Elihu Coleman [6356]
- Born: 12 Feb 1698/99, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts 3 4
- Marriage: Jemima Barnard [6357] on 6 Oct 1720 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts 1 2
- Died: 24 Jan 1789, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts at age 89 5 6
 General Notes:
s John Coleman and Priscilla ( )
Noted events in his life were:
• Author: early protest against slavery in the American colonies, 1729, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts. 7 8 A Testimony Against That Antichristian Practice of Making Slaves of Men
See Radcliffe College Momographs, Vols 11-14, pp 22, 24, 33, 207, 280. ~\\Documents\\Radcliffe_College_monographs.pdf
See Let This Voice Be Heard: Anthony Benezet, Father of Atlantic Abolitionism
By Maurice Jackson
• He worked as a carpenter in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.
Elihu married Jemima Barnard [6357] [MRIN: 2478], daughter of John Barnard [6203] and Sarah Macy [6197], on 6 Oct 1720 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts.1 2 (Jemima Barnard [6357] was born on 14 Nov 1699 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts 9 and died on 25 Dec 1779 in Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts 5.)
Marriage Notes:
Children:
Ruth +
William
3 Jun 1723 -
m 26 Feb 1756, Eunice Swain, d John and Mary
Eunice
18 Oct 1724 -
m 13 Aug 1743, John Macy, s John and Judith
Phebe
10 Jun 1726 -
m14 Sep 1745, Seth Folger, s Shubael and Jerusha
Anna +
Priscilla
15 Aug 1731 -
m 13 Oct 1750, Peter Coffin, s Peter and Hope
Mary +
Abigail +
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