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William Cogswell 1734–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 December 1734

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

Death Date: 19 February 1786

Death Location: New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Edward Cogswell

Mother: Hannah Brown

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In 1734, William Cogswell entered the world in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Edward Cogswell And Hannah Brown. William Cogswell passed away in 1786 in New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1734, William Cogswell entered the world in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Edward Cogswell And Hannah Brown.
  • William Cogswell passed away in 1786 in New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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William Cogswell's Ancestors

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William Cogswell
1734–1786
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Edward Cogswell
1686–1773
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Brown
1691–1771
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
William Cogswell
1659–1708
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Martha Emerson
1662–1706
Gloucester, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nathaniel Brown
1645–1717
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Judith Perkins
1655–1743
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Perkins
1624–1699
Elizabeth Whipple
1627–1685
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Elder
1588–1647
Ann Hawkins
1590–1643

William Cogswell's Timeline

2 Records

1734
22 December 1734
Birth of William Cogswell in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1786
19 February 1786
Age 52
Death of William Cogswell
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 December 1734
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 February 1786
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Preston, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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