Re: Want to Connect My Platts to Yours
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Want to Connect My Platts to Yours
Joan Coon 3/21/12
Joan, Walter Decolia Platt, b. 25 Dec 1862, Michigan, d. 8 Aug 1911, Spokane, Spokane Co, WA, was my great-grandfather. He was married to Hannah Fischer, b. Mar 1863, d. 26 Apr 1918, Ephrata, Grant Co, WA. Walter was the s/o Benjamin Drakely Platt b. 18 Fed 1824, and Nancy Eliza Coon, b. 26 Mar 1823, d. 7 Nov 1897. Benjamin was the son of Jesse Platt, born 17 Dec 1772, possibly in Connecticut, d. 9 Dec 1852, probably Steuben Co, NY.
Several published histories of Steuben Co, NY, report that in 1815 a Jesse Platt settled in the Platt Settlement, in the southwest corner of what later became the Town of Hornby. It appears that there were a number of people who settled that area who came from Connecticut. I'm working to confirm that Jesse did, identify the CT community, and identify his family.
Are you a Platt or Coon descendant?