Coan
TITUS (kō'an), an American missionary; born in Killingworth, Conn., Feb. 1, 1801. After spending several months (1833-1834) on a dangerous exploring expedition in Patagonia, he went to the Sandwich Islands (1835), occupying the Hilo station 47 years, and in that COAST DEFENSE time converting 14,000 natives. He wrote: "Adventures in Patagonia" (1880); "Life in Hawaii" (1881). He died at Hilo, Hawaii, Dec. 1, 1882.