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==Occupation in 1914==
 
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1915 Ship ''Herperian'', Sarah and the 3 children returned to England. Sarah did not remarry.
 
1915 Ship ''Herperian'', Sarah and the 3 children returned to England. Sarah did not remarry.
 
===Compensation===
 
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[[Schedule A]]
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==Interesting Facts==
 
==Interesting Facts==
 
John was a brother-in-law to [[George Pounder]] who was also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
 
John was a brother-in-law to [[George Pounder]] who was also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
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Revision as of 06:24, 25 August 2012

John Charles Coan
Born 1879
Durham County, England
Died 1914 (aged 34–35)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality English
Occupation Miner

Early Life

Birth

1/4 1879 at Lanchester or Dipton, Durham, England

Parents

Christopher Coan married Hannah Stobbs 4/4 1874 Gateshead

Siblings

  • Jane E. Coan
  • John C. Coan
  • Louisa Coan

Marriage

John Charles Coan married Sarah M. Pounder about 1907 in the USA

Children

  • Lillian May Coan (born Pennsylvania)
  • Charles Raymond Coan (born Hillcrest)
  • Charlotte Coan (born Hillcrest after Disaster)

Census Records

  • 1881 Edmondsley, Durham, age 2
  • 1891 Edmondsley, Durham, age 12
  • 1901 Edmondsley, Durham, age 22, occupation coal miner hewer
  • 1910 South Fayette, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, age 30, occupation miner
  • 1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, age 31, occupation steam Engineer, moved to Canada 1910

Immigration to Canada

1904 Ship Noordland, age 25, occupation Miner - going to Philadelphia
1910 to Canada (from 1911 census)

Occupation in 1914

Miner

Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

Buried in the Hillcrest cemetery, not in the Mass Grave. He has a headstone.

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

1915 Ship Herperian, Sarah and the 3 children returned to England. Sarah did not remarry.

Compensation

Schedule A

Interesting Facts

John was a brother-in-law to George Pounder who was also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.


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