James Henry Coffin
James Henry Coffin (September 6, 1806 – February 6, 1873) was an American mathematician and meteorologist.James Henry Coffin
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Coffin was born on September 6, 1806, in Williamsburg, Massachusetts. He was descended from Tristram Coffin (Nantucket), Tristram Coffin, the first owner of Nantucket Island. Coffin was an orphan, and was raised by his uncle, the Reverend Moses Hallock.Memoir of James Henry Coffin, 1806–1873.
A. Guyot, 1874. He attended Amherst College in Amherst, Massachusetts, from where he graduated in 1828. He had a son, Seldon J. Coffin. He died i ...
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Williamsburg, Massachusetts
Williamsburg is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 2,504 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. History The area was first settled in 1735 and was officially incorporated in 1771. In addition to the main village of Williamsburg near the center of town, the town includes the villages of Haydenville and Searsville. Haydenville is now recognized by the Haydenville Historic District. The Mill River flows southeast from Williamsburg village, where the East and West branches join, through Haydenville and into Northampton, on its way to the Connecticut River. Searsville (+42° 24' 00.00", −72° 43' 58.00) is referenced three times in the 1904 book ''Hampshire County History'' on the highway between Williamsburg and Goshen approximately one mile above the center of the village, is the settlement of Searsville. In 1795, Rufus Hyde moved his blacksmith shop down from Meetinghouse Hill ...
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