Gary thank you for that information. . gary in oregon wrote: >LORI: maria fontana is listed as one of the >children of samuel daniel coe >and lydia hamlin. lydia was born 6 march 1813 >and d. 9 june 1854, dau. of gershom hamlin of >portland, maine. she is listed in the coe book >as fontania >m. coe, born 15 july 1848. she was the 7th of >10 children. there is no further info on this lady >since all the author did was follow the men. >samuel daniel died march 26, 1889. he died at >elkhart, ill. your line starts with samuel daniel >coe and goes back this a'way: alexander; >daniel; lt. samuel; capt. john; and then to robt. >the puritan. from robt. the puritan it goes: >robert; henry; john coo; john coo; john coo; >thomas coo; john coo; john coo; and finally to >john coo of gestingthorpe b. 1340 in essex, >england and d. ca-1415 in england. all of this >is from the coe book and what research i have >done on this line in england it seems to be >accurate. >gary in oregon