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Elkanah Cobb 1723–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1723

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 27 Oct 1818

Death Location: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Father: Gideon Cobb

Mother: Margaret Fish

Spouse(s): Sarah Cobb, Dorothy Shepard, Sarah Ensworth

Children(s): Nehemiah Cobb, Abigail Cobb, Lois Eaton

In 1723, Elkanah Cobb entered the world in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Gideon Cobb And Margaret Fish. Elkanah Cobb married Dorothy Shepard, Sarah Ensworth, Sarah Ensworth Cobb, and had children including Abigail Cobb, Lois Cobb Eaton, Nehemiah Cobb. Elkanah Cobb passed away in 1818 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1723, Elkanah Cobb entered the world in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, born to Gideon Cobb And Margaret Fish.
  • Elkanah Cobb married Dorothy Shepard, Sarah Ensworth, Sarah Ensworth Cobb, and had children including Abigail Cobb, Lois Cobb Eaton, Nehemiah Cobb.
  • Elkanah Cobb passed away in 1818 in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon Cobb
1691–1759
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Margaret Fish
1695–1775
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Cobb
1731–1754
Birth Location: Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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Dorothy Shepard
1718–1802
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Ensworth
1727–1837
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Nehemiah Cobb
1754–1754
Birth Location: –
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Abigail Cobb
1751–1754
Birth Location: –
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Lois Eaton
1749–1837
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Elkanah Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Elkanah Cobb
1723–1818
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Gideon Cobb
1691–1759
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Margaret Fish
1695–1775
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Henry Cobb
1665–1725
MA
John Fish
1650–1705
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Margaret Stark
1658–1775
New London, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Hinckley
1629–1687
HENRY Cobb
1607–1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Hinkley
1589–1662
Sarah Soole
1600–1656
HENRY Baronet
1561–1617
Henry Cobb
1561–1618

Elkanah Cobb's Descendants

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Elkanah Cobb (20 Aug 1723–27 Oct 1818) m. Sarah (Ensworth) Cobb (26 Dec 1731–2 Nov 1754) m. Dorothy Shepard (1718–1802) m. Sarah Ensworth (1727–1837)
  1. 1. Nehemiah Cobb 1754–1754
  2. 2. Abigail Cobb 1751–1754
  3. 3. Lois (Cobb) Eaton 1749–1837

Elkanah Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1723
20 Aug 1723
Birth of Elkanah Cobb in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
1818
27 Oct 1818
Age 95
Death of Elkanah Cobb in Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1723
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1818
    Event Place: Ashford, Windham, Connecticut, United States
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