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John Insley Coddington

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John Insley Coddington

Birth
Nice, Departement des Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Death
10 May 1991 (aged 88)
Bordentown, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
Harwich Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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alternate parents suggested
3-30-2019
Andrew Coddington (1855-1905)
Elizabeth Coddington (1873-1915)

John Insley Coddington (30 June 1902–10 May 1991), of Nice, France, and Bordentown, New Jersey, was nominated for election to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame by the American Society of Genealogists. Mr Coddington, A.B., A.M., Harvard, was one of the most widely known and distinguished genealogists of the 20th century. He has been described as the Dean of American Genealogists following the death of Donald Lines Jacobus in 1970. He was a prolific writer, sharing his research in more than 200 articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the American Genealogist, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and various other genealogical publications. He became one of the foremost exponents of documentary evidence and gained an international reputation through his published research on pre-American ancestors and royal and noble genealogy. Mr. Coddington was a co-founder of the American Society of Genealogists, an editor of the NGS Quarterly, and a linguist fluent in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He lectured on history at various times at Harvard, Olivet, Swarthmore, and Haverford Colleges and was one of the most respected and popular speakers at national and local genealogical gatherings. Often honored during his lifetime, John Coddington was a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, the Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Society of Genealogists of London.

additional information courtesy of Stearman, Hotchkiss, Craig, Morris (#46563142)
alternate parents suggested
3-30-2019
Andrew Coddington (1855-1905)
Elizabeth Coddington (1873-1915)

John Insley Coddington (30 June 1902–10 May 1991), of Nice, France, and Bordentown, New Jersey, was nominated for election to the National Genealogy Hall of Fame by the American Society of Genealogists. Mr Coddington, A.B., A.M., Harvard, was one of the most widely known and distinguished genealogists of the 20th century. He has been described as the Dean of American Genealogists following the death of Donald Lines Jacobus in 1970. He was a prolific writer, sharing his research in more than 200 articles in the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, the American Genealogist, the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, and various other genealogical publications. He became one of the foremost exponents of documentary evidence and gained an international reputation through his published research on pre-American ancestors and royal and noble genealogy. Mr. Coddington was a co-founder of the American Society of Genealogists, an editor of the NGS Quarterly, and a linguist fluent in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. He lectured on history at various times at Harvard, Olivet, Swarthmore, and Haverford Colleges and was one of the most respected and popular speakers at national and local genealogical gatherings. Often honored during his lifetime, John Coddington was a fellow of the American Society of Genealogists, the National Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania, the Texas State Genealogical Society, and the Society of Genealogists of London.

additional information courtesy of Stearman, Hotchkiss, Craig, Morris (#46563142)


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84038193/john_insley-coddington: accessed ), memorial page for John Insley Coddington (30 Jun 1902–10 May 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 84038193, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Harwich Port, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by ditdit (contributor 47012745).