Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1801, Feb. 1 | Born, Killingworth, Conn. |
| 1819-1826 | Taught school in Connecticut |
| 1826-1830 | Taught school, Riga, N.Y. |
| 1828 | Received into Presbyterian Church, Riga, N.Y. |
| 1831-1933 | Attended Auburn Theological Seminary, Auburn, N.Y. |
| 1833 | Licensed as a minister by Cayuga County, N.Y. Presbytery Ordained a missionary by American Board of Foreign Missions |
| 1833-1834 | Went on missionary expedition to Patagonia |
| 1834 | Married Fidelia Church (1810-1872) |
| 1834 | Sailed for Hawaii |
| 1834-1882 | Missionary, Hilo, Hawaii |
| 1836 | Birth of son, Titus Munson Coan (died 1921) |
| 1839 | Birth of daughter, Harriet Fidelia Coan (died 1906) |
| 1843 | Birth of daughter, Sarah Eliza Coan (died 1916) |
| 1846 | Birth of son, Samuel Latimer Coan (died 1887) |
| 1860 and 1867 | Made voyages to Marquesas Islands for Hawaiian Missionary Society |
| 1870-1871 | Visited the United States |
| 1873 | Married Lydia Bingham (died 1915) |
| 1880 | Published Adventures in Patagonia. New York; Dodd, Mead |
| 1882 | Published Life in Hawaii. New York: A. D. F. Randolph |
| 1882, Dec. 1 | Died, Hilo, Hawaii |