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Gershom Cobb 1717 – 1799 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1717

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: Apr 1799

Death Location: Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: James Cobb

Mother: Patience Holmes

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In 1717, Gershom Cobb entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, born to James Cobb and Patience Holmes. Gershom Cobb passed away in 1799 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1717, Gershom Cobb entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, born to James Cobb and Patience Holmes.
  • Gershom Cobb passed away in 1799 in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Gershom Cobb's Ancestors

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Gershom Cobb
1717 – 1799
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
James Cobb
1682 – 1780
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Patience Holmes
1683 – 1755
Plymouth, Plymth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cobb
1632 – 1714
Barnstable, Massachusetts
martha nelson
1641 – 1715
Plymouth, MA, USA
John Holmes
1636 – 1687
Patience Faunce
Great-Grandparents
Henry Cobb
1607 – 1679
Patience Hurst
1610 – 1648
William Nelson
1615 – 1679
Martha Ford
1619 – 1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gershom Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1717
16 Mar 1717
Birth of Gershom Cobb in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1799
Apr 1799
Age 82
Death of Gershom Cobb in Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1717
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1799
    Event Place: Kingston, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

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