Coffin, Morse H., 1836-1913

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Morse H. Coffin was born in Roxbury, N.Y., September 20, 1836. At the age of 21 he was began managing his father's farm in Illinois, but in 1859 he crossed the plains with two friends and arrived in Boulder on July 18th. He first whip-sawed lumber for Low, Goss & Pell, providing the lumber for the first frame house built in Boulder County (built by H.C. Norton). In the spring of 1860 he began farming 160 acres on the St. Vrain, three miles east of Longmont and ultimately owned 360 acres. Morse married Julia A. M. Dunbar and had five children: Geneva, Merton D., Adelbert B., Morse H. Jr., and Julia Etta.

From the description of Boulder County Pioneer articles. (Boulder Public Library). WorldCat record id: 427437541

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referencedIn Grand Army of the Republic : group portrait. Boulder Public Library
creatorOf Coffin, Morse H. 1836-1913. Boulder County Pioneer articles. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Morse H. Coffin biographical sketch, 1898. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Coffin family. Papers, 1861-1936. Denver Public Library, Central Library
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associatedWith Boulder County Miner (Boulder, Colo.) corporateBody
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associatedWith Norton, H. C. person
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St. Vrain Valley (Colo.)--Colorado
Boulder (Colo.)
Colorado--Boulder County
Colorado
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Frontier and pioneer life
Indians of North America
Pioneers
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Birth 1836

Death 1913

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