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James Cole 1778 – 1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 FEB 1778

Birth Location: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 27 SEP 1868

Death Location: Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States

Father: Sisson Cole

Mother: Elizabeth Hunter

Spouse(s): Abigail Pray

Children(s): Clarissa Cole, Owen Cole, Thomas Cole, Otis Cole, Alpha Cole, James Cole, Hugh Cole, Pauline Cole, Abigail Cole, Lucinda Cole, Clarinda Cole, Henry Cole

James Cole was born in 1778 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Sisson Cole and Elizabeth Hunter. James Cole married Abigail Pray, and had children including Clarissa Cole, Owen Cole, Thomas Cole, Otis Cole, Alpha D Cole, James Cole, Hugh Cole, Pauline (Perlina) Cole, Abigail Cole, Lucinda Cole, Clarinda Cole, Henry Cole. James Cole passed away in 1868 in Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • James Cole was born in 1778 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Sisson Cole and Elizabeth Hunter.
  • James Cole married Abigail Pray, and had children including Clarissa Cole, Owen Cole, Thomas Cole, Otis Cole, Alpha D Cole, James Cole, Hugh Cole, Pauline (Perlina) Cole, Abigail Cole, Lucinda Cole, Clarinda Cole, Henry Cole.
  • James Cole passed away in 1868 in Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sisson Cole
1746 – 1845
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth Hunter
1746 – 1842
Birth Location: Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Abigail Pray
1779 – 1837
Birth Location: Foster, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Children(s)

Clarissa Cole
1798 – 1880
Birth Location: Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States
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Owen Cole
1799 – 1888
Birth Location: Gloucester, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Thomas Cole
1801 – 1859
Birth Location: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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Otis Cole
1804 – 1887
Birth Location: Middlesex, Ontario, New York, United States
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Alpha Cole
1805 – 1878
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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James Cole
1807 – 1845
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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Hugh Cole
1809 – 1878
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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Pauline Cole
1811 – 1835
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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Abigail Cole
1813 – 1879
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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Lucinda Cole
1815 – 1818
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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Clarinda Cole
1816 –
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yeats, New York, United States
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Henry Cole
1817 – 1900
Birth Location: Middlesex, Yates, New York, United States
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James Cole's Ancestors

Self
James Cole
1778 – 1868
Birth Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Sisson Cole
1746 – 1845
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth Hunter
1746 – 1842
Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
Hugh Cole
1706 – 1785
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Jane Sisson
1710 – 1768
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
William Hunter
1718 – 1784
Rochester, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Mary Larkin
1721 – 1784
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Cole
1683 – 1753
Martha Luther
1681 – 1764
John Sisson
1688 – 1784
Jane Peabody
1692 – 1714
Luke Hunter
1686 –
Luke Hunter
1690 –
John Larkin
Elizabeth Roos
– 1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh Cole
1658 – 1738
Deborah Buckland
1660 – 1721
Samuel Luther
1636 – 1716
Mary Abell
1642 –
George Sisson
1644 – 1718
Sarah Lawton
1647 – 1718
John Peabody
1655 – 1711
Rachel Nicholson
1658 – 1711

James Cole's Descendants

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James Cole (16 FEB 1778 – 27 SEP 1868) m. Abigail Pray (23 APR 1779 – 18 JAN 1837)
  1. 1. Clarissa Cole (27 AUG 1798 – 17 MAY 1880) m. Asa Houghton (1 SEP 1795 – 10 SEP 1875)
  2. 2. Owen Cole (13 JAN 1799 – 22 DEC 1888) m. Sarah (Turnbaugh or) Dornbach (30 OCT 1794 – 25 OCT 1842)
    1. 1. William (Riley) Cole (22 MAY 1817 – 23 NOV 1910) m. Nancy (Sarepta) Parrish (18 DEC 1820 – 27 OCT 1855) m. Mahala Gardner (5 FEB 1833 – 10 APR 1915)
    2. 2. Dianah Cole (28 MAY 1819 – 9 DEC 1847) m. Benjamin Covey (9 MAR 1792 – 13 MAR 1868)
    3. 3. Lucinda Cole (8 MAY 1821 – 9 OCT 1886) m. Loomis (Fulton) Scovel (18 AUG 1821 – 1916)
    4. 4. Nelson Cole (5 JAN 1823 – 5 APR 1903) m. Ruby Sherman (1828 – ) m. Josephine Blackmar (1842 – )
    5. 5. Clarissa Cole (6 MAY 1825 – 13 MAR 1885) m. Richard Woolsey (28 AUG 1808 – 13 FEB 1878)
      1. 1. Sarah (Abigail) Woolsey (23 JAN 1848 – 5 MAY 1902) m. St. (Clair) Forsha (26 JAN 1833 – 11 JAN 1892)
      2. 2. Brigham (Hyrum) Woolsey (8 OCT 1850 – 8 OCT 1850)
      3. 3. Mary (E) Woolsey (27 APR 1852 – 27 APR 1852)
      4. 4. James (Richard) Woolsey (15 APR 1854 – 21 NOV 1909) m. Roxene (Seaney) Hale (14 JAN 1860 – 21 APR 1937)
        1. 1. James (Richard) Woolsey (10 FEB 1884 – 15 FEB 1884)
        2. 2. Clarrissa (May) Woolsey (4 JAN 1885 – 2 NOV 1969) m. Howard (Spencer) Noyes (15 JAN 1882 – 1 MAR 1959)
        3. 3. William (Andrew) Woolsey (1 FEB 1887 – 5 DEC 1960) m. Katy Burgess (26 FEB 1889 – 20 DEC 1916)
        4. 4. Walter Woolsey (1889 – 1889)
        5. 5. Maud Woolsey (5 AUG 1893 – 23 FEB 1943) m. John (Emery) Bigelow (17 DEC 1891 – 4 FEB 1926) m. Joel (Brooks) Hardy (24 MAR 1890 – 13 APR 1958)
        6. 6. Grace Woolsey (17 MAY 1895 – 17 SEP 1963) m. George (Washington) Waterman (22 FEB 1894 – 27 OCT 1986)
      5. 5. Melissa (Ann) Woolsey (2 NOV 1856 – 6 MAY 1866)
      6. 6. Wilford (Woodruff) Woolsey (11 JAN 1857 – 28 JUN 1861)
      7. 7. David (Mark) Woolsey (13 JAN 1859 – 1 AUG 1936) m. Mary Ipson (27 APR 1864 – 4 DEC 1889) m. Sarah Ipson (13 MAR 1860 – 10 JUN 1948)
      8. 8. Orson Woolsey (25 APR 1861 – 25 JUN 1861)
      9. 9. Rachel (E) Woolsey (2 JUL 1862 – 2 JUL 1862)
      10. 10. Martin (Owen) Woolsey (17 MAY 1864 – 10 JAN 1945) m. Sarah (Emily) Woolsey (6 MAR 1861 – 17 NOV 1920) m. Janette Lemmon (30 DEC 1893 – 6 MAY 1971)
      11. 11. Agatha (Adeline) Woolsey (3 MAR 1866 – 3 NOV 1946) m. Jesse (Payton) Holt (11 OCT 1863 – 2 JUL 1944)
    6. 6. Susan (Ann) Cole (18 JUN 1827 – 4 JAN 1891) m. Joshua Davis (23 DEC 1820 – 21 NOV 1902)
    7. 7. David (Mark) Cole (4 FEB 1830 – 9 SEP 1896) m. Emeline (Diana) Cole (28 JUN 1855 – 22 OCT 1948)
    8. 8. Benjamin (Howard) Cole (2 JUL 1832 – 16 JUL 1903) m. Mary Park (29 MAY 1831 – 4 MAR 1890)
  3. 3. Thomas Cole (1801 – ABT 1859) m. Experience Sanford (ABT 1801 – ) m. Almira Benford (1824 – )
  4. 4. Otis Cole (8 MAY 1804 – 2 DEC 1887) m. Harriet (Adelia) Hathaway (24 JUN 1801 – 5 MAR 1837) m. Harriett (Lovina) Cole (1 APR 1811 – 20 JAN 1887)
  5. 5. Alpha (D) Cole (28 SEP 1805 – 7 APR 1878) m. Lory Gillette (ABT 1810 – 5 JUL 1858) m. Phebe Mead (30 SEP 1806 – 23 AUG 1888)
  6. 6. James Cole (JUL 1807 – 11 MAR 1845) m. Nancy Kilborn (ABT 1807 – 1832)
  7. 7. Hugh Cole (1809 – ABT 1878) m. Louisa (Forbes) Phillips (ABT 1820 – )
  8. 8. Pauline ((Perlina)) Cole (1811 – 18 OCT 1835) m. Carlton Worthington (<1807> – )
  9. 9. Abigail Cole (1813 – 30 AUG 1879) m. Jerome (B) Halstead (ABT 1806 – 1896) m. James (Thomas) Finch (1800 – )
  10. 10. Lucinda Cole (1815 – 1818)
  11. 11. Clarinda Cole (1816 – )
  12. 12. Henry Cole (1817 – 30 NOV 1900) m. Cynthia (S) Russell (ABT 1822 – 1884)

James Cole's Timeline

3 Records

1778
16 FEB 1778
Birth of James Cole in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
1868
27 SEP 1868
Age 90
Death of James Cole in Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States
Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States
1869
SEP 1869
Age 91
Burial of James Cole in Rome Cemetery, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
Rome Cemetery, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1778
    Event Place: Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 SEP 1868
    Event Place: Richfield, Otsego, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: SEP 1869
    Event Place: Rome Cemetery, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States
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