Joshua Coffin (October 12, 1792 – June 24, 1864) was a historian, an American antiquary, and an abolitionist. Coffin was born to Joseph and Judith (née...
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sighted by whaler Joshua Gardner, also reported to have captained Ganges in 1825. Some sources report that in 1823 or 1824, a "Reuben Coffin" was captain of...
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within the Coffin family until acquired by Historic New England in 1929. Although the house was traditionally dated to 1654 (by Joshua Coffin, author of...
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Parker River National Wildlife Refuge (also in Rowley and Ipswich) Joshua Coffin, American antiquary and abolitionist Andre Dubus III (born 1959), author...
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recorded the atoll's name as Gardner Island, originally given in 1825 by Joshua Coffin of the Nantucket whaler Ganges. Some sources say the island was named...
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eroded away in the 1830s, destroying it. An historian of the region, Joshua Coffin, said of it in 1845: Plum Island, a wild and fantastical sand beach...
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The Horrors (redirect from Coffin Joe (The Horrors))
formed in Southend-on-Sea in 2005 by lead vocalist Faris Badwan, guitarist Joshua Hayward, keyboardist and synthesizer player Tom Furse, bassist Rhys Webb...
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Another notable descendant is General Zebulon Pike of Pikes Peak fame. Joshua Coffin (1845). A Sketch of the History of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury...
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regular visitors to the islands, starting with the London (Captain Joshua Coffin) in 1795. During the maritime fur trade era of the early 19th century...
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discovery was reported in the Nantucket Enquirer in December 1827. However, Joshua Coffin (also reportedly aboard the Ganges) is sometimes credited with the discovery...
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Child, Isaac Knapp, Robert B. Hall, Isaac Child, John Cutts Smith, and Joshua Coffin. On January 6, 1832, he was one of the 12 original signatories to the...
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Newburyport, Newburyport: Printed by E.W. Allen, OCLC 9488117, OL 6905508M Joshua Coffin (1845), A sketch of the history of Newbury, Newburyport, and West Newbury...
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Gardner (whaling family) (redirect from Joshua Gardner (sea captain))
reported in the Nantucket Enquirer, December 1827. However, contemporary Joshua Coffin is sometimes credited with the discovery. During the United States Exploring...
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reported in the Nantucket Enquirer, December 1827. However, contemporary Joshua Coffin (also reportedly on Ganges) is sometimes credited with the discovery...
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American virologist Joshua Coffin, American abolitionist Levi Coffin (1798–1877), American Quaker, educator and abolitionist Lolita Coffin Van Rensselaer (1875–1947)...
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June 1821 (Captain Isaiah Ray) or August 1821 to March 1824 (Captain Joshua Coffin). Ganges Island is referenced in 1826 on Bowditch's American Practical...
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Emperor Norton (redirect from Joshua Abraham Norton)
Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880) was an English-born resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor...
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sixth-largest by population in 2000 and 2010. According to historian Joshua Coffin, the community's early settlers included: Captain John Pike, the ancestor...
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Treasurer Joseph Coffin Boyd and Isabella Southgate. Through his paternal grandmother, he was second cousins with the abolitionist Joshua Coffin. His mother...
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children of the god Atum, the god Geb, or the goddess Nut. A passage in the Coffin Texts from the Middle Kingdom (c. 2055–1650 BC) says they are the offspring...
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copy of the first edition has ever been seen; that copy belonging to Joshua Coffin. The editor says it is reproduced unchanged except for the change of...
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Shep-en-hor (section Coffin)
donated by Joshua Heywood. According to the coffin, Shep-en-hor was the daughter of In-Amun-nif-nebu (father) and Irt-irw (mother). The Coffin is made from...
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Joshua Richard Compston (1 June 1970 – 5 March 1996) was a London curator whose company Factual Nonsense was closely associated with the emergence of the...
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the original on July 27, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2010. "Guppey, Gen. Joshua J. (1820–1893)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original...
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ambergris 'by any English whaler'". 3rd whaling voyage (1789–1790): Captain Joshua Coffin sailed from England on 15 October 1789. He hunted whales in the Atlantic...
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Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock is a survival horror video game developed by Human Head Studios for Microsoft Windows. It is a sequel...
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buried in coffins such as these. Many coffin shapes also evoke proverbs, which are interpreted in different ways by the Ga. Design coffins have been used...
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Parr, Coffin Rock, and Elly Kedward, respectively. Blair Witch Volume I: Rustin Parr – (Terminal Reality) Blair Witch Volume II: The Legend of Coffin Rock...
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could look through the coffin. The decorations on the coffin usually fit the deceased's status. During the Middle Kingdom, the coffin was treated as if it...
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ox-drawn cart containing the imperial coffin. The funeral route was lit with wood fires in iron lanterns. The emperor's coffin was then transported to his mausoleum...
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