George COFFMAN
George Coffman was born at sea as his mother came to America. Heeventually made his way into Wasington Twn.,Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA.The early settlers has pushed west from Philadelphia until they reachedthe Susquehana River, then turned southwest. They followed the Indiantrails, first walking, than using wagons after the trails became wider.The first settlers were a mixture of second generation and immigrantsfrom the Palatinate section of Germany seeking religious freedom. About1758 the immigrants included a number of Swiss, who selected the mountainvalleys for their farm settlements. They were followed by German farmers,and later the Scottish-Irish. George Coffman (the English version of the original name, Kauffmann) wasa private in Capt. Samuel Roger's company which in 1779 shows as the 8thBattalion of Cumberland County Militia. The class roll of Capt. SamuelRoger's Company in August 16, 1780 shows George Coffman as a private inthe 1st Battalion of the Cumberland County Militia. Tradition says he lost his life on a hunting trip.
He married Elizabeth Baker at Franklin, Pennsylvania, Usa . Elizabeth Baker was born at Cumberland/Franklin, Pennsylvania, Usa 1753 .
They were the parents of 9
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Elsie Ann Coffman
born 20 Jul 1784.
George Coffman
born 1778.
George Coffman died at Cumberland/Franklin, Pennsylvania, Usa .
Elizabeth Baker died 1834 at Franklin, Pennsylvania, Usa .