flag female ancestor  Abigail  WISE

  (b. 20 June 1666 Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*   d. December 1729 Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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Abigail WISE was born 20 June 1666 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

Abigail WISE was the child of Joseph WISE   and   Mary THOMPSON

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Abigail  married  Adam COGSWELL 19 November 1686 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Adam COGSWELL  was born 12 January 1666 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  Adam died 8 February 1747 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.  Adam was the child of William COGSWELL and Susanna HAWKES.

Abigail WISE died December 1729 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Abigail WISE married flag male ancestor Adam COGSWELL-- Date: 19 November 1686 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Adam COGSWELL was the child of William COGSWELL and Susanna HAWKES




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birth1666 Birth
20 June 1666
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
marriage1686 Marriage / Partner
Abigail WISE and Adam COGSWELL 19 November 1686, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

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

Abigail was 21 years old.
marriage1712 Marriage of Child
Abigail COGSWELL married 29 November 1712, Essex, Massachusetts, USA to Thomas VARNEY
death1729 Death
December 1729
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

She died at the age of 63.
Added: 4/16/2025 4:24:07 PM - Updated: 4/16/2025 4:25:19 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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