Benjamin Cogswell, twin

Benjamin Cogswell, twin brother to Joseph, was born on 1 July 1730 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut to Joshua Cogswell (about 1690- ) and Mary Unknown (about 1700- ) as the fourth of five children.

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Benjamin Coggeshall formerly Cogswell

Born 1 Jul 1730 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Son of Joshua Cogswell and [mother unknown]

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Husband of Zerviah (Thompson) Coggeshall — married about 25 Dec 1751 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut

Husband of Lois (Unknown) Coggeshall — married after 1801 in Connecticut, United States

Father of James Coggeshall, Amos (Cogswell) Coggeshall, Benjamin Cogswell Jr., Nathan Cogswell and John (Cogswell) Coggeshall

Died 29 Mar 1826 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, United States

Profile last modified 12 Mar 2020 | Created 23 Jan 2016

Biography

Birth

Benjamin Cogswell, twin brother to Joseph, was born on 1 July 1730 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut to Joshua Cogswell (about 1690- ) and Mary Unknown (about 1700- ) as the fourth of five children.

Siblings

Joshua Cogswell Jr. born 15 July 1726 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. He died on 27 October 1799 in Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. Peter Cogswell born 12 June 1728 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. He married Abigail Lee. Peter died on 10 August 1817 in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States. Joseph Cogswell, twin of Benjamin, born 1 July 1730 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. Joseph died in about 1763. Elizabeth Cogswell born 29 March 1733 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. She married Daniel Baldwin on 26 January 1749 in Lebanon, Tolland, Connecticut. Marriage

Benjamin married Zerviah Thompson (1729-1800) on 25 December 1751 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut.

Sources

1790 United States Federal Census in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. [1] 1800 United States Federal Census in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. No date. Zerviah may or may not be on this census. [2] 1810 United States Federal Census in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut.[3] Connecticut Deaths and Burials for Benjamin Cogswell age 98, died on 29 Mar 1826 in Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut. Jameson, Ephraim Orcutt. The Cogswells in America. Boston, MA: A. Mudge & son, about 1884. Page 125. Footnotes

↑ 1790: Tally only for Benjamin Cogswell with a total of 7 persons in his household. 1 male under 16; 2 males 16 and over; 4 females. ↑ 1800: Coggswell, Benjn. Tally only with a total of 3 persons in the household. 1 male 10-15; 1 male 45 and over 1 female 45 and over. ↑ 1810: Cogswell, Benjamin. Tally only with a total of 8 in his household. 2 males under 10; 1 male 45 and over; 2 females under 10; 1 female 10 thru 15; 1 female 26 thru 44; 1 female 45 and over. From behind the ancestry.com subscription wall:

Sons of the American Revolution Applications, 1940 (George H. Cogswell)