PELEG COFFIN, JR.

Coffin, Peleg, Jr. (1756-1805), a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Mass., November 3, 1756; completed academic studies; president of the New England Marine Insurance Co.; member of the State house of representatives in 1783, 1784, and 1789; served in the State senate in 1785, 1786, 1790-1792, 1795, 1796, and 1802; elected as a Pro-Administration candidate to the Third Congress (March 4, 1793-March 3, 1795); State treasurer 1797-1802; died in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 6, 1805; interment probably in Friends Burial Grounds; reinterment in Mount Auburn Cemetery in 1833.
Parents: Peleg Coffin, Elizabeth Hussey
Spouse: Eunice Barker
Born: 31 Mar 1757 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Died: 5 Dec 1838 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: Aug 1778 in Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Mary Coffin F 14 Aug 1779 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell