- New England Sea Captain
- 1820-1827: First US Consul to Hawaii
Biography
John Coffin Jones Sr was born 1796 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States to John Coffin Jones (1750-1829) and Elizabeth Champlin (1769-1837) and died 24 December 1861 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States of unspecified causes. He married Hannah Kalikolehua Holmes (1796-) 1823 in Hawaii. He married Maria Lahilahi Marin (1811-1844) 182 JL in California. He married Manuela Antonia Carrillo (1820-1900) 1838 in California.
John Coffin Jones Jr. was born in 1796 in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was John Coffin Jones (1750–1829), Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Jones worked for Marshall and Wildes of Boston before he was appointed as the first Consul to Hawaii on September 19, 1820. He was considered an advocate for commercial interests in Hawaii, and was often in conflict with missionary elements in the island. His career was full of turmoil and complaint, and had limited support or instruction from Washington, D.C.
Marriage and Family
1st Marriage: Hannah Holmes
Jones married Hannah Holmes Davis in 1823. She had 3 children from a previous marriage.
2nd Marriage: Lahilahi Marin
In about 1827, Jones brought a woman to Hawaii with him after a business trip in California and introduced her as his wife. Davis then divorced him, after which King Kamehameha III refused to acknowledge him as the Consul from the United States. She was Lahilahi Marín, daughter of Don Francisco de Paula Marín, Jones and Marin had three children: John (Huanu) Coffin Jones III, Rosalie, and Francis.[6]
3rd Marriage: Manuela Carrillo
In 1838 he moved to Santa Barbara, California and married Manuela Carrillo. John Coffin Jones Jr. died December 24, 1861.[1]
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Elizabeth Jones (1822-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rosalie Coffin Jones (1828-) | |||
| Francis Jones (1830-) | |||
| John Coffin Jones (1831-) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Margarita Jones (1840-) | |||
| John Coffin Jones (1842-1919) | |||
| Anna C Jones (1847-) | |||
| Joseph Coffin Jones (1849-) | |||
| Charles Jones (1851-) | |||
| Martha Jones (1855-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John Coffin Jones (1796-1861) | 1796 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 24 December 1861 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, United States | Hannah Kalikolehua Holmes (1796-) Maria Lahilahi Marin (1811-1844) Manuela Antonia Carrillo (1820-1900) |
| Mararet Champlin Jones (1792-1848) | |||
| Martha Ellery Jones (1794-) | |||
| Mary Jones (1795-1837) | |||
| Christopher Champlin Jones (1798-) | |||
| Elizabeth Jones (1799-) | |||
| Anna Powell Jones (1803-1803) | |||
| Abi J G Jones (c1800-1854) | |||
References
- Genealogy of the Early Generations of the Coffin Family of New England - 1870 work by Silvanus Jenkins Macy (Author), Nathaniel Wheeler Coffin (Author), William S. Appleton (Author) - This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
- wikipedia:en:John Coffin Jones Jr. - Wikipedia
- John Coffin - disambiguation
- Coffin in Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
- Coffin Family of Boston