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Benjamin Cobb 1701–1763 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 March 1701

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1763

Death Location: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Morgan Cobb

Mother: Abigail Willis

Spouse(s): Mary Cobb

Children(s): Silas Cobb, Abigail Babbitt, John Cobb, Benjamin Cobb

The story of Benjamin Cobb began in 1701 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Benjamin Cobb married Mary Cobb, and had children including Abigail Babbitt, Benjamin Cobb, John Cobb, Silas Cobb. Benjamin Cobb passed away in 1763 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Cobb began in 1701 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Benjamin Cobb married Mary Cobb, and had children including Abigail Babbitt, Benjamin Cobb, John Cobb, Silas Cobb.
  • Benjamin Cobb passed away in 1763 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Benjamin Cobb's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cobb
1701–1763
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Morgan Cobb
1673–1755
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail Willis
1684–1765
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Augustine Cobb
–1714
Corfe Castle, shire, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Bethia Harvey
1648–
Adderbury, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Cobb's Descendants

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Benjamin Cobb (11 March 1701–11 May 1763) m. Mary Cobb (1704–16 April 1780)
  1. 1. Silas Cobb 1743–1833 m. Deliverance Hodges 1746–1801
    1. 1. Pliny Cobb 1775–
    2. 2. Silas Cobb 1768–1818
    3. 3. Deliverance Cobb 1782–1864
    4. 4. Sarah Cobb 1773–1807
    5. 5. Mary Cobb 1785–
    6. 6. Lyman Cobb 1771–
    7. 7. Infant (Cobb) 👼 1767–1767
    8. 8. Edmund Cobb 1779–
    9. 9. Miriam Cobb 1764–1852
    10. 10. Polly Cobb 1785–1866
    11. 11. Sonnora Cobb 1782–1864
    12. 12. Plyna Cobb 1775–
    13. 13. Rachel Cobb 1765–1850
    14. 14. Lymond Cobb 1771–
    15. 15. Salle Cobb 1773–1807
  2. 2. Abigail Babbitt 1732–1782
  3. 3. John Cobb 1728–1756
  4. 4. Benjamin Cobb 1729–1811

Benjamin Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1701
11 March 1701
Birth of Benjamin Cobb in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1763
11 May 1763
Age 62
Death of Benjamin Cobb in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 March 1701
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1763
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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