Historical records of a hundred and twenty years, Auburn, NY. . ad lived too long on the water to be a successfulfarmer. He finally moved into the city where he spentthe remaining years of his life. Captain Coffin married Delia Baker, of Cape had three children, two sons, Joshua and Frederickand one daughter who became the wife of Morris They were the parents of Mrs. D. E. Clapp,of Auburn. Capt. Coffin died in 1875. His wife survivedhim several years. CAPTAIN SHUBAEL COTTLE Captain Shubael Cottle was another whaler who sailedfrom Nantucket. He quit the sea in 1821 and settl
Historical records of a hundred and twenty years, Auburn, NY. . ad lived too long on the water to be a successfulfarmer. He finally moved into the city where he spentthe remaining years of his life. Captain Coffin married Delia Baker, of Cape had three children, two sons, Joshua and Frederickand one daughter who became the wife of Morris They were the parents of Mrs. D. E. Clapp,of Auburn. Capt. Coffin died in 1875. His wife survivedhim several years. CAPTAIN SHUBAEL COTTLE Captain Shubael Cottle was another whaler who sailedfrom Nantucket. He quit the sea in 1821 and settled ona farm west of the city. After three years he too learnedthat he was not a successful farmer, and therefore heabandoned the farm and moved into the village. Hisresidence was for many years on Franklin street. Hedied February 16, 1864. CAPTAIN GEORGE CROCKER Captain George Crocker, of Nantucket, quit the seaabout 1840 and purchased a farm a little east of the city,where he spent his life and died in 1887. H IX M W> r Mw D ^ ?o n -n • oaww H g c 3. iTr Lfv- AND I HUNDRED AND TWENTY YEARS 171 During the presidential campaign, or log cabin cam-paign, of 1840, there was the greatest interest and activityin Auburn. Many of the most prominent men of thevillage were zealous supporters of Whig candidatesas were others also of the Democratic candidates. A logcabin was built on lower Genesee street around whichmuch interest centered and from which radiated a greatpart of the political activity in the campaign. The Statecampaign also was in progress and Gov. William was a candidate for a second term. He wasextremely popular at home and throughout the State,therefore taken together they were days of keen interestand much enthusiastic demonstration in the one occasion during this campaign a huge loaf of breadwas baked in the bake shop of Alexander McCrea andwhen ready to be taken from the oven Col. John Richard-son, who was marshal of the day, was obliged to
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