Charles Dustin Coffin (1804 - 1880)

Born 10 Sep 1804 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet Eliza (Wooster) Coffin — married 28 Jul 1824 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States

Died 28 Feb 1880 at age 75 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Charles was born on 10 Sept 1804. He was the first-born child of Nathan Coffin and Eunice Coffin. He married Harriet Eliza Wooster in 1824. He died of heart failure in Cincinnatti, Ohio in 1880.

Biography ^[1]

COFFIN, CHARLES DUSTIN, a Representative from Ohio; born in Newburyport, Mass., September 10, 1804 [see note]; attended the public schools; moved with his parents to New Lisbon, Columbiana County, Ohio; studied law; was admitted to the bar in September 1823 and commenced practice in New Lisbon; clerk of the courts of Columbiana County in 1828; was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew W. Loomis and served from December 20, 1837, to March 3, 1839; declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1838; resumed the practice of law and engaged in banking; president of the Columbiana Bank of New Lisbon; moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1842 and continued the practice of law; elected judge of the superior court in 1845 and served seven years; was appointed to the same position by Governor Denison in 1861; died in Cincinnati, Ohio, February 28, 1880; interment in Spring Grove Cemetery.

Note - Date of Birth

The gravestone gives Charles Coffin's date of birth as 10 Sept 1804. But the Congressional biography previously had the date 9 Sept 1805. The 1805 date is seen in other tertiary sources, which probably used the date from the Congressional record as their source. However, on 10 June 1870, Mr. Coffin applied for a U.S. Passport. In that document, which was filled out by him under penalty of perjury, witnessed, and notarized, he gave his date of birth as "10th day of September 1804." After bringing this to the attention of the House of Representatives, Office of the Historian, the birth date was changed in their Coffin biography to 10 Sept 1804. (22 July 2020). Other sources may still have the incorrect date.

Sources

1. ↑ "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-Present," https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=C000587

Marriage

• "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," , Charles D Coffin and Harriet E Wooster, 28 Jul 1824; citing Marriage, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29W-QC4Q

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGJ-BVN : 10 September 2017), Charles B Coffin, New Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio, United States; citing 454, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 128; FHL microfilm 337,939.

• "United States Census, 1840," Chas D Coffin, Lisbon, Columbiana, Ohio, United States; citing p. 236, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRF-ZKK

• "United States Census, 1850," C D Coffin in household of Ellen Hall, Cincinnati, ward 2, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing family 767, NARA microfilm publication M432 ; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXQW-43Q

• "United States Census, 1860", C D Coffin,14th Ward Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, Page 218, Household 1453; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLT-F3C

• "United States Census, 1870", C D Coffin, Cincinnati, ward 14, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M626-GM4

Ohio Tax Records

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D. Coffin, 1829; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Unknown, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 200, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMY4-6JM

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D. Coffin, 1830; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 214, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMYP-3Z8

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1831; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Center Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 209, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMB1-JZH

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1832; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Center Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 225, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JSVD-M31

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D. Coffin, 1833; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 194, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM1X-J4Z

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1834; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 212, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JM1B-Q5S

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1835; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 150, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9MZ-G6Y

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1836; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 159, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J9ML-2NR

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1837; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 168, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J99Q-R46

• "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850," Charles D Coffin, 1838; citing multiple county courthouse offices, Centre Township, Columbiana, Ohio, p. 182, Tax records indexed by Ohio Genealogy Society; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J99J-BZH

Travel

10 June 1870 Passport Application - This document provides definitive proof of Charles Dustin Coffin's date of birth, as noted above.

• "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," Charles D Coffin, 1870; citing Passport Application, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 10/31/1795 - 12/31/1905., 166, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKV-HBLK

9 Nov 1870 Arrival in New York with his grandson, Charles Mitchell, aboard the SS Java from Liverpool

• "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," Chas D Coffin, 1870; citing Immigration, New York City, New York, United States, NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 175,692; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9Q-HG4T

Death & Burial

• Find a Grave memorial page for Charles Dustin Coffin (10 Sep 1804–28 Feb 1880), Memorial no. 6921816, citing Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA ; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6921816/charles-dustin-coffin

• C.D. Coffin, Spring Grove Cemetery Burial Records; http://www.springgrove.org/stats/33758.tif.pdf