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About Charles Coffin
Descendant of Mayflower passengers John and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland
In 19th y. lost at sea, --- "They sailed in the Ship Lady Adams. She had long been dispaired of it is thought they were lost about mid Sumer 1823," son of Peter & Lois Coffin. --- VR Edgartown to 1850
From the Account of the Ship Essex Sinking, 1819-1821, by Thomas Nickerson as pertaing to the "Lady Adams": The whaling ship Lady Adams of Nantucket arrived during our stay at this place, for the same purpose as ourselves, that of recruiting for a long season. Twas on one very pleasant day the captains of the two American ships got up a cruise in the woods for hunting of wild turkeys. They had employed the cooks the day previous to baking pies, etc. for a long hunt. I being the youngest boy onboard was chosen to make up the company in place of a hunter's dog.
The Whaling Ship Lady Adams last voyage was Captained by Edward Gardner ---
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=coffin&GSfn=C...
"They sailed in the Ship Lady Adams. She had long been dispaired of it is thought they were lost about mid Sumer 1823," son of Peter & Lois Coffin.
From the Account of the Ship Essex Sinking, 1819-1821, by Thomas Nickerson as pertaing to the "Lady Adams": The whaling ship Lady Adams of Nantucket arrived during our stay at this place, for the same purpose as ourselves, that of recruiting for a long season. Twas on one very pleasant day the captains of the two American ships got up a cruise in the woods for hunting of wild turkeys. They had employed the cooks the day previous to baking pies, etc. for a long hunt. I being the youngest boy onboard was chosen to make up the company in place of a hunter's dog.
The Whaling Ship Lady Adams last voyage was Captained by Edward Gardner ---
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Coffin&GSiman...
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Charles Coffin's Timeline
| 1804 |
July 27, 1804
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Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1823 |
1823
Age 18
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Morowali, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
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Westside Cemetery, Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, United States
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