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William "Willimus" Cogswell 1619–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1619

Birth Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 15 December 1700

Death Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Cogswell

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): Susanna Hawkes

Children(s): Susanna Cogswell, Jonathan Cogswell, Elizabeth Wade, Sarah Noyes, William Jr

William "Willimus" Cogswell was born in 1619 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Cogswell And Elizabeth Thompson. William "Willimus" Cogswell married Susanna Hawkes, and had children including Elizabeth Wade, Jonathan Cogswell, Sarah Noyes, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell Jr. William "Willimus" Cogswell passed away in 1700 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William "Willimus" Cogswell was born in 1619 in Westbury, Wiltshire, England, the child of John Cogswell And Elizabeth Thompson.
  • William "Willimus" Cogswell married Susanna Hawkes, and had children including Elizabeth Wade, Jonathan Cogswell, Sarah Noyes, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell Jr.
  • William "Willimus" Cogswell passed away in 1700 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cogswell's Ancestors

Self
William Cogswell
1619–1700
Birth Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Cogswell
1592–1669
Westbury, Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Thompson
–1676
England
Grandparents
Edward Cogswell
1554–1615
Wiltshire, England
Alice Unknown
1570–1616
England
Philis
–1676
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1510–1581
Alicia Adlam
1518–1603
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cogswell's Descendants

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William ("Willimus") Cogswell (Mar 1619–15 December 1700) m. Susanna Hawkes (13 August 1633–5 August 1696)
  1. 1. Susanna Cogswell 1656–1701 m. Benjamin White –1722
    1. 1. Anne White 1685–1772 m. Peter Boylston 1673–1743
      1. 1. Susanna Boylston 1708–1797 m. John Adams 1691–1761
        1. 1. John (Adams) Jr 1735–1826 m. Abigail Smith 1744–1818
        2. 2. Capt. (Peter Boylston) Adams 1738–1823
        3. 3. Capt. (Elihu) Adams 1741–1775 m. Thankful White 1747–1822
    2. 2. Mary White 1688–1750
  2. 2. Jonathan Cogswell 1661–1717
  3. 3. Elizabeth Wade 1650–1726
  4. 4. Sarah Noyes 1668–1742
  5. 5. William (Cogswell) Jr 1659–1708

William Cogswell's Timeline

2 Records

1619
Mar 1619
Birth of William "Willimus" Cogswell in Westbury, Wiltshire, England
Westbury, Wiltshire, England
1700
15 December 1700
Age 81
Death of William "Willimus" Cogswell in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1619
    Event Place: Westbury, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1700
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: A genealogy and history of the Hute [i e Chute] family in America : with some account of the family

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