Miriam's ancestor.
Family legend is that Peter Coffin was a Nantucket fishing boat Captain who tired of the sea and moved west until he got to the nw corner of Oregon and stopped.
Herman Melville in Moby Dick talks about a Captain Peter Coffin. Could this have been the one.
Family legend does not cover that one.
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When you think of it though, there are similarities. Very much worth checking out if there is a way.
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