Catherine J. Coffin Portrait
This portrait of my great-great grandmother, Catherine Justice Coffin has been a bit of a mystery. …
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Who Are My Tenth Great Grandparents? – 52 Ancestors, # 40
For the theme this time I decided to look for whether I had any tenth great …
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The Oldest – 52 Ancestors #31
I have two pictures of ancestors that are both the oldest pictures in terms of when …
Jessie Louise Schenk (1897-1995) – 52 Ancestors # 14
Although the theme for this week was Maiden Aunt, Cousin Jessie came to mind. She was …
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Coffin Family Diary: Saturday Aug. 29, 1885
Saturday, Aug. 29, 1885. The idea of keeping the family diary was suggested by …
Portrait of Z. B. Coffin – One Mystery Solved
This oil portrait of Zebulon B. Coffin, my second great grandfather, has hung in my living …
Calling All Coffins, or, How My Coffin Lines Are Related
I recently connected with a possible relative through DNA testing. Our mitochondrial DNA looks vaguely like …
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Susan Wilcox Justice (1797-1881)
Susan Wilcox was the last of my direct female ancestors to have migrated from Nantucket to …
Abigail Butler Coffin (1783-1858)
Abigail Butler Coffin is my third female ancestor who migrated with her husband and children from …
Sarah Folger Coffin (1761-1822)
As I said in the brief story of Sarah last month, she was a widow in …