JOSEPH ADDISON COVILLE
His Sudden Death on Wednesday Last
Joseph Addison Coville, a highly respected and esteemed citizen of this village, died suddenly while sitting in a chair at his residence on Washington street, Wednesday morning. While the news of his death was a shock to neighbors and acquaintances, it was not wholly unexpected, as Mr. Coville was afflicted with a heart disease and had been in failing health for some time past.
Deceased was a son of Ebenezer Coville, a pioneer farmer from Burlington, Connecticut, and was born in Pharsalia, Chenango County, N.Y., September 12, 1820. In early life he adopted farming, locating in Preston, this county. There he was at one time a commissioned officer of the State militia and represented the town on the Board of Supervisors during two years of the civil war, having charge of the moneys used in securing the town's quota of soldiers', a trust he discharged with fidelity and zeal.
Leaving the farm in 1869, he came to this village. Here he engaged in no business, but lived quietly, educated his sons, and was a good citizen. He served on the Board of Trustees of the village, was President of the Board for a term; President of the old Agricultural society for one or two terms and for seventeen years a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank. Like his father before him, he was a constant attendant and firm supporter of the Congregational church, and for nine years was a Trustee of the church in this village. Prominent in Masonic affairs, he was a Past Master of Oxford Lodge, No. 175, F.& A.M., a member of the Oxford chapter, and Norwich Commandery, K.T.; a devoted lover of the principles and teaching of the order.
He leaves surviving him the widow, a daughter by his first wife, Mrs. D.D. Corbin, of East McDonough, and two sons, Dr. Luzerne Coville of Brooklyn, and Frederick V. Coville of Washington, D.C.
Funeral services were held at the house Friday morning, Rev. Ward T. Sutherland, pastor of the Congregational church officiating. Interment was in the family burial place, at Esat McDonough, under the Masonic ritual conducted by Oxford lodge. (Published in the Chenango Union Thursday, January 31, 1895)
JOSEPH ADDISON COVILLE
His Sudden Death on Wednesday Last
Joseph Addison Coville, a highly respected and esteemed citizen of this village, died suddenly while sitting in a chair at his residence on Washington street, Wednesday morning. While the news of his death was a shock to neighbors and acquaintances, it was not wholly unexpected, as Mr. Coville was afflicted with a heart disease and had been in failing health for some time past.
Deceased was a son of Ebenezer Coville, a pioneer farmer from Burlington, Connecticut, and was born in Pharsalia, Chenango County, N.Y., September 12, 1820. In early life he adopted farming, locating in Preston, this county. There he was at one time a commissioned officer of the State militia and represented the town on the Board of Supervisors during two years of the civil war, having charge of the moneys used in securing the town's quota of soldiers', a trust he discharged with fidelity and zeal.
Leaving the farm in 1869, he came to this village. Here he engaged in no business, but lived quietly, educated his sons, and was a good citizen. He served on the Board of Trustees of the village, was President of the Board for a term; President of the old Agricultural society for one or two terms and for seventeen years a member of the Board of Directors of the First National Bank. Like his father before him, he was a constant attendant and firm supporter of the Congregational church, and for nine years was a Trustee of the church in this village. Prominent in Masonic affairs, he was a Past Master of Oxford Lodge, No. 175, F.& A.M., a member of the Oxford chapter, and Norwich Commandery, K.T.; a devoted lover of the principles and teaching of the order.
He leaves surviving him the widow, a daughter by his first wife, Mrs. D.D. Corbin, of East McDonough, and two sons, Dr. Luzerne Coville of Brooklyn, and Frederick V. Coville of Washington, D.C.
Funeral services were held at the house Friday morning, Rev. Ward T. Sutherland, pastor of the Congregational church officiating. Interment was in the family burial place, at Esat McDonough, under the Masonic ritual conducted by Oxford lodge. (Published in the Chenango Union Thursday, January 31, 1895)
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