John
COGSWELL
(b.
5 April 1721
,
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
9 September 1787
,
Ipswich, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
)
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John COGSWELL was born 5 April 1721 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
John 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 PERKINSJohn COGSWELL died 9 September 1787 in Ipswich, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay.
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1721 Birth 5 April 1721
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1787 Death 9 September 1787
Ipswich, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
He died at the age of 66.
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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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