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From: "Forte" <>
Subject: RE: [COFFIN] just a ? please
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 14:03:44 -0600


Tresa,

So far my line has two different spellings COFFIN/COFFYN's. If you would
like to take a peak this line is listed on my web page (URL below). Once
there just click on the "ancestor" link.

Genealogically yours,

Alison Forte


Researching: FORTE, FERRARA, DUDLEY, THOMAS
Alison's Genealogy Page: http://www.cadvision.com/fortea
Volunteer transcriber for FreeBMD: http://FreeBMD.rootsweb.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eugene Hubbard [mailto:]
> Sent: October 8, 2000 7:10 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [COFFIN] just a ? please
>
>
> Coffeen appears to be a variant spelling of Coffen which is a variant
> spelling of Coffin. The information was found in searching the FTM CD
> Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850. There were only two entries
> for that name variant in Mass, about a dozen for Coffen....
>
> There were no spellings of Coffeen in the NEHGR CD everyname index, as
> the authors probably translated it to Coffen or Coffin, a practice they
> did for most name variants.
>
> Regards,
>
> 'Gene Hubbard
>
> wrote:
>
> > Is Coffin also Coffeen
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Tresa
> >

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