John
COGGESHALL
(b.
9 December 1601
,
England
d.
27 November 1647
,
Newport, Providence Plantations
)
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John COGGESHALL was born 9 December 1601 in England
John COGGESHALL was the child of ? and ?John was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1632.
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John married Mary GOULD? . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Mary GOULD? was born abt. 1604 in England (United Kingdom). Mary died 8 November 1684 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.
John COGGESHALL died 27 November 1647 in Newport, Providence Plantations.
Colonial President (Governor). "Chosen moderator of the first meeting under the charter for the colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and then at the same meeting elected president, May 1647." (From Great Migration Begins) He was buried on his own land in Newport, where his descendants have erected a monument to his memory, and enclosed the little family burial ground with a neat and substantial stone wall. It is situated on Coggeshall Avenue, near Victoria Avenue.
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John COGGESHALL was a one of the Founding Fathers of the State of Rhode Island.
John COGGESHALL was a one of the Founding Fathers of the State of Rhode Island.
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John COGGESHALL (b.abt. 1620, , England d. 1 October 1708, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
m. Elizabeth BAULSTON 17 June 1647 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
m. Patience THROCKMORTON December 1655 in , Rhode Island, USA
m. Mary HEDGE 1 October 1679 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)
Joshua COGGESHALL (b.abt. 1623, , England d. 1 May 1688, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England)
m. Joan (Joane) WEST 22 December 1652 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Ann COGGESHALL (b.abt. 1626, , England d. 6 March 1687, Newport, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England)
Mary COGGESHALL (b.22 June 1628, Halsted, Essex, England d. 19 December 1684, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
Mary GOULD?-- Place: Children of John COGGESHALL and Mary GOULD?:
John COGGESHALL (b.abt. 1620, , England d. 1 October 1708, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)m. Elizabeth BAULSTON 17 June 1647 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
m. Patience THROCKMORTON December 1655 in , Rhode Island, USA
m. Mary HEDGE 1 October 1679 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts, USA (South Yarmouth) (West Yarmouth) (Yarmouth Port)
Joshua COGGESHALL (b.abt. 1623, , England d. 1 May 1688, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England)m. Joan (Joane) WEST 22 December 1652 in Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Ann COGGESHALL (b.abt. 1626, , England d. 6 March 1687, Newport, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England) Mary COGGESHALL (b.22 June 1628, Halsted, Essex, England d. 19 December 1684, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations)
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1601 Birth 9 December 1601
England
Title The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 73
Authors Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Publisher The Society, 1919
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 31, 2008
Pages 29-31
Title The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 73
Authors Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Publisher The Society, 1919
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 31, 2008
Pages 29-31
Title The New England historical and genealogical register, Volume 73
Authors Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters, New England Historic Genealogical Society
Publisher The Society, 1919
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 31, 2008
Pages 29-31
1628 Birth of ChildMary COGGESHALL was born 22 June 1628, Halsted, Essex, England
John was 26 years old.
Grave
Inscription:
HERE LYETH Ye BODY OF JOHN COGGESHALL SENr, ESQ, WHO DECEACED PRESIDENT OF THIS COLONY Ye 27th OF NOUEMBr 1647 AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
Coggeshall Cemetery Coggeshall Ave. Newport Newport County Rhode Island USA
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1647 Death 27 November 1647
Newport, Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 45.
John is buried at: Coggeshall Cemetery Coggeshall Ave. Newport Newport County Rhode Island USA
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