Isaac Coffin

Isaac Coffin was born about 1780 in New York, died on 23 Oct 1858 in Depeyster, Saint Lawrence, New York, and was buried in Purmort Cemetery, Depeyster, Saint Lawrence, New York.

General Notes: One account states that Isaac had 4 sons and 4 daughters (Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Rock, Green, Grant, Iowa and Lafayette, Wisconsin, publ. 1901 - page 231-232), and another states that he had 5 sons and six daughters (Portrait & Biographical Record Winnebago & Boone Cos., IL. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1892, pp 321-322). Early census records of Herkimer County (1810, 1820, 1830) seem to indicate 4 sons and 5 daughters as follows: 1 son born 1800-1804; 1 son born 1805-1810; 2 sons born 1810-1815; 2 daughters born 1800-1804; 1daughter born 1805-1810; 2 daughters born 1810-1820.

Isaac married Margaret Patten, daughter of Benoni Patten and Edith Cole, from 1800 to 1805 in Newport, Herkimer, New York. Margaret was born on 21 Sep 1783 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, died on 25 Aug 1841 in Depeyster, Saint Lawrence, New York, and was buried in Purmort Cemetery, Depeyster, Saint Lawrence, New York. Another name for Margaret was Peggy.