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William Cogswell 1619–1700 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1619

Birth Location: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 15 Dec 1700

Death Location: Chebacco, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Father: John Coggswell

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): Susanna Hawkes

Children(s): Jonathan Cpt., John Lt., Elisabeth Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, William Cogswell, Edmund Cogswell, Adam Cpt., Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, Anne Cogswell, Mary Cogswell, Edmund Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, Elizabeth Cogswell

The story of William Cogswell began in 1619 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England. William Cogswell married Anna Whittlesey, Susanna Hawkes, and had children including Adam Cogswell Cpt, Anne Cogswell, Edmund Cogswell, Elisabeth Cogswell, Elizabeth Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, John Cogswell, John Cogswell Lt, Jonathan Cogswell Cpt, Mary Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell. William Cogswell passed away in 1700 in Chebacco, Essex, Massachusetts, British America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cogswell began in 1619 in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England.
  • William Cogswell married Anna Whittlesey, Susanna Hawkes, and had children including Adam Cogswell Cpt, Anne Cogswell, Edmund Cogswell, Elisabeth Cogswell, Elizabeth Cogswell, Hester Cogswell, John Cogswell, John Cogswell Lt, Jonathan Cogswell Cpt, Mary Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell, Susanna Cogswell, William Cogswell.
  • William Cogswell passed away in 1700 in Chebacco, Essex, Massachusetts, British America.

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William Cogswell's Ancestors

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William Cogswell
1619–1700
Birth Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Parents
John Coggswell
1592–1669
Westbury Leigh, , Wiltshire, England
Elizabeth Thompson
1594–1676
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Alice Wilcoxe
1570–1616
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cogswell's Descendants

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William Cogswell (Mar 1619–15 Dec 1700) m. Susanna Hawkes (13 Aug 1633–5 August 1696)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Cogswell) Cpt. 1661–1717 m. Elizabeth Wainwright 1667–1723
    1. 1. Ann Cogswell 1694–1767 m. John Goodhue 1685–1773
      1. 1. Jacob Goodhue 1723–1793 m. Joanna Story 1723–1775
        1. 1. Nathaniel Goodhue 1762–1835 m. Catharine Choate 1765–1830
        2. 2. Seth Goodhue 1754–1836
        3. 3. Jonathan Goodhue 1746–1784
        4. 4. Elizabeth Goodhue 1748–1792
        5. 5. John Goodhue 1750–
        6. 6. Jacob Goodhue 1752–1781
        7. 7. John Goodhue 1756–1827
        8. 8. James Goodhue 1759–1774
        9. 9. Anna Goodhue 1764–1847
        10. 10. Martha Goodhue 1766–1847
        11. 11. Joseph Goodhue 1768–
        12. 12. John Goodhue 1750–1750
        13. 13. Jacob GOODHUE 1752–1810
        14. 14. John Goodhue 1750–1774
        15. 15. Jacob Goodhue 1752–1781
      2. 2. SARAH Sherwin 1713–1776
      3. 3. Francis Goodhue 1714–1799
      4. 4. Sarah Goodhue 1713–1776
      5. 5. Nathaniel Goodhue 1721–1728
      6. 6. Elisabeth Goodhue 1727–1738
      7. 7. John Goodhue 1731–1815
      8. 8. Jonathan Goodhue 1735–1738
      9. 9. Mary Goodhue 1729–
      10. 10. Lucy Goodhue 1725–1811
      11. 11. Anne Goodhue 1719–1787
      12. 12. John Goodhue 1717–1717
      13. 13. Elizabeth Goodhue 1719–1720
    2. 2. Jonathan Cogswell 1687–1752
    3. 3. Susanna Cogswell 1689–1769
    4. 4. Elizabeth Cogswell 1692–1775
    5. 5. Sarah Cogswell 1696–1734
    6. 6. Francis Cogswell 1698–1756
    7. 7. Lucy Cogswell 1706–1723
    8. 8. Mary Cogswell 1699–1734
  2. 2. John (Cogswell) Lt. 1665–1710
  3. 3. Elisabeth Cogswell 1650–1721
  4. 4. Hester Cogswell 1651–1706
  5. 5. William Cogswell 1659–1708
  6. 6. Edmund Cogswell 1663–1680
  7. 7. Adam (Cogswell) Cpt. 1666–1748
  8. 8. Sarah Cogswell 1668–1742
  9. 9. Susanna Cogswell 1657–1701
  10. 10. Anne Cogswell 1657–1696
  11. 11. Mary Cogswell 1650–1733
  12. 12. Edmund Cogswell 1654–1654
  13. 13. Hester Cogswell 1655–1704
  14. 14. Elizabeth Cogswell 1650–1726

William Cogswell's Timeline

2 Records

1619
Mar 1619
Birth of William Cogswell in Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England
1700
15 Dec 1700
Age 81
Death of William Cogswell in Chebacco, Essex, Massachusetts, British America
Chebacco, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1619
    Event Place: Westbury Leigh, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Paine ancestry : the family of Robert Treat Paine, signer of the Declaration of Independence, including maternal lines

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1700
    Event Place: Chebacco, Essex, Massachusetts, British America

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