Sarah Folger Coffin (1761-1822)
As I said in the brief story of Sarah last month, she was a widow in …
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My Nantucket Grandmothers
There is a song or poem, titled The Nantucket Girl’s Song that was written in the …
Lucy Barry Dalton O’Shaughnessy
I’ve been having great fun the last couple of weeks corresponding with someone who is interested …
Ohio Military Institute, 1935
Having recently written about my mother’s high school experiences, I decided I should do the same …
Another Coffin Story
Although I meant to write about Uncle Henry Coffin, it is clear that his story needs …
Great-great-grandfather Zebulon Butler Coffin
Zebulon B. Coffin was one of the first ancestors I learned about, going back to when …
Ruie’s Story
In continuing to clean out a cardboard box of pictures, albums, and papers that mostly came …
Nantucket to Cincinnati
I have often wondered about the Coffin family’s migration from Nantucket to Cincinnati. I am still …
My Great Great Grandmother, Catherine Coffin
I’ve been thinking about my great great grandmother, Catherine Justice Coffin, again. I recently finished reading …