Coffin, Thomas Edward, 1838-

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Survivor of the 1854 wreck of the ship Manchester off the coast of Argentina and subsequent capture by natives of Tierra del Fuego and Civil War veteran, of Nantucket, Mass., and later Albion, Mich.; also called Edward Coffin.

From the description of Thomas Edward Coffin papers/LeGray collection, 1802-1889. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70944886

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associatedWith Alabama (Bark) corporateBody
correspondedWith Beebe, Louisa W. Coffin person
correspondedWith Clark, Eliza G. Coffin, 1803-1856 person
associatedWith Coffin, Alexander Hall, 1808-1854. person
associatedWith Coffin, Eliza Ann Hall, d. 1854. person
associatedWith Coffin family. family
correspondedWith Coffin, Jedida Hall, 1779-1862 person
associatedWith Coffin, Laura A. Aldrich. person
correspondedWith Coffin, Lydia Law person
associatedWith Coffin, Melvin A. person
associatedWith Crosby family. family
correspondedWith Crosby, Matthew, 1791-1878 person
associatedWith Ganges (Ship : 1809-1858) corporateBody
associatedWith Gardner family. family
correspondedWith Gardner, Robert F. person
associatedWith Grand Army of the Republic. Post No. 140 (Tecumseh, Mich.) corporateBody
associatedWith Hall family. family
associatedWith Hanaford, P. A. (Phebe Ann), 1829-1921. person
associatedWith Henry Astor (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Nantucket Lodge #66 (Nantucket, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway. corporateBody
associatedWith Manchester (Ship) corporateBody
associatedWith Mills, Ella Coffin. person
associatedWith Mott, James, 1788-1868. person
correspondedWith Worth, Lydia M. Worth person
correspondedWith Wyer, Lydia Coffin, d. 1887 person
correspondedWith Wyer, William C., 1799-1884 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Michigan
Massachusetts--Nantucket
Massachusetts--Siasconset
Massachusetts
Aberdeen (Wash.)
Michigan--Tecumseh
Albion (Calhoun County, Mich.)
Nantucket (Mass.)
Cambria (Mich.)
Tecumseh (Mich.)
United States
Tierra del Fuego (Argentina)
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Slavery
Agriculture
Fisheries
French spoliation claims
Patriotic societies
Real property
Railroads
Ship captains
Ship captains' spouses
Shipwrecks
Veterans
Whaling
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Veterans
Whalers (Persons)
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Birth 1838

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