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Benjamin A. Coffin 1806–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Mar 1806

Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Death Date: 23 Aug 1875

Death Location: Savage Harbor, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Father: Andrew ♦

Mother: Frances Sanderson

Spouse(s): Catherine ♦

Children(s): Elizabeth Coffin, Harriett Coffin, Frances Coffin, Rose Coffin, Thomas Coffin, Margaret Coffin, Samuel Coffin, William Coffin

In 1806, Benjamin A. Coffin entered the world in Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Andrew Coffin And Frances Sanderson. Benjamin A. Coffin married Catherine Jane Douglas, and had children including Elizabeth Coffin, Frances Louise Coffin, Harriett Coffin, Margaret Amelia Coffin, Rose Alice Coffin, Samuel Andrew Coffin, Thomas D Coffin, William D Coffin. Benjamin A. Coffin passed away in 1875 in Savage Harbor, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1806, Benjamin A. Coffin entered the world in Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, born to Andrew Coffin And Frances Sanderson.
  • Benjamin A. Coffin married Catherine Jane Douglas, and had children including Elizabeth Coffin, Frances Louise Coffin, Harriett Coffin, Margaret Amelia Coffin, Rose Alice Coffin, Samuel Andrew Coffin, Thomas D Coffin, William D Coffin.
  • Benjamin A. Coffin passed away in 1875 in Savage Harbor, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew ♦
1774–1853
Birth Location: Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
A♦
Frances Sanderson
1778–1844
Birth Location: Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
FS

Spouses(s)

Catherine ♦
1807–1867
Birth Location: Head Hillsborough, Prince Edward Island, Canada
C♦

Children(s)

Elizabeth Coffin
1849–
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
EC
Harriett Coffin
1846–1913
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
HC
Frances Coffin
1844–1884
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
FC
Rose Coffin
1840–
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
RC
Thomas Coffin
1841–1920
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
TC
Margaret Coffin
1838–
Birth Location: Vernon River, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
MC
Samuel Coffin
1847–1944
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
SC
William Coffin
1836–1905
Birth Location: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
WC

Benjamin Coffin's Ancestors

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Benjamin Coffin
1806–1875
Birth Place: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Parents
Andrew Coffin ♦
1774–1853
Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Frances Sanderson
1778–1844
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Charles Saunderson
1750–1818
Mitcham, Surrey, England
Margaret Mayne
1750–1815
Barony, Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Charles Saunderson
1720–1758
Catherine Swainson
1720–1803
Robert Main
1728–1770
Margaret Gilmur
1730–1774
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Saunderson
1695–1737
William ✔️
1690–
Catherine ✔️
1696–

Benjamin Coffin's Descendants

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Benjamin (A.) Coffin (03 Mar 1806–23 Aug 1875) m. Catherine (Jane Douglas) ♦ (1807–01 Oct 1867)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Coffin 1849–
  2. 2. Harriett Coffin 1846–1913
  3. 3. Frances (Louise) Coffin 1844–1884
  4. 4. Rose (Alice) Coffin 1840–
  5. 5. Thomas (D) Coffin 1841–1920
  6. 6. Margaret (Amelia) Coffin 1838– m. Peter Stewart 1831–1906
    1. 1. Margaret (Catherine) Stewart 1868–1961
    2. 2. Robert (William) Stewart 1866–
    3. 3. Alice (Gertrude) Stewart 1877–
    4. 4. Duncan (Albert) Stewart 1864–1921
    5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Stewart 1862–1944 m. Lillian ((Lillie) Derenda) Johnstone 1865–1940
      1. 1. William (Franklin) Stewart 1887–1972 m. Melba (Adella) Graves 1896–1978 m. Elsie (Maud) Duke 1885–
        1. 1. Lillian (Melba Stewart) ✔️ 1927–2021 m. Daniel (Walker) ✔️ 1922–2015 m. Clinton (Page) Atwood 1925–2000 m. James (Paul) Cattell 1916–1994
        2. 2. David (Benjamin Stewart) ✔️ 1928–2015
        3. 3. June (B) Stewart 1920–
    6. 6. Wallace (Coffin) Stewart 1870–1962
  7. 7. Samuel (Andrew) Coffin 1847–1944 m. Harriett (Susanna Pigot) ♦ 1854–1931
    1. 1. Herbert (S.) Coffin 1886–1887
    2. 2. Rose (Alice) Coffin 1875–1900
    3. 3. Gertrude (Frances) Coffin 1877–1964 m. Joseph (Coffin Douglas) ♦ 1870–1953
      1. 1. India (M) Douglas 1905–
      2. 2. Ada (Margaret) Douglas 1904–1999 m. Wilfred (Henry Coffin) ♦ 1900–1959
        1. 1. Doris Coffin 1926– m. Lloyd Robertson 1928–2020
      3. 3. Herbert (William) Douglass 1898–1958 m. Margaret (Annabelle Munn) ♦ 1891–1981
        1. 1. Coughlin (William) Douglass 1925–
        2. 2. Elmer (Herbert) Douglass 1934–1991
        3. 3. Evelyn Douglas 1923–1983
        4. 4. Elizabeth Douglass 1920–1983 m. Richard (Emmett Wylie) ♦ 1917–1992
        5. 5. Ina (Isabelle Douglas) ♥ 1922–1969 m. Frank (Edwin Wylie) ♦ 1916–1985
    4. 4. Florence (Priscilla) Coffin 1892–1975
    5. 5. Melvina (Harriet) Coffin 1889–1947 m. Charles (Franklin) Pigott 1881–1930
      1. 1. Catherine Pigott 1920–
      2. 2. Robert (Samuel) Pigott 1917–1990 m. Helen Campbell 1924–2003
        1. 1. Ruth (Mable Pigott) ✔️ 1945–2009 m. Allan (Joseph Doyle) ✔️ 1932–2011
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Rose Alice) Pigott 1910–1984
      4. 4. Mabel (Harriet) Pigott 1915–1998
      5. 5. Ralph (M.) Pigott 1912–1970
      6. 6. Russell (Ross Pigott) ♥ 1923–1923
      7. 7. Sterling (Pigott) ✔️ 1927–2014
    6. 6. Elsie (Loretta) Coffin 1880–1950
    7. 7. William (A) Coffin 1897–1955 m. Annie (Ruth) Fisher 1898–
      1. 1. Louise (Harriet Coffin) ✔️ 1916–2007 m. Eddy (J.) Casey 1909–
      2. 2. Preston Coffin 1919– m. Margaret (June Dilley) ♦ 1916–1976
        1. 1. John (Preston Coffin) ✔️ 1946–2013
    8. 8. Catherine (Roselles) Coffin 1875–1890
  8. 8. William (D.) Coffin 1836–1905 m. Sarah (Coffin) ♦ 1849–1928

Benjamin Coffin's Timeline

6 Records

1806
03 Mar 1806
Birth of Benjamin A. Coffin in Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1806
03 Mar 1806
Benjamin A. Coffin was baptized in Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1806
22 Jul 1806
Benjamin A. Coffin was christened in St. Paul's Angilcan Church, Charlottetown, Queens, PEI, Canada
St. Paul's Angilcan Church, Charlottetown, Queens, PEI, Canada
1861
1861
Age 55
Benjamin A. Coffin resided here in Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
1865
1865
Age 59
Benjamin A. Coffin resided here in Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
1875
23 Aug 1875
Age 69
Death of Benjamin A. Coffin in Savage Harbor, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Savage Harbor, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1806
    Event Place: Savage Harbour, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Lot 38, Kings, Prince Edward Island; Roll: C_13164; Page: 23; Family No: 94
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [4] Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Microtech Supply and Services; Baptism, Marriage; Charlottetown; 1777-1939; Author: Prince Edward Island Public Archives; St. Paul Anglican Church of Canada (Charlottetown); FHL Roll: 1630129

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 03 Mar 1806
    Event Place: Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Prince Edward Island, Baptism Index
    [2] Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Microtech Supply and Services; Baptism, Marriage; Charlottetown; 1777-1939; Author: Prince Edward Island Public Archives; St. Paul Anglican Church of Canada (Charlottetown); FHL Roll: 1630129

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1806
    Event Place: St. Paul's Angilcan Church, Charlottetown, Queens, PEI, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Kings, Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: M-899-900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1875
    Event Place: Savage Harbor, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
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