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William Cogswell 1747–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Aug 1747

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

Death Date: 1831

Death Location: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Cogswell

Mother: Mary Cogswell

Spouse(s): Lucretia Burnham

Children(s): Lucretia Cogswell, William Jr., Zacheus Sr., Epes Cogswell, Frances Cogswell, Polly Cogswell

The story of William Cogswell began in 1747 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America. In 1790, William Cogswell resided in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. William Cogswell married Lucretia Burnham, and had children including Epes Cogswell, Frances Cogswell, Lucretia Cogswell, Polly Cogswell, William Cogswell Jr, Zacheus Cogswell Sr. William Cogswell passed away in 1831 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cogswell began in 1747 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America.
  • In 1790, William Cogswell resided in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Cogswell married Lucretia Burnham, and had children including Epes Cogswell, Frances Cogswell, Lucretia Cogswell, Polly Cogswell, William Cogswell Jr, Zacheus Cogswell Sr.
  • William Cogswell passed away in 1831 in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cogswell
1717–1776
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
JC
Mary Cogswell
1723–1784
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
MC

Spouses(s)

Lucretia Burnham
1748–1836
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
LB

Children(s)

Lucretia Cogswell
1781–1848
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
LC
William Jr.
1772–1829
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
WJ
Zacheus Sr.
1773–1842
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
ZS
Epes Cogswell
1775–1868
Birth Location: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
EC
Frances Cogswell
1778–1809
Birth Location: Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
FC
Polly Cogswell
1779–1806
Birth Location: Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
PC

William Cogswell's Ancestors

Self
William Cogswell
1747–1831
Birth Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Parents
John Cogswell
1717–1776
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Mary Cogswell
1723–1784
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Grandparents
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
William (Cogswell) Sr.
1694–1762
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Mary Cogswell
1699–1734
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
Great-Grandparents
John III
1650–1724
Margaret Gifford
1653–1748
John Browne
1644–1727
Hannah Collins
1646–1727
John Lt.
1666–1710
Hannah Goodhue
1673–1742
Jonathan Cpt.
1661–1717
Elizabeth Wainwright
1667–1723
2nd-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
William Cogswell
1618–1700
Susanna Hawkes
1633–1696
William Goodhue
1645–1712
Hannah Dane
1648–1711
William Cogswell
1618–1700
Susanna Hawkes
1633–1696
Francis Col.
–1708
Phillipa Sewell
–1669

William Cogswell's Descendants

1.
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William Cogswell (7 Aug 1747–1831) m. Lucretia Burnham (24 Feb 1748–6 Oct 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
        1. 1. Arthur (Herbert) Choate 1880–1951 m. Elizabeth (Knowles) Robertson 1881–1937 m. Edith (Abbie) Killam 1884–1969
        2. 2. Nellie (Bernice) Choate 1878–1970 m. Ernest (Morgan) Holder 1876–1926
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Augusta) Choate 1886–1981 m. Sydney Cassey 1882–1963
      2. 2. Charles (Augustus) Choate 1846–1924 m. Annie (Franklin) Bowden 1852–1900
        1. 1. Nancy Choate 1889–
        2. 2. John (Ragland) Choate 1885–1940
        3. 3. Francis (Howard) Choate 1877–1887
        4. 4. Mary (Demaris) Choate 1872–1879
        5. 5. Miriam (Louisa) Choate 1870–1963
      3. 3. Alfred (Burleigh) Choate 1843–1880 m. Catherine ("Kate") Moulton 1843–
        1. 1. Charles (Irving) Choate 1866–1942 m. Janette (Grace) Eastman 1859–1948
      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
        1. 1. Walter (Henry) Choate 1861–
      4. 4. George (Denison) Choate 1833–1909 m. Clara (E) Childs 1850–
        1. 1. George (Willie) Choate 1872–1873
        2. 2. George (Warren) Choate 1876–
    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

William Cogswell's Timeline

10 Records

1747
7 Aug 1747
Birth of William Cogswell in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1747
2 Aug 1747
William Cogswell was baptized in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
1790
1790
Age 43
William Cogswell resided here in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1800
1800
Age 53
William Cogswell resided here in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
1810
1810
Age 63
William Cogswell resided here in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1820
1820
Age 73
William Cogswell resided here in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1830
1830
Age 83
William Cogswell resided here in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1831
3 Feb 1831
Age 84
Death of William Cogswell in Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1831
1831
Age 84
Burial of William Cogswell in Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1831
12 Jan 1831
Age 84
William Cogswell - Probate in Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1747
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [3] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1747
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colony
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 295; Image: 333; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 14; Page: 586; Image: 296; Family History Library Film: 205613

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts; Roll: 18; Page: 65; Image: 00071; Family History Library Film: 0205626

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts; Page: 220; NARA Roll: M33_49; Image: 182

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830; Census Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts; Series: M19; Roll: 61; Page: 534; Family History Library Film: 0337919

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Chebacco Parish, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [3] Essex, Massachusetts Probate Records
    [4] New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County); Probate Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Essex, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1831
    Event Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source: New Hampshire, Wills and Probate Records, Author: New Hampshire. Probate Court (Rockingham County); Probate Place: Rockingham, New Hampshire
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