Researching Owen Coffin
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 729 people with the Coffin surname? In that year Coffin was ranked number 2851 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Owen means "Form of EVAN. young warrior" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Owen Coffin on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Owen Coffin and the Coffin Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 701 people with the Coffin surname in the UK? Coffin is now ranked number 3380 for popularity in the UK. |
Coffin Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Owen Coffin
Owen Coffin
Owen Coffin (August 24, 1802 – February 2, 1821) was a teenaged sailor aboard the Nantucket whaler Essex when it set sail for the Pacific Ocean on a sperm whale-hunting expedition in August 1819, under the command of his cousin, George Pollard, Jr. In November the next year, a whale rammed and breached the hull of Essex in mid-Pacific, causing Essex to sink. The crew of Essex escaped in small whaleboats, with sufficient supplies for two months, but were not rescued within that time. During January 1821, the near-starved survivors began to eat the bodies of those who had died. When even this resource ran out, the four men remaining in Pollard's boat agreed to draw straws to decide which of them should be slaughtered, lest all four die of starvation. Coffin 'lost' the lottery, and was shot and eaten. The captain volunteered to take Coffin's place but Coffin refused, saying it was his 'right' to do so that the others might live.
Coffin was the son of Nancy (Bunker) and Hezekiah Coffin. He is a direct lineal descendant of Tristram Coffin, Sr, one of the colonizers of Nantucket Island.
Source: Owen Coffin, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coffin
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