Abigail Starbuck

1813 - 1891  (78 years)

• Name	Abigail Starbuck
  Born	1 Jun 1813	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Buried	Dec 1891
  Died	11 Dec 1891	Downey, Bannock, Idaho, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I8347	Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2014

  
  

  Father	William Starbuck
  Mother	Esther Coffin
  Married	Bef 1813
  Family ID	F3032	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Barney Coffin,   b. 27 Feb 1809, Salem Junction, Guilford, North Carolina ,   d. 4 Jun 1850, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States  (Age 41 years)
  Married	26 Sep 1833	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States   [3, 4]
  Children	1. Eliza Jane Coffin,   b. 18 Feb 1835, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. 25 Jan 1836  (Age 0 years)   2. James Starbuck Coffin,   b. 26 Jan 1836, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. 24 Sep 1845  (Age 9 years)   3. Jane Coffin,   b. 26 Jan 1836, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ann Eliza Coffin,   b. 24 Jan 1839, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. 29 Sep 1899, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 60 years)   5. Nathan Harrison Coffin,   b. 28 Sep 1840, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. 10 May 1908, Downey, Bannock, Idaho, United States  (Age 67 years)   6. Cyrus Thompson Coffin,   b. 12 Oct 1842, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. 17 Jan 1890, Huntsville, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 47 years) + 7. Esther Hunt Coffin,   b. 15 Aug 1844, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States ,   d. 20 Dec 1920, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States  (Age 76 years)   8. William Albert Coffin,   b. 15 Nov 1846, Bonaparte, Van Buren, Iowa, United States ,   d. 25 May 1894, Cambridge, Bannock, Idaho, United States  (Age 47 years)   9. Sarah Ellen Coffin,   b. 5 Oct 1849, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States ,   d. 20 Feb 1936, Burley, Cassia, Idaho, United States  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	22 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1 Jun 1813 - Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Married - 26 Sep 1833 - Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States Died - 11 Dec 1891 - Downey, Bannock, Idaho, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Abigail Starbuck Coffin

  
  

  Histories

  Biographical sketches for William Moyer Grow and Abigail Starbuck Coffin

  
  

• Notes

  1813 BIR, 1833 MG, 1891 DTH: Marcia Nelson, Jan 2000 letter, pedigree of her family. She is dau of William Starbuck and Esther Coffin. 1813-1891 HIST: "Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude, Vol 1, pg 630-31-International Soc of Dau of Utah Pioneers..." Abigail was bn Richmond Indiana in 1813, little more is known of her early life. She md Wm Barney Coffin in 1833. Abigail lost her first baby at eleven months, the baby was by the hearth and fell into the fire. She died as a result of her burns. They moved to Indianna. They were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They received much criticism from their parents and friends. They moved to Nauvoo. They were driven into Missouri to Winter Quarters, from there, driven to Council Bluffs. Wm caught small pox and died 4 June 1850. Before he died, he said, "Abigail, this is the true church. Take the children and go into the West." Two years later, she and her family started on the long journey westward. She used one cow and one ox for a team, her son Nathan, drove the wagon. They arrived in the Valley in 1852. Abigail practiced as doctor and midwife in Ogden. When called, she would saddle her old horse and go where needed. Many times the cold would penetrate her very bones. Abigail moved to Cambridge, Idaho and established a mercantile store. She had to travel to Ogden every two wks for dry goods. She would take eggs and butter for her neighbors and would trade for necessary items. Abigail was known from Fort Hall, Idaho to Ogden, Utah as a midwife. She spent her last days with her son, Nathan, in Cambridge, and passed away Dec 11 1891, leaving her family, their most precious possession, a memory of their wonderful, courageous mother. ORD: LDS Fam Hist Suite 2, computer software: Bapt 8 Oct 1968 SLAKE, Endow 7 FEb 1846 NAUVOO (must have been bapt earlier (CK OUT), SS: 9 May 1879 EHOUS; SP 21 Jan 1959 [no temple listed]

  
  

• Sources

  [S463] Obituary: Utah, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, pge 630. Abigail Starbuck Coffin, born 1 Jun 1813 in Richmond, Indiana... parents-William Starbuck and Ester Coffin... [S463] Obituary: Utah, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, pg 630. Abigail Starbuck Coffin... died 11 Dec 1891 in Cambridge, Idaho... [S135] Ancestral File V4.17. William Barney Coffin and Abigail Starbuck md 26 Sep 1833-Richmond, Wayne, Indiana [S463] Obituary: Utah, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, pg 630. Abigail Starbuck Coffin... married William Barney Coffin 21 Sep 1833 in Indiana...