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William Cogswell 1774–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1774

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

Death Date: 4 May 1778

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Cogswell

Mother: Abigail Dawes

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In 1774, William Cogswell entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to William Cogswell And Abigail Dawes. William Cogswell passed away in 1778 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1774, William Cogswell entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America, born to William Cogswell And Abigail Dawes.
  • William Cogswell passed away in 1778 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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William Cogswell's Ancestors

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William Cogswell
1774–1778
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Parents
William Cogswell
1750–1823
Chebacco, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Abigail Dawes
1752–1833
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Grandparents
Francis Cogswell
1698–1756
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Elizabeth Rogers
1707–1782
Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
William Dawes
1719–1802
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Lydia Boone
1718–1760
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Cpt.
1661–1717
Elizabeth Wainwright
1667–1723
John Rev.
1666–1745
Martha Whittingham
1673–1759
Nicholas Boone
1679–1738
Hannah Flood
1683–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cogswell
1618–1700
Susanna Hawkes
1633–1696
Francis Col.
–1708
Phillipa Sewell
–1669
Nicholas Sr
1640–1690
Elizabeth Linsford
1649–1697

William Cogswell's Timeline

2 Records

1774
24 Mar 1774
Birth of William Cogswell in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
1778
4 May 1778
Age 4
Death of William Cogswell in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1774
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, English Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 May 1778
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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