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Benjamin Coggeshall

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Portsmouth, Newport, RI, United States
Death: after January 1786
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Immediate Family:

Son of John Coggeshall and Mary Coggeshall
Husband of Elizabeth Coggeshall and Comfort Matteson - Coggeshall
Father of Mary Treadwell; John Coggeshell; Caleb Coggeshell; Archibald Coggeshell; Daniel Coggeshell and 3 others
Brother of Mary Weaver; Rebecca Wood; Hannah Weaver; John Coggeshall, Jr.; Joseph Coggeshall and 6 others

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About Benjamin Coggeshall

Benjamin Coggeshall

  • Born 1712 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Died after Jan 1786 in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States Son of John Coggeshall and Mary (Stanton) Coggeshall
  • Brother of Mary (Coggeshall) Weaver, John Coggeshall, Hannah Coggeshall, Rebecca (Coggeshall) Wood, Avis (Coggeshall) Weaver, Joseph Coggeshall, Mercy Mary (Coggeshall) Fish, Joshua Coggeshall, Humility Coggeshall and Caleb Coggeshall
  • Husband of Elizabeth (Dunlap) Coggeshall — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
  • Husband of Comfort (Pearce) Coggeshall — married 1 Jun 1758 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island
  • Father of Mary (Coggeshall) Treadwell, John Coggeshall, Sarah (Coggeshall) Treadwell, Archibald Coggeshall, Caleb Coggeshall, Dunlap Coggeshall, Daniel Coggeshall, Henry Coggeshall, Charles Coggeshall and Pearce Coggeshall

Biography

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2006) Vol. 160, Page 91-5. Page 87:

He "is said to have been born at Portsmouth, Rhode Island, and is said to have died at Stratford where he spent much of his life... He should not be confused with ... Benjamin5 Coggesshall (John4, Joshua3-2, John1) of East Greenwich, Rhode Island."

References

  • https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Coggeshall-217 cites
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38012942/john-coggeshall
  • Call Number: RI 929.1 RHO; Title: Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Author: Jane Fletcher Fiske, F.A.S.G.; Publication: The Family of Giles(2) Slocum of Dartmouth, Mass., and Newport, RI: A corrected Account Based on New Evidence. Abbreviation: Rhode Island Roots, Vol.19, #1, March 1993; Note: NS308493; Source Media Type: Book; Master Listing Source: Y
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
  • Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
  • Bambert, Cherry Fletcher. Comfort (Pearce) (Mathewson) Coggeshall and Her Children, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2006) Vol. 160, Page 91-5.
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Benjamin Coggeshall's Timeline

1712
1712
Portsmouth, Newport, RI, United States
1736
May 4, 1736
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut Colony
1737
July 28, 1737
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1739
April 8, 1739
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1741
January 16, 1741
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1743
July 6, 1743
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1747
June 12, 1747
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1749
May 28, 1749
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA