William
COGSWELL
(b.
22 December 1734
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
19 February 1786
,
Washington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
)
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William COGSWELL was born 22 December 1734 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
William COGSWELL was the child of Edward COGSWELL and Hannah BROWN and the grandchild of: (paternal) William COGSWELL and Martha EMERSON (maternal) Nathaniel BROWN (BROWNE) and Judith PERKINSWilliam COGSWELL died 19 February 1786 in Washington, Crown Colony of Connecticut .
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Postcards and Memories of Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1734 Birth 22 December 1734
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Death 19 February 1786
Washington, Crown Colony of Connecticut
He died at the age of 51.
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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