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John Cogswell 1717–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1717

Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 16 Dec 1776

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Sarah Browne

Spouse(s): Mary Cogswell

Children(s): William Cogswell, John Jr., Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, Margaret Cogswell, Lucy Cogswell, Mary Cogswell

The story of John Cogswell began in 1717 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America. In 1750, John Cogswell resided in Essex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1775, John Cogswell resided in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. John Cogswell married Mary Cogswell, and had children including John Cogswell Jr, Lucy Cogswell, Margaret Cogswell, Mary Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell. John Cogswell passed away in 1776 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cogswell began in 1717 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America.
  • In 1750, John Cogswell resided in Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1775, John Cogswell resided in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Cogswell married Mary Cogswell, and had children including John Cogswell Jr, Lucy Cogswell, Margaret Cogswell, Mary Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell.
  • John Cogswell passed away in 1776 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Jr.
1683–1719
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
JJ
Sarah Browne
1687–1753
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
SB

Spouses(s)

Mary Cogswell
1723–1784
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MC

Children(s)

William Cogswell
1747–1831
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
WC
John Jr.
1743–1822
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
JJ
Sarah Cogswell
1745–1816
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
SC
Susanna Cogswell
1751–1842
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
SC
Margaret Cogswell
1755–
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
MC
Lucy Cogswell
1756–1804
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
LC
Mary Cogswell
1741–
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MC

John Cogswell's Ancestors

Self
John Cogswell
1717–1776
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
John Cogswell Jr.
1683–1719
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Sarah Browne
1687–1753
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Grandparents
John (Cogswell) III
1650–1724
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Margaret Gifford
1653–1748
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
John Browne
1644–1727
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Hannah Collins
1646–1727
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John II
1622–1653
Elizabeth Thoth
1624–1652
John Dr.
1625–1693
Margaret Temple
1629–1724
John Brown
1588–1686
Sarah Walker
1616–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Maj.
1592–1669
Elizabeth Thompson
1594–1676
Wiliam Gifford
1598–1630
Dorothie Higham
1600–1657
Henry Temple
1598–1640
Hannah Ann
1599–

John Cogswell's Descendants

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John Cogswell (14 Jul 1717–16 Dec 1776) m. Mary Cogswell (15 Sep 1723–22 Aug 1784)
  1. 1. William Cogswell 1747–1831 m. Lucretia Burnham 1748–1836
    1. 1. Lucretia Cogswell 1781–1848 m. John (Patch) Choate 1781–1863
      1. 1. Ira Choate 1817–1902 m. Sarah (Elizabeth Shute) Kennard 1819–1883 m. Harriet (Mariah "Hattie") Chaney 1832–1910
        1. 1. Fitz (Herbert) Choate 1850–1932 m. Ella (Maria) Melendy 1855–1941
        2. 2. Charles (Augustus) Choate 1846–1924 m. Annie (Franklin) Bowden 1852–1900
        3. 3. Alfred (Burleigh) Choate 1843–1880 m. Catherine ("Kate") Moulton 1843–
        4. 4. Sarah (Lucretia) Choate 1855–1906 m. William Stratton 1840–1892
      2. 2. Lucretia Choate 1803–1829 m. Elias Savage 1800–
      3. 3. John Choate 1804–1853 m. Anstice (Manning) Smith 1810–1898
        1. 1. Mary (Anstice) Choate 1849–1853
        2. 2. Lucretia Choate 1839–1845
        3. 3. John (Henry) Choate 1837– m. Christiana (R.) Semple 1839–1904
        4. 4. George (Denison) Choate 1833–1909 m. Clara (E) Childs 1850–
      4. 4. Mary (Low) Choate 1806–1884 m. Elias Savage 1800–
      5. 5. Abigail (Patch) Choate 1809–1834 m. Ebenezer Pool 1787–1878
        1. 1. Abigail (Delia) Pool 1811–1898
        2. 2. Francis (Norwood) Poole 1834–1926
      6. 6. Clarissa ("Clara") Choate 1810–1888
      7. 7. Caroline Choate 1815–1888 m. Edward (K) Lee 1815–1906
      8. 8. Epes Choate 1812–1869 m. Ann (Burleigh) Kennard 1816–1877
    2. 2. William (Cogswell) Jr. 1772–1829 m. Lucy Choate 1786–1876
      1. 1. William (Cogswell) III 1805–1866 m. Rachel Johnson 1799–1892
      2. 2. Jeremiah Cogswell 1807–1861 m. Hannah Choate 1811–1872
      3. 3. Francis Cogswell 1810–1878 m. Keturah Cook 1810–
      4. 4. Washington Cogswell 1814–1818
      5. 5. Addison Cogswell 1815–1895
    3. 3. Zacheus (Cogswell) Sr. 1773–1842 m. Abigail Low 1781–1849
      1. 1. Caleb Cogswell 1807–1889 m. Elizabeth Burnham 1811–1876
        1. 1. Abigil (L) Cogswell 1839–1917
        2. 2. Daniel (Webster) Cogswell 1834–1867
      2. 2. Francis Cogswell 1809–1868 m. Lois Bowditch 1808–1849 m. Sarah (Jane) Burnham 1823–1864
        1. 1. Charles (Berry) Cogswell 1837–
      3. 3. Zacheus (Cogswell) Jr. 1822–1852
      4. 4. Darius Cogswell 1812–1866 m. Caroline Foss 1833–1901 m. Anne Choate 1826–1856
        1. 1. William (Arthur) Cogswell 1864–1901
        2. 2. Carrie Cogswell 1861–1875
        3. 3. Mary (A.) Cogswell 1851–1878
        4. 4. Edward Cogswell –1855
      5. 5. Polly Cogswell 1817–1845 m. Daniel Norton 1812–1862 m. David NORTON 1820–1906
        1. 1. Harrison (D) Norton 1837–1916
        2. 2. Alvin (F) Norton –1863
    4. 4. Epes Cogswell 1775–1868 m. Mary Trask 1777–1826
      1. 1. Lucretia Cogswell 1809–1856
      2. 2. Mary (Trask) Cogswell 1808–1864 m. Charles Morgridge 1791–1877
        1. 1. Mary Morgridge 1830–1833
        2. 2. Lyman (Bartlett) Morgridge 1837–1838
        3. 3. Charles (H) Morgridge 1834–1906
        4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Morgridge 1843–1906
      3. 3. Julia (Ann) Cogswell 1818–1893
      4. 4. Elizabeth Cogswell 1813–1907
    5. 5. Frances Cogswell 1778–1809
    6. 6. Polly Cogswell 1779–1806 m. Abel Low 1774–1859
      1. 1. Polly (Cogswell) Low 1802–1843 m. Levi Barnard 1794–1870
        1. 1. Betsey (Ann) Barnard 1825–1878
        2. 2. Abner (Low) Barnard 1831–1858
        3. 3. Susan (W.) Barnard 1828–1860
        4. 4. John Barnard 1834–1855
        5. 5. Nancie (Jane) Barnard 1840–1910
        6. 6. Sarah (J.) Barnard 1838–1880
        7. 7. Hannah (S.) Barnard 1826–
        8. 8. Lucy (M D) Barnard 1836–1888
        9. 9. Polly (Low) Barnard 1822–1843
        10. 10. Abi (P) Barnard 1825–1878
      2. 2. Mahaleth Low 1803–1849
  2. 2. John (Cogswell) Jr. 1743–1822 m. Anna Steele 1764–1798 m. Abigail Goodwin 1725–1771
    1. 1. James Cogswell 1791–1867
    2. 2. John Cogswell 1784–1855
    3. 3. Priscilla Cogswell 1789–1864
    4. 4. Anna Cogswell 1786–1848
    5. 5. Nancy Cogswell 1794–1795
    6. 6. Moody Cogswell 1795–1876
    7. 7. Daniel Cogswell 1798–1819
    8. 8. Mary Cogswell 1768–1833
  3. 3. Sarah Cogswell 1745–1816 m. Abraham (Perkins) Dr. 1744–1805
    1. 1. Abraham (Perkins) II 1770–1847
    2. 2. Peggy Perkins 1782–1789
    3. 3. Lucy Perkins 1780–1783
    4. 4. Nabby Perkins 1787–
    5. 5. Mary Perkins 1771–1838
    6. 6. Margaret Perkins 1777–1780
    7. 7. Sarah Perkins 1767–1814 m. Eleazer (Low) Capt. 1765–1834
      1. 1. Johnathan Lowe 1807–
      2. 2. Mary Lowe 1798–1869
      3. 3. Betsey Lowe 1796–1881
      4. 4. Sarah Lowe 1790–1865
      5. 5. David Lowe 1792–1868
    8. 8. Mary Perkins 1769–1770
    9. 9. Susanna Perkins 1775–1861
    10. 10. Isaac Perkins 1778–1794
    11. 11. Elizabeth Perkins 1772–1778
  4. 4. Susanna Cogswell 1751–1842 m. Moses Kinsman 1754–1836 m. Moses Treadwell 1746–1823
    1. 1. Moses (Treadwell) Capt. 1775–1833 m. Lydia (Bowes) Parker 1786–1830 m. Mary Kendall 1777–1812
      1. 1. Lydia (Bowes Parker) Treadwell 1815–1842 m. James (Phinehas Whitney) Esq. 1802–1847
        1. 1. Henrietta (Parker) Whitney 1837–1900
      2. 2. Sarah (Ann) Treadwell 1819–1890
      3. 3. Leonard (Lincoln) Treadwell 1821–1876
      4. 4. Lucy (Elizabeth Rogers) Treadwell 1826–1857 m. Samuel Woodward 1825–1888
        1. 1. Samuel (Bayard) Woodward 1853–1946
      5. 5. James (Parker) Treadwell 1817–1884
      6. 6. Susan Treadwell 1812–1839 m. Benjamin (Noyes) Ellsworth 1813–1902
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Ellsworth 1837–1904
        2. 2. Susan (Treadwell) Ellsworth 1839–1839
        3. 3. John (S T) Ellsworth 1840–
      7. 7. Moses (D) Treadwell 1809–1870
      8. 8. George (William) Treadwell 1810–1846
      9. 9. Mary (Kendall) Treadwell 1810–1872 m. Edward Fales 1801–1878 m. Mark (H.) Durgin 1810–
    2. 2. Daniel (Treadwell) Capt. 1789–1825 m. Elizabeth "Eliza" 1792–1861
      1. 1. Martha (Mathilda) Treadwell 1825–1890
      2. 2. Susan (Cogswell) Treadwell 1818–1839
      3. 3. Daniel Treadwell 1822–1859
      4. 4. Eliza (White) Treadwell 1821–1900 m. Ignatius Dodge 1816–1901
        1. 1. Ellen ("Nellie" White) Dodge 1857–1938 m. Willis (Lincoln) Augur 1860–1936
      5. 5. Eliza (White) Treadwell 1816–1817
    3. 3. Susanna Treadwell 1779–1862
    4. 4. Jonathan (Cogswell) Treadwell 1778–1794
    5. 5. Hannah Treadwell 1774–1864
    6. 6. Abigail ("Nabby") Treadwell 1785–1863
    7. 7. William Treadwell 1771–1812
  5. 5. Margaret Cogswell 1755–
  6. 6. Lucy Cogswell 1756–1804 m. Moses Kinsman 1754–1836
  7. 7. Mary Cogswell 1741–

John Cogswell's Timeline

4 Records

1717
14 Jul 1717
Birth of John Cogswell in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1750
1750-1849
Age 33
John Cogswell resided here in Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1775
1775
Age 58
John Cogswell resided here in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1776
16 Dec 1776
Age 59
Death of John Cogswell in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1717
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1750-1849
    Event Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Vital records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the end of the year 1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1776
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
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