Coffin Links

The external links on this page are specifically included to assist in researching this branch of the Coffin family. Many other sites and resources are available to research Coffin family history. Please see these three pages of links:

- Links to Coffin Family Web Pages

- Books and Papers related to Coffin Family History

- Message Boards and Mailing Lists related to Coffin Family History

- Historic Places to visit concerning the Coffin family

County Genealogical Websites (from Rootsweb.com)

Oneida County, NY
Oneida County Genealogical Society
Herkimer County, NY
Herkimer County Genealogical Society
Dutchess County, NY
St. Lawrence County, NY
Anne Cady's web site of St. Lawrence County, NY

Personal Webpages

Coffin Quest - Extensive genealogical data for Coffin families, compiled by Cherie Logan, especially census info from Illinois and Indiana.

A Page for My Family and Yours - The Families of Judith M. Oxholm Villafañe and James F. Coffin - This is a nice web site that has a large quantity of information on the Coffin family in Oneida and Herkimer counties. It may take a little digging to find what you're looking for, but it's worth it.

Message Boards and Mailing Lists

Coffin Family Genealogical Forum
Ancestry.com Message Board - Coffin
Rootsweb Mailing List - Coffin

Oneida County, NY Genealogical Forum
Ancestry.com Message Board - Oneida County, NY
Rootsweb Mailing List - Oneida County, NY

Herkimer County, NY Genealogical Forum
Ancestry.com Message Board - Herkimer County, NY
Rootsweb Mailing List - Herkimer County, NY

Dutchess County, NY Genealogical Forum
Ancestry.com Message Board - Dutchess County, NY
Rootsweb Mailing List - Dutchess County, NY

Other useful links

Northern New York Newspapers - The Northern New York Library Network provides these searchable pdf scans of several newspapers from the New York counties of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and St. Lawrence.

Old Fulton NY Post Cards - Historical Newspapers - Search Over 2,725,000 Old Upstate, Western & Central NY Newspaper Pages, including Utica, Oswego, Watertown, Auburn, Ithica, Buffalo, and more.

Family Search, the genealogical pages of the Church of the Latter Day Saints - Excellent site with very much useful information. Much of the information has been submitted by other researchers, and should be verified prior to acceptance.

Ancestry.com - excellent site with lots of information. Most of the information requires a paid subscription.

Cornell University Library Historical Collections - large searchable collection of documents regarding the history of New York.