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Coffin, Narcissa B. (Narcissa Battey), 1818-1892

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Brinton Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-233
Abstract

Joseph Brinton, an outspoken member of the Society of Friends from southeastern Pennsylvania, was active in the Wilburite schisms of the 1850s and 1860's in New England. His family papers include his own journals, as well as his extensive correspondence. This collection also includes the correspondence of his two wives, Mary H. Brinton and Anna H. Brinton.

Dates: 1758-1931

Joseph Hoag Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG5-199
Abstract Joseph Hoag (1762-1846) was a New York and Vermont Quaker minister who regarded himself as a traditional Friend, opposing both Elias Hicks and Joseph Gurney. He is best known for his "Vision" of 1803 which predicted an American Civil War, and his Journal, the publication of which in 1860 precipitated a schism at Scipio Monthly Meeting into Otisite and Kingite groups. His wife, Huldah Hoag (1762-1850), was also a Quaker minister, as were many of his ten children. The collection contains the...
Dates: 1813-1864

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Church controversies -- Society of Friends 1
Dairy farmers -- Pennsylvania 1
Ercildoun (Pa.) 1
Primitive Quakers 1
Quakers -- New York (State) 1