Background
Coit, Olin Burr was born on March 24, 1855 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Charles S. (Doctor of Divinity) and R. Malinda (Harrison) C.
Coit, Olin Burr was born on March 24, 1855 in Hoboken, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Charles S. (Doctor of Divinity) and R. Malinda (Harrison) C.
Graduate Wesleyan University 1877, A.M., 1880. Bachelor of Divinity, Drew Theological Seminary, 1881 (Doctor of Divinity, Syracuse University, 1895).
Professor Latin, Mississippi University, 1777-1778. Studied Leipzig, 1878-1879. Entered ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1881.
Presiding elder St. Lawrence district (New York), 1900-1906. Now pastor 1st M. E. Church, Carthage, New York.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, American Society Comparative Religions.
Married Philadelphia, November 1, 1882, Emma H. Stitzer.