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Pvt Henry F Coon

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Pvt Henry F Coon

Birth
Death
6 Oct 1886 (aged 47)
Burial
York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section K Lot 83
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Private Co F 87th PA Volunteers

Henry F. Coon was born November 23, 1838, and died October 6, 1886. In 1860, he was a merchant living in York Borough, although his family then lived in Mountjoy Township, Adams County. He married Jane Peiffer in 1866. After Jane's death in 1878, he married Sarah Agnes "Sallie" Sourbier Oct 15, 1878. After Henry's death, Sarah married James A. Delafield.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg September 2, 1861, with Co. F, 87th Pa Inf, at the rank of private. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia, June 22, 1864, and sent o prisons in Lynchburg and Andersonville and ultimately to Millen October 31, 1864. Paroled at Jacksonville, Florida, April 28, 1865, and discharged by general order June 8, 1865.
Private Co F 87th PA Volunteers

Henry F. Coon was born November 23, 1838, and died October 6, 1886. In 1860, he was a merchant living in York Borough, although his family then lived in Mountjoy Township, Adams County. He married Jane Peiffer in 1866. After Jane's death in 1878, he married Sarah Agnes "Sallie" Sourbier Oct 15, 1878. After Henry's death, Sarah married James A. Delafield.

A Civil War veteran, he enlisted in Gettysburg September 2, 1861, with Co. F, 87th Pa Inf, at the rank of private. Captured near Petersburg, Virginia, June 22, 1864, and sent o prisons in Lynchburg and Andersonville and ultimately to Millen October 31, 1864. Paroled at Jacksonville, Florida, April 28, 1865, and discharged by general order June 8, 1865.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38716917/henry_f-coon: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Henry F Coon (23 Nov 1838–6 Oct 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 38716917, citing Prospect Hill Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by RobT729 (contributor 47040656).