Elizabeth Ann (Barlow) Coffin (abt. 1773)

Born about 1773 in Phillip's Patent, Dutchess, New York [uncertain]

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Barrington, Shelburne, Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Ann Barlow was the daughter of George Barlow and his wife Sarah of Phillip's Patent, Dutchess, New York^{[1] [2]}

After her father died, her mother moved with Elizabeth and her sister Sarah to Shelburne, Nova Scotia and then to Barrington.

• Elizabeth's mother Sarah married William Burke of Burke's Point, Barrington, and died on July 6, 1803.
• Her sister Susanna married Samuel Osborne Doane Jr^[2]
• William Burke's daughter by a previous marriage was Mary Burke, who married John Squires.
• Sarah Barlow and William Burke had a son, William Burke, who was born in 1802, when his mother was nearly 60^[1]

Circa 1790, Elizabeth married Seth Coffin the son of John Coffin and Mary Davis^[1]. Their children included:

1. Seth 2nd, born 1791, who married (a) Abigail Doane, daughter of Samuel Osborne Doane and Sarah Harding in 1817; (6) Caroline Doane, the daughter of Edmund Doane and Tamsin Hamilton^{[1] [2]}
2. Josiah born 1804 who married Maria Doane, daughter of James Doane^{[1] [2]}
3. John, born 1809 m. Azuba Smith, daughter of Thomas K. Smith^[1]
4. Sarah Coffin, who married Jonathan Smith Kendrick (b. 1791, the son of Edward Kendrick , son of Warren, and Rebecca daughter of Jonathan Smith)^[1]
5. Lydia Coffin, who married Gavin Veitch Lyle (2nd wife)^[1] (see Findagrave 175738153)
6. Esther Coffin, who married Isaac Kenney, son of [[Kenney-961|Gamaliel] and Mary Hopkins^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} A history of Barrington township and vicinity, Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, 1604-1870; with a biographical and genealogical appendix; by Edwin Crowell. Not in Copyright. Seth and Elizabeth and their children are mentioned in various passages, see:
   • pages 443-444 for Elizabeth Barlow,
   • pages 448-449 for Seth, Elizabeth, and their sons Josiah, John and Seth 2nd;
   • 475 for Seth 2nd and Abigail Doane, 476 for Seth 2nd and Caroline Doane,
   • 502 for Sarah Coffin and Johnathan Kendrick;
   • 507 for Esther Coffin and Isaac Kenney
   • 572 for John and Azuba Smith
   • 602 for Lydia and Gavin Lyle Jr
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} The Doane family: 1. Deacon John Doane, of Plymouth, 2. Doctor John Done, of Maryland, and their descendants by Alfred Adler Doane Published 1902 Page 117-8 for Samuel Osborne Doane and Susannah Barlow, page 119 for his brother Edmund, page 209 for Maria, daughter of James Doane

• Coffin, Louis, ed. The Coffin Family. (Published by Nantucket Historical Association, Nantucket, Mass., 1962). Page 124