Mr.
George
E.
Coffin
Born in Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ancestors 
Brother of
Edna Coffin, Francis Burgess Coffin, Gertrude Coffin, Mildred Coffin, Talbert Coffin, Bernice Rachael (Coffin) Elderkin, Gladys Andra (Coffin) Fairhead and Isabel (Coffin) Coldwell
Husband of
Kathleen Margaret (Pike) Coffin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
[private wife (unknown - unknown)]
Husband of
Third Wife (Unknown) Coffin
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
[private daughter (unknown - unknown)],
[private son (unknown - unknown)],
Katheleen (Coffin) Walkins,
[private daughter (unknown - unknown)],
[private son (unknown - unknown)],
Violet Louise Coffin,
Robert Coffin,
[private daughter (1920s - unknown)],
Edwin Coffin and
Bryce Charles Coffin
Died
at about age 86
in Hantsport, Nova Scotia, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2009
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Biography
George was born 24 Apr 1897 at Hantsport[1]
Although his tombstone gives his middle name as Burgess, he is listed in the Hantsport, Hants County 1911 Census as George E. Coffin. Burgess was his mother's maiden name and Mary Elizabeth (Burgess)Coffin had already named her oldest son Francis Burgess Coffin, which leads me to believe that George was mistaken about his middle name. It is even possible that he changed his middle name to burgess out of sibling rivalry with his brother. I have always thought it strange that my grandmother would give the same name to two of her sons.
I think his name was either George Edward or George Edwin. However as Tom Joad, the main character in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes Of Wrath" said, "Saying it don't make it so.", either on a tombstone or for that matter, here in this profile! DWC Coldwell-1
Sources
- ↑ https://www.novascotiagenealogy.com/ItemView.aspx?ImageFile=1897-99100633&Event=birth&ID=138506 Nova Scotia Historical Records Birth]
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- G C
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-BY34208, FTDNA kit #266234
- Chip Coffin :
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 700 markers, haplogroup R-BY60137, FTDNA kit #954106
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Michelle (Gerard) Hartley
Michelle (Gerard) Hartley
Is there any reason Coffin-527 & Coffin-10 can't be merged?
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by Michelle (Gerard) Hartley
George is 15 degrees from David Crockett, 30 degrees from Juan Almonte, 19 degrees from Juana Alsbury, 18 degrees from Micajah Autry, 15 degrees from James Bonham, 18 degrees from James Bowie, 26 degrees from Susanna Dickinson, 18 degrees from Patrick Herndon, 15 degrees from James Neill, 19 degrees from Juan Seguin, 16 degrees from William Travis and 15 degrees from Todd Murray on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.