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Books and Papers concerning the Coffin Family
Coffin Family Books - Susan Pine-Coffin has written three interesting books related to the history of the Coffin family in the UK. The books are:
- The Coffin Letters - Letters to and from members of the Coffin Family in England between 1600's and 2002.
- The Coffin Diary - Diary of John Edward Coffin from his days in South Africa with the Mounted Infantry in the Boer War 1900.
- A Tale of Two Bridges - Based on the Diaries kept by Colonel R.G.Pine-Coffin DSO MC which he kept throughout the 1939-45 War in Europe.
Sister and Me - Interesting autobiographical account of the life of Gertrude Ola Broughton Greeley Parcells Stonesifer, granddaughter of Emeline Darby (Coffin) Daniels, part of the pioneer Coffin family that settled in the Longmont area of Colorado. Gertrude Stonesifer became an author of children's books at age 87, having 5 books published before her death at age 97.
Reminiscences of Levi Coffin, the Reputed President of the Underground Railroad - 732 page on-line book concerning the life of Levi Coffin (1798-1877), Slavery, and the Underground Railroad. Excellent resource provided by the University of North Carolina.
Coffin Family Papers at Houghton Library, Harvard University - Type "Coffin family" (with the quotes)and press 'Search' to access the page - listing the Papers of the Coffin family of Newbury and Newburyport, Mass.
Coffin Family Papers, 1864-1977 - Washington State University holding of the papers of H. Stanley Coffin (Laban-7, Philander-6, Gardner-5, Joshua-4, Jonathan-3, James-2, Tristram-1) of Coffin Brothers, Inc. of Washington.
Guide to the Papers of E. B. Coffin - University of Nevada Special Collections - Edward Baker Coffin, born at Yankee Jim's in Placer County, California to William Lindsey Coffin (1830-1895) and Ann Amelia Gardner Coffin (1830-1921), originally from Nantucket, Massachusetts
Robert Peter Tristram Coffin collection, 1842-1978 - Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick Maine; George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collection and Archives
Nantucket County, Massachusetts Lookups - Some very helpful individuals are willing to do lookups in books related to Nantucket, including books on the Coffin family.
Family History Library Resources - Books, microfilms, & microfiche which contain some Coffin family history/genealogy available through the LDS Family History Library (212 Titles)
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Mitchell's Book Corner carries several books concerning the history of Nantucket and related families. Included in their collection is The Admiral's Academy: Nantucket Island's Historic Coffin School
, by Margaret Moore Booker, which examines the life of Sir Isaac Coffin and the school he created.
The following books are available at Higginson Book Company:
| Book Title | Pages | Published | Softcover | Hardcover |
| COFFIN Family, ed. by Louis Coffin. Intro. by Will Gardner. | 579p. | 1962. | $59.50 | $71.50 |
| COFFIN Trustum & his grandchildren [biographical sketches of the family of Tristram Coffin of Nantucket], by One of Them. | 261p. | 1881. | $39.50 | $51.50 |
| COFFIN Armorial bearings & origin of the name (Repr. NEHGR), by J.C.J. Brown. | 8p. | 1881. | $4.00 | $16.00 |
| COFFIN Early wills illus. the anc. of Harriot Coffin, with gen. & biogr. notes, by W. Appleton | 89p. | 1893. | $18.00 | $30.00
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| COFFIN Genealogy of the early generations of the Coffin fam. in New England, (repr. NEHGR), by S.J. Macy. | 17p. | 1870. | $5.00 | $17.00 |
| COFFIN Life of Tristram Coffyn of Nantucket, Ma.; reminis. of desc.; hist. info. concerning the ancient fam. of Coffyn, by A. Coffin. | 64p. | 1881. | $12.50 | $24.50 |
| COFFIN Gatherings toward a gen. of the Coffin family, by W. Appleton. | 53p. | 1896. | $10.00 | $22.00 |
| COFFIN From History of Dover, N.H. | 8p. | 1923. | $4.00 | $16.00
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| Higginson Books also carries 4 books on the Early History of Nantucket, which contain information concerning the Coffin family. |
Other books have been written about the Coffin family, or certain members of the Coffin family. I don't currently have purchasing information for them, but I will list them here.
- Decendants of Nicholas Coffyn 1560-1613 (primarily the Lee and Lincoln, Maine, branches.) - Kenneth L. Cobb, July, 2000
- The Life of Robert Peter Tristram Coffin and Family - Annie Coffin Sanborn, 1963
- The Coffin Family Newsletter - newsletter by David Coffin (coffinnews@aol.com), currently discontinued. There may be bound copies available from previous years.
- Genealogical Record of the Coffin Family, Embracing the descendants of Andrew and Abigail Coffin , Extending into the eighth generation. It was collected and published by James A. and Anna O. Glover, Aug. 1, 1951. It is a spiral bound paperback, done on typewriters . It appears to have been made for the family as no publishers name appears. (from an Ancestry.com Board post by Elizabeth Coffin)
- The Coffin Family of Rings Island - Wildes, Cynthia C.,
Newbury, MA : Newburyport Press, c2000. (Lane Memorial Library, Hampton, NH)
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