flag male ancestor  Adam  COGSWELL

  (b. 12 January 1666 Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 8 February 1747 Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Adam COGSWELL was born 12 January 1666 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Adam COGSWELL was the child of William COGSWELL   and   Susanna HAWKES and the grandchild of: (paternal)  John COGSWELL and Elizabeth THOMSON

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Adam  married  Abigail WISE 19 November 1686 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Abigail WISE  was born 20 June 1666 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*.  Abigail died December 1729 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  Abigail was the child of Joseph WISE and Mary THOMPSON.

Adam COGSWELL died 8 February 1747 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Adam COGSWELL married flag female ancestor Abigail WISE-- Date: 19 November 1686 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Abigail WISE was the child of Joseph WISE and Mary THOMPSON




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birth1666 Birth
12 January 1666
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1686 Marriage / Partner
Adam COGSWELL and Abigail WISE 19 November 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

He was 20 years old.
1688 Birth of Child
Abigail COGSWELL was born 21 March 1688, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Adam was 22 years old.
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Abigail COGSWELL married 29 November 1712, Essex, Massachusetts, USA to Thomas VARNEY
1729 Death of Spouse/Partner
Abigail WISE died December 1729, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
1738 Death of Child
Abigail COGSWELL died 5 September 1738, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Adam was 72 years old.
death1747 Death
8 February 1747
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 81.
Added: 4/16/2025 4:23:47 PM - Updated: 4/16/2025 4:26:18 PM
Did You Know?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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