Mary Coffin (1724–1799) was born in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States and died in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Mary Coffin 1724–1799

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Born 28 Dec 1724 · Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Died 24 Mar 1799 · Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

Father Paul Coffin

Mother Mary Allen

Spouse John Thurston

Children Latham Thurston, Mary Thurston

Siblings Isaiah Coffin, Paul Coffin, Peter Coffin

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In 1724, Mary Coffin entered the world in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States, born to paul coffin and mary allen. Mary Coffin married john thurston, and had children including latham thurston, mary thurston. Mary Coffin passed away in 1799 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States.

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Birth of Mary Coffin in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States

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This ancestor line traces from Beaulencourt, 62450, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, FRANCE, (1031) to Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States (1724) across 27 generations.

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: Mary Coffin (1724–1799) was born in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States and died in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States. 2 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (B) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 2 researchers on YourRoots have Mary in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 27 generations of this lineage geographically.
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