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Orlando Coolidge Jr.

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Orlando Coolidge Jr.

Birth
Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, USA
Death
31 May 1896 (aged 70)
Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Ashland, Jackson County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 05 Lot 132 Gr 9
Memorial ID
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s/o Orlando Coolidge [Sr.] / Elizabeth Haskell

Came to Jackson Co., OR in 1862. Purchased a large farm. Owned and operated one the first commercial fruit nursery in Jackson County and played an important role in both the development of the fruit industry and the growth of Ashland in the late 19th century. The property remained in family ownership through 1927. In 1979 the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now used as a traveler's accommodation and is operated as the Coolidge House Bed and Breakfast.

m 23 Apr 1857 Winnebago Co., IL
Mary Jane Foss

They had 1 child - Minnie Jane
s/o Orlando Coolidge [Sr.] / Elizabeth Haskell

Came to Jackson Co., OR in 1862. Purchased a large farm. Owned and operated one the first commercial fruit nursery in Jackson County and played an important role in both the development of the fruit industry and the growth of Ashland in the late 19th century. The property remained in family ownership through 1927. In 1979 the house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is now used as a traveler's accommodation and is operated as the Coolidge House Bed and Breakfast.

m 23 Apr 1857 Winnebago Co., IL
Mary Jane Foss

They had 1 child - Minnie Jane


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