Tristram Coffyn emigrated to Boston at the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1642, along with his wife, Dionis, their five children, his two sisters, and his mother, founding the family in America.
Chronology of the Coffin Family
A chronicle of significant events in the history of the Coffin Family.
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1642 AD
Tristram Coffyn Emigrates to America
Life, Relocation
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1650 AD
Peter Coffin Settles in Dover, N.H.
Life, RelocationIn 1650, Peter Coffin relocated from Newbury, Massachuesetts to the Village of Cocheco (now Dover) in New Hampshire. -
1651 AD
15 December
Peter Coffin Granted License to Operate a Sawmill
Life, CareerIn December 1651, Peter Coffin, Edward Starbuck & Isaac Satchwell were granted a license to operate a sawmill at Winniconic Upper Falls -
1655 AD
Tristram Coffyn Moves to Salisbury
Life, RelocationTrystram Coffyn and his family relocated in 1655 to Salisbury, Massachusetts.
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1656 AD
26 March
Marriage of Peter Coffin & Abigail Starbuck
MarriageOn Sunday, March 26, 1656, Peter Coffin married Abigail Starbuck in Dover, New Hampshire.
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1657 AD
20 October
Birth of Abigail Coffin
Life, BirthAbigail Coffin, daughter of Peter Coffin and Abigail (Starbuck) Coffin, born in Dover, New Hampshire. -
1658 AD
Tristram Coffyn Sails to Nantucket
ExpeditionIn 1658 Tristram Coffyn crossed thirty miles of ocean in an open boat along with Thomas Macy and Edward Starbuck, landing at Madaket beach on the western end of Nantucket Island.
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1659 AD
June
The Purchase of Nantucket
Financial EventTristram Coffyn and seven other Salisbury investors purchased the island of Nantucket from Thomas Mayhew for £30 and two beaver skin hats.
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1659 AD
July
Coffin Family Relocates to Nantucket
Life, RelocationThe Coffin Family relocated to Nantucket Island in 1659.
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1659 AD
August
Peter & Abigail Coffin Relocate to Nantucket Island
Life, RelocationIn 1659, Peter Coffin and his wife Abigail relocated with their daughter Abigail from Dover, New Hampshire to Nantucket Island (then part of New York).
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1660 AD
Tristram Coffyn Purchases Land on Tuckernuck Island
Financial EventIn 1660, Tristram Coffyn purchased 1000 acres on Tuckernuck Island from the Wampanoag.
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1660 AD
20 August
Birth of Peter Coffin Jr.
Life, BirthPeter Coffin Jr., son of Peter Coffin and Abigail (Starbuck) Coffin, born in Nantucket. He was known as "sick Peter" due to the many illnesses he endured as a child. -
1663 AD
April
Peter & Abigail Coffin Relocate to Dover, N.H.
Life, RelocationIn the spring of 1663, Peter Coffin and his family left Nantucket and returned to Dover, New Hampshire.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1663 AD
May
Settlement of Coffins Landing
FoundingCoffins Landing, the first settlement in Madbury, was established by Capt. Peter Coffin in 1663.
Location
Madbury, New Hampshire -
1675 AD
1678 AD
Peter Coffin Served as a Captain in King Philip's War
Military: WarPeter Coffin was given a captain's commission and served in the colonial militia during King Philip's War (1675-78).
Location
Madbury Lighthouse -
1717 AD
Original Coffinhurst Mansion Built
Construction beginning/endThe original Coffinhurst mansion constructed in 1717 by Barnabas Coffin, now a ruin referred to as the “Old House.”
Location
Coffinhurst -
1812 AD
1814 AD
New Coffinhurst Mansion Built
Construction beginning/endNew Coffinhurst mansion, built between 1812 and 1814 as a wedding gift from Samuel Coffin to his new bride, Caroline (Orcutt) Coffin, has been home to seven generations of the Coffin family.
Location
Coffinhurst -
1872 AD
November
Charles O. Coffin Sr. Drowned at Sea
Life, DeathCharles O. Coffin Sr., son of Samuel Coffin, is lost at sea off the coast of Portugal while traveling aboard the Marie Céleste.
Location
Coffinhurst -
1884 AD
27 July
Ruth (Hellesby) Coffin Killed in Dover
Life, DeathRuth (Hellesby) Coffin, widow of Charles Coffin is killed while crossing Central Avenue in Dover, accidentally crushed beneath the wheels of an errant draught wagon.
Location
Coffinhurst
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All Rights Reserved
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Header Image: Moses King, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, modified by the author.
The events, places and people depicted herein are purely fictional.
Any similarity to actual events, places or persons living or dead is entirely coincidental.