Coffin (whaling family)

Some members of the colonial Coffin family were whalers and triangle traders who were prominent in the history of the triangular trade in the United States and Canada. Coffin ship owners, captains, masters, and crew men operated triangle trade ships out of Nantucket, Massachusetts, US eastern seaports, and Canadian seaports from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Several members of the family gained wider exposure due to their discovery of various islands in the Pacific Ocean.