Esther Hunt Coffin

Esther Hunt Coffin

Female 1844 - 1920  (76 years)

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  • Name Esther Hunt Coffin 
    Born 15 Aug 1844  Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Dec 1920  Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Person ID I1886  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father William Barney Coffin,   b. 27 Feb 1809, Salem Junction, Guilford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1850, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Abigail Starbuck,   b. 1 Jun 1813, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1891, Downey, Bannock, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 26 Sep 1833  Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Family ID F2317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Moyer Grow,   b. 30 May 1842, Norristown, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Mar 1932, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2 Jul 1865  Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Abigail Grow,   b. 27 Mar 1866, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jan 1924, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
     2. William Nathan Grow,   b. 8 Sep 1867, Albany, Linn, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1929  (Age 61 years)
     3. James Alphas Grow,   b. 16 Mar 1871, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    +4. David Henry Grow,   b. 19 Nov 1873, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jun 1906, Perry, Union, Oregon, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years)
     5. Jesse Michael Grow,   b. 22 Oct 1875, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1953, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     6. Horace Isaac Grow,   b. 8 Aug 1877, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Aug 1960, Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
     7. Cyrus Lott Grow,   b. 10 Mar 1879, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1910, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     8. Charles Edwin Grow,   b. 30 Nov 1882, Blackfoot, Bingham, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1949, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
    +9. Esther Effie Grow,   b. 16 Apr 1886, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jul 1967, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Aug 1844 - Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jul 1865 - Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Dec 1920 - Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Esther Hunt Coffin Grow
    Esther Hunt Coffin Grow
    Some of the children of William and Abigail Coffin
    Some of the children of William and Abigail Coffin
    Ann Eliza, Esther Hunt, Nathan Harrison, Sara Ellen
    William Moyer Grow and Esther Hunt Coffin Grow
    William Moyer Grow and Esther Hunt Coffin Grow
    Married July 2nd, 1865, Idaho Falls, Idaho
    William and Esther Grow home in Huntsville, Utah, where most of their children were born
    William and Esther Grow home in Huntsville, Utah, where most of their children were born

  • Notes 
    • 1844 BIR,1865 MG,1920 DTH,BUR: Fam rcds-Lois Owen Chapman. Shows after sealing to husand date, an "L". ??
      LDS Fam Hist Suite 2, computer software: Esther Hunt Coffin bn 15 Aug 1844-Richmond, Wayne, IN; md William Meyer GROW (Wm Mowyer GROW) 2 Jul 1865; dd 14 Dec 1920. ORD: Bap Aug 1852, 26 Sep 1967 SL; E: 21 Dec 1874; SP 4 Nov 1949 IFALL

      1844 BIR,1865 MG,1920 DTH,BUR: Obit, Ammon ID, Dec 1920:

      Feb 4--Following services at Ogden, the body of Mrs Esther Coffin Grow was brought here, where a funeral was held at the Ammon Ward chapel, Bishop Leonard Ball presded and made the closing remarks. Other speakers were Ephraim Empey, John Empey, and James Southwick. The ward choir furnished the music. Interment was in the Ammon Cemetery.
      Mrs Grow was born in Wayne County, Indiana, Aug 15, 1844. The family moved to Illinois and thence to Council Bluffs, IA, where hr father died. She and her mother crossed the plains in 1852, locating on the corner of Twenty-fourth & Wall streets in Ogden, remaining there until 1860, when they went to Huntsville. She was married to Wm Grow in 1865 and 2 yrs later they moved to Albany OR, where they resided for 4 yrs. They them came to Ammon ID where they have resided since.
      Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mary Abbie Owen Hyde; Jesse and Charles Grow-Idaho Falls; William Grow-Willistown ND; Horace Grow-Roberts; James Grow and Mrs. Effie Poulter-Ogden UT; also 39 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.




      Notes: from a note in mother's things-old: Miss Ava Johnston, Rt 5 Box 598, Dallas 9, TX - Gardner, Coffin, Starbuck

  • Sources 
    1. [S452] Obituary: Idaho,Bonneville Co.
      ...Mrs Esther Coffin Grow... was born in Wayne County, Indiana, Aug 15, 1844...
      Ammon, Idaho, died 20 Dec 1920 Ogden, Utah

      Date: 4 February 1921

    2. [S463] Obituary: Utah, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, pg 630.
      Abigail Starbuck Coffin... married William Barney Coffin 21 Sep 1833 in Indiana...children: Eliza Jane born 1835; Jane Starbuck born 1836; James Starbuck born 1836; Ann Eliza born 1839; Nathan Harrison born 1840; Cyrus Thompson born 1842; Ester Hunt born 1844; William Albert born 1846; Sarah Ellen born 1849 (obit from Marcia Nelson)

    3. [S452] Obituary: Idaho,Bonneville Co.
      Feb 4--Following services at Ogden, the body of Mrs Esther Coffin Grow was brought here, where a funeral was held at the Ammon Ward chapel, Bishop Leonard Ball presded and made the closing remarks. Other speakers were Ephraim Empey, John Empey, and James Southwick. The ward choir furnished the music. Interment was in the Ammon Cemetery.
      Mrs Grow was born in Wayne County, Indiana, Aug 15, 1844. The family moved to Illinois and thence to Council Bluffs, IA, where hr father died. She and her mother crossed the plains in 1852, locating on the corner of Twenty-fourth & Wall streets in Ogden, remaining there until 1860, when they went to Huntsville. She was married to Wm Grow in 1865 and 2 yrs later they moved to Albany OR, where they resided for 4 yrs. They them came to Ammon ID where they have resided since.
      Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mary Abbie Owen Hyde; Jesse and Charles Grow-Idaho Falls; William Grow-Willistown ND; Horace Grow-Roberts; James Grow and Mrs. Effie Poulter-Ogden UT; also 39 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
      Ammon, Idaho - Dec 20, 1921 death in Ogden, Utah

      Date: 4 February 1921

    4. [S452] Obituary: Idaho,Bonneville Co.
      ...Mrs Esther Coffin Grow... Interment was in the Ammon Cemetery...

      Mrs Grow was born in Wayne County, Indiana, Aug 15, 1844. The family moved to Illinois and thence to Council Bluffs, IA, where hr father died. She and her mother crossed the plains in 1852, locating on the corner of Twenty-fourth & Wall streets in Ogden, remaining there until 1860, when they went to Huntsville. She was married to Wm Grow in 1865 and 2 yrs later they moved to Albany OR, where they resided for 4 yrs. They them came to Ammon ID where they have resided since.
      Besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Mary Abbie Owen Hyde; Jesse and Charles Grow-Idaho Falls; William Grow-Willistown ND; Horace Grow-Roberts; James Grow and Mrs. Effie Poulter-Ogden UT; also 39 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren.
      Ammon, Idaho, Died 20 December 1920 in Ogden, Utah

      Date: 4 February 1921

    5. [S135] Ancestral File V4.17.
      William Barney Coffin and Abigail Starbuck md 26 Sep 1833-Richmond, Wayne, Indiana

    6. [S463] Obituary: Utah, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, pg 630.
      Abigail Starbuck Coffin... married William Barney Coffin 21 Sep 1833 in Indiana...