Coffin - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: Paul Coffin (b. 1742 Nantucket-d. 1829 Nine Partners, Dutchess Co, NY

linwilbanks — 2012-05-30 02:42:25Z

Yes, we have names and dates of Paul Coffin. He is a great x4 grandfather. But don't have any info on his will. Whish we did.

Re: Copy SAR Application for Charles Fisher Coffin

TracyMcClain35 — 2012-05-07 18:25:39Z

I would love to share what I have with you. Send me a private message with your email and I will will email you what I have scanned. I believe I have a letter on the Hiatt family history as well. Yours truly, Tracy

Re: Copy SAR Application for Charles Fisher Coffin

tristram1642 — 2012-05-04 17:27:12Z

Hello, My name is Terrance Stevenson and I've just come across your posted letter of Charles Fisher Coffin's application for membership in the SAR. He was a brother of my gg-grandfather William Hiatt Coffin. I know much about Charles, through a biography, "Charles F. Coffin, Quaker Pioneer," and from other sources as well. I also have several photographs of him which were in my gg-grandfather Coffin's albums. Many of his letters are in the Quaker Archives at Earlham College. I would be very interested in seeing other letters, including the ones between him and his son Percival. It was at Percival's home in Chicago that my great uncle Frank Coffin was introduced to his wife Ruth Murphy. Percival is an interesting character in his own right as he along with his brother Francis Albion were parties in a precedent-setting Supreme Court decision. Francis Albion served time in jail; Percival did not. Any letters that you could scan or send to me would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Terry Stevenson

Re: priscilla coffin musgrave

slhenning — 2012-05-01 06:36:08Z

while trying to get more info on priscilla and her folks via a google search i came across "Descendants of Tristram Coffin". there may be more info there for you.

they do not list a spouse for her but the dates match for the priscilla that married wm p musgrave. they have a death year of 1855 but i cannot find any such info to back it up (grave site or official records).

Copy SAR Application for Charles Fisher Coffin

TracyMcClain35 — 2012-04-05 22:29:18Z

This is a copy that Charles F. Coffin sent to his son Percival Brooks Coffin. I have many more documents/personal letters between Percival and Charles. I am happy to share what I have, I have no clue how or why my grandfather had these as I still have not been able to link a family relation. i would love to get these to someone thta is related.

Re: Aaron Coffin ex Maine?

annalyman — 2012-04-05 08:04:28Z

Hi, they are my family too. My 4th g-greats. I am trying to find out where Aaron Coffin was buried. He died 16 Mar. 1875 in Carroll Penobscot Maine. I'd like to obtain a photograph, if not of Aaron and Sally, then of their graves.

Re: Sue Ayer Coffin of TN married Dr. Samuel T. Evans, brother of Rear Adm. Robley D. Evans

bluesue11 — 2012-04-04 16:02:27Z

Thank you very much for your post and information about the Coffin book. I did find a Coffin family genealogy book using Heritage Quest that gave me the information for which I had been looking. I was looking for Sue Coffin's relatives in an effort to track her whereabouts after the death of her husband, Dr. Samuel Taylor Evans. I finally found her living in Texas with her three sons, Samuel T (who was also a doctor like his father but died in 1904 at the age of 26), John Coffin (who eventually moved to Utah where he died in 1944), and Robley D. (who I lost track of after the 1930 census). I don't know if any of Sue's Coffin relatives were living in that area or not but some of the Evans family settled in that area. I mainly track the Evans but sidetrack into marriage related families if I have trouble finding someone. I have turned up a lot of interesting things by using this method! Thank you again for your help!

Re: Sue Ayer Coffin of TN married Dr. Samuel T. Evans, brother of Rear Adm. Robley D. Evans

dannygarrick — 2012-04-03 13:35:50Z

I was wondering if you have anyinformation on the coffin family around Tyler, TX. I'm trying to find a Rebekah Coffin born probably in the late 30's to mid 40's. I look forward to hearing from you. thanks.

Re: Sue Ayer Coffin of TN married Dr. Samuel T. Evans, brother of Rear Adm. Robley D. Evans

ColinThomas99 — 2012-04-02 10:48:50Z

I see this post is fairly old. If you are still looking for information on Sue Ayer Coffin: a cousin of mine and descendent of John McKinney Coffin made a booklet for the family called Ten Generations of American Coffins, tracing the Coffin line back to 1609 in England.

Richard Herbert Coffin from Berwick Maine

hokukayla — 2012-03-11 00:25:12Z

hello I am looking for information on Richard Herbert Coffin born 2-10-1938 and died 10-9-2002, he was married to my aunty and they had two children, I would like to know if he had any siblings and what his parents names where. I am trying to do our family genealogy and would like to add them to his page and let my cousins know what I find out. if anyone can help please help.

Death of Frank S. Coffin, Mobile, AL 1962

charbmoore1 — 2012-01-25 14:21:30Z

From the Mobile, Alabama Newspaper

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 1962:

• "Frank S. Coffin, Mobile attorney and former Juvenile Court judge, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at a local hospital after a brief illness.

"Coffin, 69, was a native of Mobile, the son of Frank and Helen Isabelle McArthur Coffiin. He graduated from University Military School(Mobile) and obtained his law degree at the University of Alabama."

Not my line, just sharing.

Re: Minerva Coffin m. Edward McAyeal 1855

HMacayeal — 2012-01-01 16:16:59Z

I believe so, and will keep it in mind

Re: Minerva Coffin m. Edward McAyeal 1855

HMacayeal — 2012-01-01 16:14:35Z

There were two sides of the family which emigrated to Westmoreland County. One was the Alexander line, which I belong to; and the other was the Robert line, which I believe Edward belonged to. The overall clan split up with one branch going to Louisiana/Texas, and another going to Oregon. My branch settled in Iowa.

COFFIN, William Brown - Calif

jana2676 — 2011-12-28 05:52:11Z

Lassen Advocate
Friday, February 16, 1940

Aged Resident Passes On;
No Known Relatives

William Brown Coffin, 77, passed away Wednesday night in a local hospital. He has resided in Lassen county about 19 years, much of the time employeed by Camille Frizzie. There are no known relatives in this section of the country.
Graveside services were held this afternoon at 3 o'clock, followed by interment in Lassen cemetery.

Find A Grave Memorial# 82401909

Helen I. Coffin dies Mobile, AL 1936

charbmoore1 — 2011-12-13 12:47:02Z

From the Mobile, Alabama Newspaper

Saturday, Dec. 12, 1936

• "Funeral services for Mrs. Helen I. Coffin, president of the Benevolent Home for Aged Women, who died Friday after a brief illness, will be held Sunday from the family home, 456 South Conception Street.

"Mrs. Coffin, active in the affairs of the benevolent association, was largely instrumental in having the home removed from what was once called 'Widow's Row' to its present location on Government near Ann Street. She was the widow of the late Frank Coffin, Mobile attorney, and daughter of the late John McArthur, well-known Mobilian."

Not my line, just sharing.

Re: Carrie Frances Coffin - Dec.1887 - May 1972

daviddellinger52 — 2011-11-05 18:53:06Z

Was this Carrie parents ... Samuel and Eliza Coffin of Ring's Island, MA? I have started a new family listing for Samuel Coffin - Oct 1827 to Dec 1909. There is nothing on any of the children other then names. Carline B. (Carrie)Coffin was born 1853 and nothing can be found after that.

Paul Coffin (b. 1742 Nantucket-d. 1829 Nine Partners, Dutchess Co, NY

pwmgen — 2011-10-27 04:27:04Z

Hello,
Seek information re: 4x Great Grandfather, Paul Coffin (b. 1742 Nantucket-d. 1829 Nine Partners,Washington T'ship Dutchess Co, NY). His will was filed in Dutchess Co,NY. Any one have a copy or transcript they would be willing to share?

This Paul married Susanna Bunker; he is of the Stephen Line, as follows: Paul, Zephaniah,Stephen Jr., Stephen, Tristam).

It appears that Paul and some of his family were dismissed by the Quakers. He did appeal this decision. Does anyone know the outcome of the appeal or the circumstances surrounding his dismissal?

Paul and Susanna had 10 known children. Would like to compare notes re: their children.

Welcome any assistance you can provide.

Re: George Coffin 1814-1866 Portsea/Portsmouth Bethnal Green/London

jacquicoffin — 2011-10-24 09:58:31Z

George Coffin's parents.
Father: Richard Coffin Born Portsea 1776, died St. Giles Cripplegate, London 1852.
Mother: Elizabeth Chapman Born Portsea 1781, died 1846.

Richard Coffin parents were Thomas and Mary Coffin, but I haven't found out any more details as of yet.

Thanks to SPond70 for this info.
Anyone know anything about Thomas and Mary Coffin?
Possible Hartland Devon connection???

George Coffin 1814-1866 Portsea/Portsmouth Bethnal Green/London

jacquicoffin — 2011-10-20 21:48:07Z

Hi. Has anyone come across George Coffin; born about 1814 in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. In the 1851 census he was: aged 37, married to Jane, working as a cabinet maker, living in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England, with eight children living at home. George and Jane were married at, St.James Duke's Place, London, in 1837. The 1861 census has George's place of birth as Portsea (an area of Portsmouth).
If I have the correct George, and I think I have, he died in Bethnal Green in 1866. It is really his parents I am trying to identify. Portsea seems to have a number of possible candidates at this time.

Re: Upstate NY Coffin Family

vfweurope_cootie47 — 2011-10-15 14:43:53Z

Thanks for info...Was hoping to find his decendants as it is his wife Bena who I am really interested in :-)

She is my great great Aunt and Im stuck trying to figure out where in Sweden her father came from haha.

Re: Upstate NY Coffin Family

hereldstuart — 2011-10-13 21:41:05Z

Hi. It appears that there is not a close connection between your Kenn Coffin and this particular upstate New York Coffin family. It looks like your Kenn is descended from Tristram through Stephen -> Stephen -> Zephaniah -> Paul -> Peleg -> Charles G. -> Jerome -> Kenn.

Re: NY Coffin's NYC, Onteora, Fishkill

hereldstuart — 2011-10-13 21:02:03Z

Hi cousin Jannette, thank you for responding and posting that link. Cutter's history of Northern New York is a very useful and informative resource, but he does make some errors, and doesn't show his sources, so we can't tell where he got his information from. He indicates that John & Mary (Davis) Coffin had sons Edward, Isaac, and John, but Louis Coffin's "The Coffin Family" shows 10 or 11 children, none of which are named Isaac.

The thing that makes this difficult is that we have no primary sources to indicate one way or the other. The closest thing (in my mind) to a primary source is Edward Coffin's gravestone, which indicates Edward was born in 1741, about 10 years before John Coffin and Mary Davis were married. Of course, Edward's gravestone could have been inscribed later based on erroneous information, but it seems unlikely that it would be that far off. Tris was looking into Barrington, Nova Scotia records to see if they would shed any light on this question.

Re: NY Coffin's NYC, Onteora, FIshkill

hoagdusters1 — 2011-10-13 01:29:04Z

Does this offer help or substantiaion?
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hubbard/NN...

FYI: I'm working on the Agnes Coffin line. She was Henderson's daughter in the link I posted and my 2nd Great Grandmother married to W.E Hoag

Kenn and Bena (Neilson) Coffin - New York

vfweurope_cootie47 — 2011-09-25 19:51:57Z

Looking for some help.

Kenn Coffin 1877-1933
Bena (Neilson) Coffin 1878-1956

Bena was my Great grand aunt (daughter of my great x2 grandfather)

Re: Upstate NY Coffin Family

vfweurope_cootie47 — 2011-09-25 19:49:12Z

DOnt supposed somewhere back in your family there was a Kenn Coffin who died around 1930 and his wife was named Bena who passed away in 1956?

Re: Upstate NY Coffin's

vfweurope_cootie47 — 2011-09-25 19:46:20Z

I dont suppose somewhere in your line (maybe a branch) you had a Kenn and Bena Coffin, son of Jerome and Elizabeth O Coffin?

Eleanor of Aquitaine

TristramCoffin — 2011-09-09 04:08:20Z

I've noticed a prevailing number of instances showing Eleanor of Aquitane having been married to one of the Coffyn knights. Unless I am grossly mistaken, this is absolutely untrue. It is so interesting how this sort of "rumor" can find its way and permeate family trees like a virus.

Does anyone have any proof that Eleanor of Aquitaine was actually married to a Coffyn at any period of time?

Authenticate Sir Richard Coffyn/Sir Jean Ricardus Chauvin 1066

TristramCoffin — 2011-09-09 03:53:50Z

For more than at least one century, the Coffin lineage has been suggested to have originated as far back as 1066 where it is suggested that a sir Richard Coffyn was sighted by William the Conqueror during the Battle of Hastings.

While this notion is clearly exciting and romantic from many perspectives, I find myself often wondering what the truth really is. The Battle of Hastings is an historical event that seems to be a huge magnate for genealogists to attribute some sort of ancestral connection to. I've learned that because of thaws, and being the case for centuries, finding factual records of the true participants isn't easy. The Battle Rolls themselves are considered to be largely fabricated and that more than a few versions exist.

So, how can we know, or attempt to learn 1) was there really a Sir Richard Coffyn who accompanied William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings? 2) Was this Sir Richard knighted by William the Conqueror? 3) did he originate from Caen, Falaise as the story is told? 4) What about Courtitot? was this the manor and geographical namesake of the Coffyn/Coffin family? 5) What about the theory that Sir Richard was rally named Sir Jean Ricardus Chauvin?

I am hoping folks will join me in sharing some energy and discussion, and perhaps uncover information and facts that prove or disprove some of the conjecture.

-Tristram Coffin

Re: Lydia Coffin (1733-1776) and James Anthony children

leighstulack — 2011-08-30 23:42:21Z

Thanks for posting! I don't think Coffin was her maiden name, as the marriage records and bonds clearly list her as Anthoney (sic). However, I haven't ruled out that "Anthony" was a previous married name. I have not, however, been able to find a Phebe Coffin marrying an "Anthony" at all during this time period.

I know she's not the same as the one who married Jonathan. Jonathan Anthony would've been my Phebe's brother. Jonathan Anthony married a different Phebe Coffin in Feb. 1797 and my Phebe Anthony married Thomas Hunt in November 1797. She died in 1808 (born in 1770). My Phebe was born May 1, 1765 and died April 12, 1816.

The reason why I feel like James Anthony and Lydia Coffin had to be my Phebe's parents is because she named her daughter Lydia (my great-great-great-great grandmother), who in turn named her daughter Phebe. I've also seen it listed on websites as such but there is no documentation. :( Of course the names Phebe and Lydia were repeated all the time. Ugh.

Re: Lydia Coffin (1733-1776) and James Anthony children

dmcti01 — 2011-08-30 19:40:39Z

Coffin may have been her maiden name. Looking at the Barney Collection and Nantucket VRs, the only reference I see is a Phebe Coffin b ? d 1809-1810. A daughter of Benjamin Coffin and Elizabeth Hussey, she married Jonathan Anthony, son of James and Lydia Coffin. This was in the Barney Collection.

Nantucket VRs lists her death as well. Listed as
Anthony, Phebe, second wife of Jonathan (son of James of New Garden), dau of Benjamin Coffin Jr. and Elizabeth Hussey.

To add to the confusion, looks like at least two of the male children of John Hunt and Phebe Coffin married daughters of Barnabas Coffin and Phebe Marshall.

Lydia Coffin (1733-1776) and James Anthony children

leighstulack — 2011-08-27 14:43:06Z

Searching for the children of Lydia Coffin and James Anthony, specifically a Phebe, born May 1, 1765. Lydia and James were both born in Massachusetts in 1735 and 1733 respectively. They settled in New Garden MM in Guilford County, NC. Lydia died before or around 1776. Her husband later married Mary Macy Way (Way married name; she was the widower of Paul Way).

I need to make sure Phebe Anthony was the daughter of James Anthony and Lydia Coffin and that she married my Thomas Hunt in 1797 to connect the last piece of the puzzle.

The notes I've compiled are below:

Lydia Coffin (b. 7/1735, d. on or before 1776) married in 7/1762 James Anthony in Massachusetts (I’ve seen him born in N.C. and born in Bristol Massachusetts, likely the latter)

Various sources list Thomas Hunt as marrying Phebe ANTHONY (i.e. NC Marriage records) in November 1797.

Various websites list Thomas Hunt as marrying Phebe Coffin. In those same sources she is listed as the daughter of Lydia and James Anthony. Is Coffin her middle name?

Looking at known children of James and Lydia Anthony, I do not see a “Phebe” listed. Obediah, listed in some places as 1760 and some as 1765, could be a twin if born in 1765 which is usually what I see.

James Anthony (b. 1733, d. 1798) in Guilford County (will prob. August 1799) married Mary Macy Way (Way was her widowed married name) in 1776 IN Massachusetts, leading me to believe that Lydia possibly never lived in North Carolina.

Obediah “Obed” (b. circa 1760-1765, d. 1836) married Sarah Macy
Jonathan Anthony (b. 1767, d. ?) married Lydia Swain, then Phebe Coffin, b. 1770, d. 1808
Charlotte Anthony (b. 177?, d. ?) also called Charlota married Henry Way.
Ruth Anthony (b. ?, d. ?) married Joseph Trotter on January 10, 1800 (Guilford Co., NC). She died in Wayne County, Indiana.

Other children seen listed: Henry, James Jr., William in Eliza Starbuck Barney Genealogical Record (Nantucket history). No birth, marriages or death dates for these.

Levina Coffin

DorothyDavis256 — 2011-08-16 04:39:05Z

Seeking informtion about Levinia Coffin, born 1817 in Ohio, died 2JUL1888 in Onarga, Iroquois County, Illinois. She married Benjamin P. White and they had six children:Josephine(1838), Lydia (1840), Mary (1843), Hery (1846), Wilson (1848), Elizabeth (1850.
Her daughter's biography, Elizabeth Maud White Hull, stated she was a descendant of Lucretia Mott.

Bernard Cyrus Coffin

jadev48 — 2011-07-13 00:20:56Z

Bernard Cyrus Coffin married Mary O'Shaughnessy 7 Apr 1874 in Cincinnati. She was born in Cincinnati and lived in Newport, Campbell County, KY in the 1860 and 1870 censuses.

Following their marriage, Bernard and Mary lived in Argentina. What kind of business was Bernard in?

Any info about this family will be appreciated.

Re: Bernard Cyrus Coffin

jadev48 — 2011-07-13 00:20:36Z

One more thing... Who were the parents of Bernard Cyrus Coffin?

Thanks.

Re: Seeking a John Foster Coffin descendant

dplugh — 2011-07-03 02:11:19Z

I have some great Coffin- Meldrum newspaper material. You can email me through my blog and I will send you what I have. I was born in Ithaca...live in Philadelphia area...email me and I would be thrilled to share. Working on an Ingersoll piece for my blog...

Re: Seeking a John Foster Coffin descendant

SusanRoberts658 — 2011-07-03 01:08:34Z

Wow, Deborah, impressive research. I enjoyed your page and especially the photos. I have Curry ancestors as well --from Westmeath County, Ireland. Susie and I are still researching old photographs. Our successful research is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26625162@N05/sets/7215762388305...
and our ongoing research is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/26625162@N05/sets/7215762400759...
It was good to hear from you. It looks like you've caught the genealogy bug as well. FWIW, we will be staying near Interlaken, New York, for the last week of July.

Re: Seeking a John Foster Coffin descendant

dplugh — 2011-07-02 19:08:23Z

Just connecting to my family...
John Foster Coffin was the son of Foster Meldrum Coffin and Caroline Penelope Slater.
Caroline was the daughter of Samuel Scott Slater and Caroline "Carrie" Ingersoll.
Carrie was the only daughter of Eugene "Frank" Adsitt and Mary Ann Ingersoll of Ithaca, New York.
Mary Ann Ingersoll was the daughter of Monmouth Hart Ingersoll and Mary Benson Van Liew.
Monmouth Ingersoll was the son of John Ingersoll and Hannah Knapp
John Ingersoll was the son of Samuel Ingersoll and Phebe Wilson.

Samuel and Phebe are my GGGG Grandparents.

I have pictures of Mary Ann Ingersoll and Carrie Adsitt Slater. As a widow, Mary Ann was an agent for Remington Typewriter in the late 1800's.

Deborah
www.notablecharacters.wordpress.com

COFFIN Jeffrey A - Vietnam Wall section 6W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-05-14 12:12:11Z

COFFIN Jeffrey A - Vietnam Wall section 6W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 220,676 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Sara Coffin

skwoods152 — 2011-03-19 18:16:01Z

Have Information on Sara Coffin. She was a teacher in So Paris Me. abt 1918

Eugene Auguste Coffin 1933 Coast Guard/Mass.

tiriba — 2011-03-05 01:37:04Z

I have a photo of Eugune Auguste Coffin Jr. from the 1933 graduation book of the Coast Guard Academy. He was from Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Reply if interested.

Re: NY Coffin's NYC, Onteora, FIshkill

hereldstuart — 2011-02-07 19:21:03Z

Hi Tristram. You may have seen this in my family tree (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&d...), but I am convinced that Edward Coffin was not the son of John and Mary (Davis) Coffin, as some have stated. There is strong circumstantial evidence that he was the son of Isaac and Anna (Churchill) Coffin/Coffing. See my discussion of this at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mycoffinro... . Isaac Coffing seems to descend from the Jacob Coffing that came from Plymouth, England to Philadelphia on the ship "Desire" in June 1686, but I have no evidence of this.

NY Coffin's NYC, Onteora, FIshkill

TristramCoffin — 2011-01-25 01:23:28Z

i am seeking information on descendants of the following Coffin lineage:

Tristram (me)
Lewis Augustus III
Lewis Augustus Jr
Lewis Augustus Sr
Julius Augustus
Isaac
Edward
John
John
Jethro
Peter
Tristram Coffyn

Please, anybody, any information would be greatly appreciated.

- Tristram Coffin

Re: Hezekiah Coffin (abt 1775-1833) & Stephen Coffin (abt 1807-1882)

mtdewhead64 — 2011-01-10 14:19:13Z

Fantastic! My email is mtdewhead64@yahoo.com.

I can't wait to see the information you have, I found Miranda's grave (and many of the Bennett's she married into) in Indiana and a reference to Hezekiah Coffin in a written history of Franklin County, Indiana, (assuming it is her father) as well as her record of birth in Maine but that's where I hit a wall! I know most Coffins decended from Tristram but I really would love to fill in the gap! It's so interesting!

Thanks for getting back to me so soon! Lisa

Re: Hezekiah Coffin (abt 1775-1833) & Stephen Coffin (abt 1807-1882)

RogerPaget — 2011-01-10 03:40:20Z

Hi. I'm out of state at the moment--but delighted to receive your message. My email is paget@lclark.edu, by the way.

I do have info. that will be very helpful to you, I think. Research in little Maine and New Hampshire local collections was essential, but like pulling teeth. As soon as I get back in the next few days, I'll be in further contact.

I have also written two book-length volumes and am working on a third. Some of that information will be of direct interest to you.

Let me have an email address, if you'd like the most efficient response.

Roger Paget

Re: Hezekiah Coffin (abt 1775-1833) & Stephen Coffin (abt 1807-1882)

mtdewhead64 — 2011-01-10 00:04:19Z

I am a descendant of Hezekiah's daughter, Miranda Coffin (m.Thomas Bennett). I am looking for ANY info you can give me on Hezekiah's birth-lineage. I seem to have hit a stone wall at Hez and Suzanna's marriage and children's birth in Albion, Maine. I have the lineage from Miranda to present. I hope to hear back from you!

Roy G. Coffin married Ruth Kane 1905 Colorado

annageis76 — 2010-11-30 06:55:26Z

I am not related to this family….

Longmont Ledger (Longmont, Boulder County)
June 30, 1905

Married:

COFFIN-KANE- At the residence of the Rev. Wm. Nathaniel Friend, in Golden, Colo., on Sunday, June 25, 1905, Roy G. Coffin and Ruth M. Kane, both of Longmont.
The ceremony was performed immediately after the morning service by the Rev. Mr. Friend who is a good friend of the groom, having been associated with him more or less his whole college life. The bride was a graduate of the Longmont High School in 1900 and the groom in 1899. Mr. Coffin is widely know in this part of Colorado, for he was born and grew up on his fathers’, R. F. Coffin’s farm east of Longmont. He spent some years at the State School of Mines at Golden.. With a fine education, noble asperations and a good wife he ought to succeed in life.
The bride we have known for years. Flattery does not sound well in a newspaper, but Mr. and Mrs. Roy Coffin possess our confidence and esteem, and we hope that their life’s journey will be full of happiness.
About thirty of their friends went down to the ranch and surprised the, and had the jolliest kind of a time Monday night.

Adelbert Byron Coffin married Orrilla Paulus 1899 Boulder, CO

annageis76 — 2010-11-30 06:19:43Z

I am not related to this family….

Longmont Ledger (Longmont, Boulder County)
March 3, 1899 Page 3

Married:

COFFIN-PAULUS--At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Arnett, Boulder, Tuesday, February 28, 1899, by Judge J. T. Atwood, Adelbert Byron Coffin and Miss Orrilla Paulus.
The wedding was a quiet affair, only a few of the relatives of the bride and groom were present. Miss Bertha Paulus, sister of the bride, Mrs. H. H. Coffin and Miss Etta Coffin, mother and sister of the groom, went over to Boulder for the occasion.
Mr. Coffin made arrangements some time ago to take charge of the Kelso ranch, 6 miles east of Longmont, which will be the home of the newly wedded pair. They have already gone to housekeeping. The Ledger extends congratulations and best wishes.

Son born to Mr/Mrs. Claude Coffin 1909 Colorado

annageis76 — 2010-11-30 00:48:25Z

I am not related to this family….

Longmont Ledger (Longmont, Boulder County)
Nov 12, 1909 Page 5

BORN

WARD--In Longmont, to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ward, Tuesday, November 9, 1909, a daughter.

COFFIN--In Longmont, to Mr. and Mrs. Claude Coffin, Saturday, November 6, 1909, a son. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Coffin have been at Coffin farm the past two months, their home being Cheyenne. Mother and son are doing finely.

There are other articles mentioned in the Longmont Ledger about the Ward and Coffin families. Here is the link….if you are interested in any mentioned article, please let me know at my home email acg13666@yahoo.com and I can copy it next time I get to the Longmont Library.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colgs/ledgerindex.htm

Daughter born Mr./Mrs. George Coffin 1911 Colorado

annageis76 — 2010-11-30 00:05:00Z

I am not related to this family….

Longmont Ledger (Longmont, Boulder County)
April 21, 1911 Page 5

BORN

Coffin--To Mr. and Mrs. George Coffin, Tuesday, April 18, 1911, a daughter.

Note: There are other articles about the Coffin family in the Longmont Ledger. I hope to print off more next time I get to Longmont (I was going to try to print them by year, but if you see an article you would like me to copy for you, just let me know at my home email:
acg13666@yahoo.com (Anna)

Here is the link to the Longmont Ledger if you would like to view what articles are in this paper.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~colgs/ledgerindex.htm

Obit for Sara P. Coffman (Coffin) Los Angeles 1922

annageis76 — 2010-11-29 19:28:55Z

I am not related to this family….

Longmont Ledger (Longmont, Boulder County)
Feb 17, 1922 Page 8

Obituary

Sara P. Coffin was born on September 14, 1840, in Churchville, Ontario. Moved to Blackberry, Ill., 1850. Attended high school in St. Charles, Ill., and Clark Seminary in Aurora, Ill. Married Daniel S. Coffman November 28, 1860, at St. Charles, Ill.
She spent on year and ahalf at Mt. Morris where our daughter, Lotta was born. In the spring of 1884we, with the entire Coffman family, moved to Colorado. The long trip was made with teams and wagons for there were no railroads built a cross the plains as yet. We found Denver an ill kept struggling village.
The trip was made in 34 days. We arrived in Nevada, Colo., July 4, 1864, where their son, Elbert, was born, after spending some time in the mountains the bought a farm in the valley where Longmont is now located. There our children Schuyler, Lura and Byron were born.
After many years they moved to Denver, Colo, from there they journeyed to Glendale where the men were engaged in mining.
Their three children all married and went to homes of their own.
In 1910 they went to Long Beach, Calif., to make their home with their son, Elbert. On February 8, 1926, her husband, Daniel S., passed away.
She then made her home with her daughter, Lura, in Los Angeles, where she passed away February 3, 1922.
LURA B. EMMETT.

Note: There are other articles about the Craig family in the Longmont Ledger. I hope to print off more next time I get to Longmont (I was going to try to print them by year, but if you see an article you would like me to copy for you, just let me know at my home email:
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