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Miriam Coffin Beal 1797–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 SEP 1797

Birth Location: Beal's Island, Maine (Washington)

Death Date: 4 DEC 1874

Death Location: Jonesport, Maine (Washington)

Father: Jeremiah Beal

Mother: Miriam Coffin

Spouse(s): William Dobbins

Children(s): William Dobbins

The story of Miriam Coffin Beal began in 1797 in Beal's Island, Maine (Washington). Miriam Coffin Beal married William Sheridan Dobbins, and had children including William Sheridan Dobbins. Miriam Coffin Beal passed away in 1874 in Jonesport, Maine (Washington).

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Biography

  • The story of Miriam Coffin Beal began in 1797 in Beal's Island, Maine (Washington).
  • Miriam Coffin Beal married William Sheridan Dobbins, and had children including William Sheridan Dobbins.
  • Miriam Coffin Beal passed away in 1874 in Jonesport, Maine (Washington).

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Beal
1765–1831
Birth Location: Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
JB
Miriam Coffin
1765–1852
Birth Location: Massachusetts USA
MC

Spouses(s)

William Dobbins
1790–1881
Birth Location: Falmouth, Maine (Cumberland)
WD

Children(s)

William Dobbins
1826–1914
Birth Location: Maine
WD

Miriam Beal's Ancestors

Self
Miriam Beal
1797–1874
Birth Place: Beal's Island, Maine (Washington)
Parents
Jeremiah Beal
1765–1831
Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Miriam Coffin
1765–1852
Massachusetts USA
Grandparents
Manwarren Beal
1736–1800
York, Maine (York)
Lydia Welch
1739–1819
Cape Elizabeth, Maine (Cumberland)
Samuel Coffin
1720–1793
Nantucket, Massachusetts (Nantucket)
Elizabeth Gardner
1724–
Nantucket, Massachusetts (Nantucket)
Great-Grandparents
Tristram Coffin
1685–1763
Jonathan Gardner
1696–1777
Patience Bunker
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Coffin
1647–1711
Deborah Austin
1647–1724
James Gardner
1662–1723
Mary Starbuck
1663–
Jonathan Bunker
1674–1721
Elizabeth Coffin
1675–1769

Miriam Beal's Descendants

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Miriam (Coffin) Beal (6 SEP 1797–4 DEC 1874) m. William (Sheridan) Dobbins (12 JAN 1790–27 JUN 1881)
  1. 1. William (Sheridan) Dobbins 1826–1914 m. Charlotte (W.) Johnson 1827–1873
    1. 1. George (Obed) Dobbins 1855–1919 m. Sarah (V,) Bryant 1862–1957
      1. 1. Franklin (Sylvester) Dobbins 1883–1961 m. Emma (Susanne) Thayer 1885–1937
        1. 1. Miriam (Elizabeth) Dobbins 1915–2003 m. William (Taber) Johnson 1902–1949

Miriam Beal's Timeline

2 Records

1797
6 SEP 1797
Birth of Miriam Coffin Beal in Beal's Island, Maine (Washington)
Beal's Island, Maine (Washington)
1874
4 DEC 1874
Age 77
Death of Miriam Coffin Beal in Jonesport, Maine (Washington)
Jonesport, Maine (Washington)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1797
    Event Place: Beal's Island, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: Ancestry DNA Home, RuthFox27 6th cousin match via Samuel Coffin & Elizabeth Gardner

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1874
    Event Place: Jonesport, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: Ancestry DNA Home, RuthFox27 6th cousin match via Samuel Coffin & Elizabeth Gardner
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