Priscilla Coffin 1708–1792
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3 researchers on YourRoots have Priscilla Coffin in their family trees — each with their own records and documentation. Trace the migration path across 7 generations. If this ancestor is in your tree too, you can compare what you've found and fill in the gaps together.
Last updated: July 22, 2026 · Reliability: B — verified across 3 independent trees
Researchers connected through Priscilla Coffin 1708–1792
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Immediate Family
Biography
Priscilla Coffin was born in 1708 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, the child of james coffin 3rd cousin 9x removed c and ruth gardner. Priscilla Coffin married abel gardner, and had children including abel gardner, abigail gardner 5th cousin 7x removed c, elizabeth gardner, enoch gardner, ephraim gardner, eunice gardner, james gardner, joshua gardner, nathaniel gardner, phebe gardner, priscilla gardner, sarah gardner, shubael gardner. Priscilla Coffin passed away in 1792 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA.
Sources
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1Record "A Genealogical Memoir of the Coffin Family" Compiled by N.W. Coffin, Esq. of Boston, from NEHGS website 11-18-2002
Life Timeline
Oldest Ancestor Line from Priscilla Coffin
This ancestor line traces from Butlers, Parish of Brixton, Co. Devonshire, England (1536) to Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts (1708) across 7 generations.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Priscilla Coffin (1708–1792) was born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts and died in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA. 3 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.
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Priscilla Coffin's Ancestors
Pedigree chart — 3 generations on record