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John Edward Francis Cogswell Major 1592–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1592

Birth Location: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 29 Nov 1669

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Edward Cogswell

Mother: Alice Wilcox

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Thomson

Children(s): Hannah Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell

The story of John Edward Francis Cogswell Major began in 1592 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England. John Edward Francis Cogswell Major married Elizabeth Thomson, and had children including Hannah Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell. John Edward Francis Cogswell Major passed away in 1669 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Edward Francis Cogswell Major began in 1592 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England.
  • John Edward Francis Cogswell Major married Elizabeth Thomson, and had children including Hannah Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell.
  • John Edward Francis Cogswell Major passed away in 1669 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Major's Ancestors

Self
John Major
1592–1669
Birth Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Parents
Edward Cogswell
1554–1615
England
Alice Wilcox
1570–1616
Westbury, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (II Cogswell, Manufacturer of Woolen) Cloth
1510–1581
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Alicia\ (Alice Lady) Adlam
1518–1603
Westbury-leigh, Wilts, England
Robert (II Cogswell, Manufacturer of Woolen) Cloth
1510–1581
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Alicia ("Alice" Adlam) Cogswell
1518–1603
Westbury-leigh, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Major's Descendants

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John (Edward Francis Cogswell) Major (2 April 1592–29 Nov 1669) m. Elizabeth Thomson (1594–2 June 1676)
  1. 1. Hannah Cogswell 1626–1704
    1. 1. Elizabeth Waldo 1648–1743 m. Thomas (Hardman Walker) Jr 1645–1724
      1. 1. William (Henry) Walker 1687–1735 m. Hannah 1692–1774
        1. 1. Mary Walker 1722–1768
        2. 2. John Walker 1714–1773
        3. 3. Elizabeth Walker 1720–1786
        4. 4. Rachel Walker 1716–1784
  2. 2. Sarah Cogswell 1646–1732

John Major's Timeline

2 Records

1592
2 April 1592
Birth of John Edward Francis Cogswell Major in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
1669
29 Nov 1669
Age 77
Death of John Edward Francis Cogswell Major in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 April 1592
    Event Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1669
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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