years ago. Her
health had regained its vigor, however,
until she was stricken recently.
Early Oil Field Resident
One of the early residents of the
Bradford oil field, Mrs. Coit had
followed its fortunes with her husband,
the late George Coit.
A native of the north of Ireland,
Mrs. Coit was born December 3,
1856. Her parents brought her to
this country on a sailing vessel at
the age of three months. The family
first settled in Rochester, N.
Y., moving to Titusville in the
early stages of the oil excitement.
She became the bride of Mr. Coit
at Titusville in 1878 and came with
her husband to reside in this city.
Attracted by flurries of oil indus-
try activity, the couple lived brief-
ly in Richburg, Cherry Grove State
Line and other localities where Mr.
Coit conducted a teaming
and transportation business.
Resided with Daughter Here
Returning to this city, the famly
resided in School street untill
1901. Then Mr. Coit purchased
the Boyd farm at Sawyer City
where he continued oil industry
operations. Mrs. Coit had resided
with her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Moffatt in Bushnell street since
the death of Mr. Coit in 1923.
A member of tha First Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Coit maintained
an unflagging interest in
church affairs. She won a host of
friends in this city and elsewhere
in the county who admired her
character and kindly disposition.
Surviving, in addition to her
daughter, are three sons, James W.
Coit, George L. Coit, jr., and Ed-
win T Coit, all of this city; a sis-
ter Mrs. A. R. Mlller of Glendale
Calif. and nine granddaughters, and
one grandson.
The Koch Memorial chapel is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
BRADFORD ERA, 7-14-1938, pages 1 and 9
IS TOMORROW
Mrs. Margaret Coit, 81,
Resident 60 Years,
Dies Yesterday
NATIVE OF IRELAND
A private funeral service for Mrs.
Margaret Thompson Coit, 81, of 26
Bushnell street, a resident here 60
years who died yesterday afternoon
at 1:15 o'clock at her home
from ailments attributed to her
advanced age, will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home.
Friends have been invited to call
before the hour of service. Dr.
F. Dean Miller, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will officiate.
Interment will take place in the
family lot in Oak Hill cemetery.
The condition of Mrs. Coit, a
venerable woman beloved by her
family and many friends, had been
critical for 10 days. She had received
hip and arm fractures in a
fall at the home of relatives in
Long Island three years ago. Her
health had regained its vigor, however,
until she was stricken recently.
Early Oil Field Resident
One of the early residents of the
Bradford oil field, Mrs. Coit had
followed its fortunes with her husband,
the late George Coit.
A native of the north of Ireland,
Mrs. Coit was born December 3,
1856. Her parents brought her to
this country on a sailing vessel at
the age of three months. The family
first settled in Rochester, N.
Y., moving to Titusville in the
early stages of the oil excitement.
She became the bride of Mr. Coit
at Titusville in 1878 and came with
her husband to reside in this city.
Attracted by flurries of oil indus-
try activity, the couple lived brief-
ly in Richburg, Cherry Grove State
Line and other localities where Mr.
Coit conducted a teaming
and transportation business.
Resided with Daughter Here
Returning to this city, the famly
resided in School street untill
1901. Then Mr. Coit purchased
the Boyd farm at Sawyer City
where he continued oil industry
operations. Mrs. Coit had resided
with her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Moffatt in Bushnell street since
the death of Mr. Coit in 1923.
A member of tha First Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Coit maintained
an unflagging interest in
church affairs. She won a host of
friends in this city and elsewhere
in the county who admired her
character and kindly disposition.
Surviving, in addition to her
daughter, are three sons, James W.
Coit, George L. Coit, jr., and Ed-
win T Coit, all of this city; a sis-
ter Mrs. A. R. Mlller of Glendale
Calif. and nine granddaughters, and
one grandson.
The Koch Memorial chapel is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
BRADFORD ERA, 7-14-1938, pages 1 and 9
COIT FUNERAL
IS TOMORROW
Mrs. Margaret Coit, 81,
Resident 60 Years,
Dies Yesterday
NATIVE OF IRELAND
A private funeral service for Mrs.
Margaret Thompson Coit, 81, of 26
Bushnell street, a resident here 60
years who died yesterday afternoon
at 1:15 o'clock at her home
from ailments attributed to her
advanced age, will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home.
Friends have been invited to call
before the hour of service. Dr.
F. Dean Miller, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will officiate.
Interment will take place in the
family lot in Oak Hill cemetery.
The condition of Mrs. Coit, a
venerable woman beloved by her
family and many friends, had been
critical for 10 days. She had received
hip and arm fractures in a
fall at the home of relatives in
Long Island three years ago. Her
health had regained its vigor, however,
until she was stricken recently.
Early Oil Field Resident
One of the early residents of the
Bradford oil field, Mrs. Coit had
followed its fortunes with her husband,
the late George Coit.
A native of the north of Ireland,
Mrs. Coit was born December 3,
1856. Her parents brought her to
this country on a sailing vessel at
the age of three months. The family
first settled in Rochester, N.
Y., moving to Titusville in the
early stages of the oil excitement.
She became the bride of Mr. Coit
at Titusville in 1878 and came with
her husband to reside in this city.
Attracted by flurries of oil indus-
try activity, the couple lived brief-
ly in Richburg, Cherry Grove State
Line and other localities where Mr.
Coit conducted a teaming
and transportation business.
Resided with Daughter Here
Returning to this city, the famly
resided in School street untill
1901. Then Mr. Coit purchased
the Boyd farm at Sawyer City
where he continued oil industry
operations. Mrs. Coit had resided
with her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Moffatt in Bushnell street since
the death of Mr. Coit in 1923.
A member of tha First Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Coit maintained
an unflagging interest in
church affairs. She won a host of
friends in this city and elsewhere
in the county who admired her
character and kindly disposition.
Surviving, in addition to her
daughter, are three sons, James W.
Coit, George L. Coit, jr., and Ed-
win T Coit, all of this city; a sis-
ter Mrs. A. R. Mlller of Glendale
Calif. and nine granddaughters, and
one grandson.
The Koch Memorial chapel is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
BRADFORD ERA, 7-14-1938, pages 1 and 9
IS TOMORROW
Mrs. Margaret Coit, 81,
Resident 60 Years,
Dies Yesterday
NATIVE OF IRELAND
A private funeral service for Mrs.
Margaret Thompson Coit, 81, of 26
Bushnell street, a resident here 60
years who died yesterday afternoon
at 1:15 o'clock at her home
from ailments attributed to her
advanced age, will be held Friday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home.
Friends have been invited to call
before the hour of service. Dr.
F. Dean Miller, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, will officiate.
Interment will take place in the
family lot in Oak Hill cemetery.
The condition of Mrs. Coit, a
venerable woman beloved by her
family and many friends, had been
critical for 10 days. She had received
hip and arm fractures in a
fall at the home of relatives in
Long Island three years ago. Her
health had regained its vigor, however,
until she was stricken recently.
Early Oil Field Resident
One of the early residents of the
Bradford oil field, Mrs. Coit had
followed its fortunes with her husband,
the late George Coit.
A native of the north of Ireland,
Mrs. Coit was born December 3,
1856. Her parents brought her to
this country on a sailing vessel at
the age of three months. The family
first settled in Rochester, N.
Y., moving to Titusville in the
early stages of the oil excitement.
She became the bride of Mr. Coit
at Titusville in 1878 and came with
her husband to reside in this city.
Attracted by flurries of oil indus-
try activity, the couple lived brief-
ly in Richburg, Cherry Grove State
Line and other localities where Mr.
Coit conducted a teaming
and transportation business.
Resided with Daughter Here
Returning to this city, the famly
resided in School street untill
1901. Then Mr. Coit purchased
the Boyd farm at Sawyer City
where he continued oil industry
operations. Mrs. Coit had resided
with her daughter, Mrs. L. E.
Moffatt in Bushnell street since
the death of Mr. Coit in 1923.
A member of tha First Presbyterian
church, Mrs. Coit maintained
an unflagging interest in
church affairs. She won a host of
friends in this city and elsewhere
in the county who admired her
character and kindly disposition.
Surviving, in addition to her
daughter, are three sons, James W.
Coit, George L. Coit, jr., and Ed-
win T Coit, all of this city; a sis-
ter Mrs. A. R. Mlller of Glendale
Calif. and nine granddaughters, and
one grandson.
The Koch Memorial chapel is in
charge of funeral arrangements.
BRADFORD ERA, 7-14-1938, pages 1 and 9
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