Mary Jane Sykes

1866 - 1942  (75 years)

• Name	Mary Jane Sykes
  Birth	12 Aug 1866	Ashton, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Female
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  Death	3 Jan 1942	Munich, Cavalier County, North Dalota, United States
  	Cause: Heart ailment, 3 weeks.
  	Pioneer Munich Woman Dies Saturday - Mrs. Mary Jane Coffey Rites At Munich Tuesday, Interment At Emerado Mrs. Mary Jane Coffey, a pioneer resident of the Munich community, passed away Saturday, January 3, 1942, at her home in Munich after an illness of more than three weeks with a heart ailment. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at the Zion Lutheran church at Munich with Rev. Thomas B. Lindsay of Langdon in charge. Interment was in the family plot in the cemetery at Emerado, beside the remains of Mr. Coffey. A quartet composed of Isaac Hoffman, H. J. Dick. H. F. Dick, and W. S. Janzen sang "Christian's Home in Glory" and "Rest in Jordon." Mrs. J. H. Bain of Langdon was at the organ. Mary Jane, daughter of William and Eliza Sykes, was born August 12, 1867, at Ashton, Ont. She came to Grand Forks county with her parents in 1878 and was married at Grand Forks in 1882 to Hugh John Coffey. The couple first farmed six miles west of Osnabrock, and in 1887 moved back to Grand Forks county, where they farmed until 1904 when they moved to the new town of Munich to operate a hotel. Mr. Coffey passed away October 12, 1939. Eight children were born to the couple and four survive. They are Mrs. J. H. Watters of Nashua, Mont.; Mrs. C. E. Render of Hannah; and John H. and William E. Coffey of Munich. Fourteen grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Steve Caul of Cartwright, Man.; and Mrs. George Batson of Conklin, Mich.; are sisters who survive and William Sykes of Cartwright is a brother who survives. The family was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Coffey was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Those who came from a distance to attend the funeral were her daughter, Mrs. Watters of Nashua, Mont.; and Mrs. Render of Hannah; Rose Hamilton of Colorado Springs Colo.; and Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hamilton, Mrs. F. E. Hawley, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Nickeson, and Mrs. J. H. Bain of Langdon. [8 Jan 1942, Cavalier County Republican, Langdon, ND)
  Burial	6 Jan 1942	Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
  	Address: Main Street Emerado, Grand Forks, North Dakota United States
  Person ID	I23553	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	William Sykes,   b. 3 Jul 1838, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Canada West d. 15 May 1904, Osnabrock, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth "Eliza" Lyons,   b. 14 Mar 1836, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Canada West d. 10 Sep 1919, Cartwright, Cartwright-Roblin, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1859	Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Canada West
  Family ID	F6192	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hugh John Coffey,   b. 17 Jun 1857, Rodney, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Oct 1939, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1882	Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States
  Children	1. James Coffey,   b. 3 Aug 1883, Manvel, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States d. 26 Oct 1897 (Age 14 years)   2. Eliza Jane Coffey,   b. 9 Oct 1884, Osnabrock, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States d. 23 Nov 1977, Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, United States (Age 93 years)   3. Melissa Coffey,   b. 31 Jan 1887, Easby Township, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United states d. 12 Apr 1887, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States (Age 0 years)   4. Charlotte Coffey,   b. 16 Apr 1888, Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States d. 20 Mar 1975 (Age 86 years)   5. Hugh John Coffey, Jr.,   b. 19 Jun 1890, Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States d. 24 Feb 1951, Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States (Age 60 years)   6. Laura Coffey,   b. 16 Oct 1891, Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States d. 14 Feb 1907, North Dakota, United States (Age 15 years)   7. William Eldon Coffey,   b. 10 Jun 1898, Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States d. 3 Apr 1989 (Age 90 years)   8. Bertie Coffey,   b. 6 Jun 1900, Emerado, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States d. 13 Nov 1918, Cavalier County, North Dakota, United States (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F8004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Mar 2020

  
  

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  Birth - 12 Aug 1866 - Ashton, Goulbourn Township, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 1882 - Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Mary Jane Sykes 1866-1942