William Barney Coffin

Male 1809 - 1850  (41 years)


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  • Name William Barney Coffin 
    Born 27 Feb 1809  Salem Junction, Guilford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Jun 1850  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried 7 Jun 1850  Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I8346  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Father James Coffin,   b. 22 Jun 1783, New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1838, Blue River, Washington, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Mother Sally Starbuck,   b. 26 Jun 1788, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Aug 1822, Blue River, Washington, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1805  Deep River, Guilford, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F2329  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 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
    Children 
     1. Eliza Jane Coffin,   b. 18 Feb 1835, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1836  (Age 0 years)
     2. James Starbuck Coffin,   b. 26 Jan 1836, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1845  (Age 9 years)
     3. Jane Coffin,   b. 26 Jan 1836, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Ann Eliza Coffin,   b. 24 Jan 1839, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1899, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. Nathan Harrison Coffin,   b. 28 Sep 1840, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1908, Downey, Bannock, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     6. Cyrus Thompson Coffin,   b. 12 Oct 1842, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1890, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
    +7. Esther Hunt Coffin,   b. 15 Aug 1844, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1920, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     8. William Albert Coffin,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1894, Cambridge, Bannock, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     9. Sarah Ellen Coffin,   b. 5 Oct 1849, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1936, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F2317  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Sep 1833 - Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 4 Jun 1850 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 7 Jun 1850 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • 1809 BIR, 1833 MG, 1850 DTH: Marcia Nelson Jan 2000 letter-pedigree of her family. He was the son of James Coffin and Sally Starbuck Coffin.
      AF v4.19 (internet): Wm Barney Coffin dd 9 June 1850, Indian Mills Br., Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, IA
      LDS Fam Hist Suite 2, computer software: bir,dth-same as above. md Abigail Starbuck 21 Sep 1833-Richmond, Wayne, IN. ORD: E 7 Feb 1847-Nauvoo; SS 9 May 1870 EHOUS. Lived Nauvoo 1845-46, died while crossing the plains.

  • Sources 
    1. [S135] Ancestral File V4.17.
      William Barney Coffin (AFN:2JCN-3K) bn 27 Feb 1809-Salem Junction, Guilford, North Carolina, son of James Coffin and Sally (Sarah) Starbuck Coffin

    2. [S463] Obituary: Utah, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, pg 630.
      Abigail Starbuck Coffin... married William Barney Coffin 21 Sep 1833 in Indiana; her husband died 4 Jun 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa...

    3. [S135] Ancestral File V4.17.
      William Barney Coffin bur 7 Jun 1850-Council Bluffs,Pottawattami, Iowa

    4. [S135] Ancestral File V4.17.
      James Coffin and Sally (Sarah) Starbuck md 10 Oct 1805-Deep River,Guilford,NC

    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...