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James Cogswell 1781 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1781

Birth Location: Germany

Death Date: 21 Mar 1874

Death Location: Dearborn, Wayne Dearborn, Michigan, USA

Father: John Cogswell

Mother: Hannah Roys

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James Cogswell was born in 1781 in Germany, the child of John Cogswell and Hannah Roys. James Cogswell passed away in 1874 in Dearborn, Wayne Dearborn, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • James Cogswell was born in 1781 in Germany, the child of John Cogswell and Hannah Roys.
  • James Cogswell passed away in 1874 in Dearborn, Wayne Dearborn, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

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James Cogswell's Ancestors

Self
James Cogswell
1781 – 1874
Birth Place: Germany
Parents
John Cogswell
1759 – 1841
Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Roys
1759 – 1841
WV
Grandparents
Evan Roys
1729 – 1819
Wallingford, New Haven, CT, USA
Hannah Williams
1730 – 1781
Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Royce
1699 – 1748
Rachel Parker
1701 – 1767
Timothy Williams
1705 – 1737
Mindwell Waples
1705 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Royce
Sarah Perigo
1663 – 1738
JOHN PARKER
1675 – 1745
MARY (PARKER)
1679 – 1769

James Cogswell's Timeline

6 Records

1781
14 Mar 1781
Birth of James Cogswell in Vermont, USA
Vermont, USA
1781
1781
Birth of James Cogswell in Germany
Germany
1781
1781
Birth of James Cogswell
None
1873
6 November 1873
Age 92
Death of James Cogswell in Dearborn, Wayne Dearborn, Michigan, USA
Dearborn, Wayne Dearborn, Michigan, USA
1873
6 November 1873
Age 92
Death of James Cogswell
None
1874
21 Mar 1874
Age 93
Death of James Cogswell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1781
    Event Place: Vermont, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1781

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1873
    Event Place: Dearborn, Wayne Dearborn, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 November 1873

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1874

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Inkster, Wayne County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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