Coleman, Seth, 1744-1822

Vol. 1, p. 377. Coleman, Seth, ch. Barnebas and Rachel (second w.), b. 1st 5mo. 1744; h. Deborah (dt. Reuben Swain and Elizabeth), s. Barnabas and Rachael (Hussey) (second w.)

Seth Coleman, Quaker Whaler; emigrated from Nantucket, MA, to Dartmouth, NS, as part of whaling industry; whaler and boat builder with specialization in whaleboats; married Deborah Swain in 1768, couple had 13 children; served as Dartmouth's pound keeper and clerk of Dartmouth's Quaker meeting; in 1801, sent by Lieutenant Governor Wentworth to investigage a shipwreck on Sable Island; had a concern for Black refugees who came to Nova Scotia during the War of 1812; returned to Nantucket in 1821; d. 1822-03-26 at age 77.