Richard\Richard Coffin\COFFIN, b: 1731 -

^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}
^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}

^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}
^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}

^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}
^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}


			^John Coffin^{b. Nantucket, Massachusetts d.}

		^{Richard\Richard Coffin\COFFIN}^{b.1694 d.1768 Nantucket, Massachusetts}

	^{Richard\Richard Coffin\COFFIN}^{b.1731 d.1789}

		^Ruth Bunker^{b.1695 Nantucket, Massachusetts d.1779 Nantucket, Massachusetts}	^{Hope Gardner}^{b. d.}

^{Lydia Coffin}^{b.1767 Nantucket, Massachusetts d.1785 Nantucket, Massachusetts}

		^{Paul Starbuck}^{b.1694 Nantucket, Massachusetts d.1759 Nantucket, Massachusetts}

	^{Mary Starbuck}^{b.1734 d.1807}

		^Ann Tebbets^{b. d.1736}