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In the spring of 1878 Alfred W. Coffee, his wife Jean (Maxfield) and their children, Orville, Delia, and
Alonzo came from Milton, Chittenden County, Vt. to live in the town of Clinton. Alfred was born in
Fairfax, the son of John Coffee (a War of 1812 veteran) and Polly Maxfield. He was a cooper by trade,
a few items which he made are still in the possession of Mrs. Parmeter, such as a churn and a pickle
barrel. His wife Minerva Jane Maxfield, known as Jane [NOTE: earlier in the article the name Jane
was used] was born in the town of Milton, Chittenden County, Vt., the daughter of Henry Maxfield and
Minerva Richards.
The family had lived a number of years in Milton; however, most of their affairs wre in the town of
Westford [Chittenden County] which was close by. The Hamlet is still a small pleasant place with the
main street being a circle with a park in the middle. The old covered bridge is no longer in use but it is
being repaired.
The family had probably moved here following Norman Coffee a brother of Alfred, who lived on the old
Rankin farm now owned by Carl Trainer. They walked from Plattsburgh to make it here. Orville
purchased the land from James Mitchell on July 4, 1878 and sold a small portion to his father. Orville
farmed and his father Alfred carried on his Cooper trade. Alonzo had left to go back to Vermont to get
his big toe wet, as he described it to his family. He drowned in Westford Pond July 7, 1878. By the
time any of his family could return he was buried in Westford [Chittenden County] in the Brookside
Cemetery.
On November 7, 1878, Orville Coffee and Helen P. Shepherd were married ... in Chateaugay. She
[was descended from} Peleg Douglas, Jonathan Shepherd, and Jacob Smith. Helen was the daughter
of Hiram Shepherd and Eunice Davidson. Four children were born to this uniion; Alice, Harry,
Charles, and Lizzie.
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More About ALFRED COFFEE:
Occupation: Cooper
Residence: Bef. 1878, Milton, Chittenden County, Vt, USA
Children of ALFRED COFFEE and MINERVA MAXFIELD are:
i. ORVILLE 4 COFFEE, b. Bef. 1858; m. HELEN P. SHEPHERD, November 07, 1878, Chateaugay.
ii. DELIA COFFEE, b. Bef. 1856.
iii. ALONZO COFFEE, b. Bef. 1857; d. July 07, 1878, Westford Pond, Chittenden County, Vt, USA.
More About ALONZO COFFEE:
Burial: Brookside Cemetery, Westford Pond, Chittenden County, Vt, USA
Generation No. 4
19. LOUISA 4 COFFEE (NATHANIEL 3 , ANTHONY 2 , VARIOUS FAMILIES 1 ) was born April 17, 1834. She
married ELIJAH BAILEY POOR January 01, 1852 in Parishville, St. Lawrence County, NY, USA.
Child of LOUISA COFFEE and ELIJAH POOR is:
i. ANSEL 5 POOR, b. Abt. 1854.
20. GEORGE CLINTON 4 COFFEE (NATHANIEL 3 , ANTHONY 2 , VARIOUS FAMILIES 1 ) was born March 23, 1838
in Lisbon, St. Lawrence County, NY 32,33 , and died December 25, 1889 in Parishville, St. Lawrence
County, NY, USA ?? 34 . He married LUCY C. //. She was born Abt. 1837 in Franklin County, NY,
USA 35 , and died Aft. 1865.
More About GEORGE CLINTON COFFEE:
Military service: October 28, 1861, Civil War Veteran, Potsdam G Co. 92nd Infantry
Occupation: Pedlar
Residence: 1860, Hermon, St. Lawrence County, NY, USA 36
Register Report of Various Families Coffee: 36