Benjamin COFFIN

1718 - 1793  (75 years)

• Name	Benjamin COFFIN  [1]
  Birth	16 Nov 1718	, Nantucket Island, Massachusetts   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Dec 1793  [2]
  Person ID	I94405	Ancestral Trails
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	James COFFIN,   b. 9 Jul 1664, , Nantucket Island,, Massachusetts d. 2 Oct 1741, , Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ruth GARDNER
  Marriage	19 May 1692  [3]
  Family ID	F22989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Rebecca COFFIN
  Marriage	22 Mar 1738/39  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Capt. Elisha COFFIN, Sr.,   b. 21 Mar 1740, , Nantucket, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Oct 1785, , Savage Harbour, Kings County, St. John's Island (now Prince Edward Island) (Age 45 years)   2. Rebekah COFFIN,   b. 21 Feb 1741   3. Benjamin COFFIN, Jr.,   b. 1 Sep 1744   d. Jan 1794, , Nantucket, Massachusetts (Age 49 years)   4. Lurana COFFIN,   b. 1 Sep 1746   5. Susanna COFFIN,   b. 25 Aug 1748   6. Seth COFFIN,   b. 25 Jun 1753
  Family ID	F22946	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Hannah BUNKER
  Marriage	3 Apr 1766  [5]
  Family ID	F23321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Sep 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S425] An Island Refuge, 425. (Reliability: 3). [S2351] My Father's Shoes - Our Coffin Story, 2351. (Reliability: 2). [S2475] The History of Nantucket, 2475. (Reliability: 2). [S2475] The History of Nantucket, 2475. (Reliability: 3). Page 715 [S2475] The History of Nantucket, 2475. (Reliability: 3). Page 704