John Coggeshall, Jr.

John Coggeshall, Jr

Richest man in New England in 1820

Occupation: Merchant

Birth: 10 Sep 1776 /1777, Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, alt birthplc: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death: 23 Jun 1853, (aged 76) New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Coggeshall, b. 1758; d. 19 Jul 1830, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Mother: Abigail Haydon b. cir 1757 ; died: 2 Jul 1834

Marriage: 23 Jun 1799

Spouse: Elizabeth Brown b. 21 Oct 1780, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island; d. 31 Dec 1867 (aged 87) New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Children, all born New Bedford, Bristol,Massachusetts:

• James Coggeshall, b. 29 May 1800; d. 2 Dec 1881, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass.; m. 28 Jan 1823, Ann Wing.
• Mary B. Coggeshall, b. 14 Feb 1802; d. 13 Dec 1872, New Bedford, Mass; m. 11 Dec 1821 at New Bedford, Mass., William P. Grinnell.
• Elizabeth Coggeshall. b. 13 Mar 1804, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass; d. 22 Jul 1830.
• Emily Coggeshall, b.19 Jul 1806; m. May 1827, New Bedford, Mass, Franklin Kibby Swift.
• Samuel Brown Coggeshall (Captain) b. 11 Sep 1808; d. 19 Feb 1885, New Bedford, Mass.; m. 22 Sep 1852, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass, Ellen Chipman Welles.
• Mariah Coggeshall, b. 30 Nov 1810; d. 10 Oct 1834; m. Aug 1832, Stephen P. Hill
• Josias Hammond Coggeshall, b. 13 January 1813; d. 18 Dec 1883, St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri; m. 13 Oct 1842, Roxbury, Suffolk, Mass, Elizabeth Matilda Jones.
• Anna Frances Coggeshall, b. 5 March 1816; d. 07 Feb 1907; m. 27 Nov 1836, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass, William G. E. Pope
• Joanna Coggeshall, b. 18 Jun 1818; d. Dec 1840; m. 27 Jun 1836, New Bedford, Bristol, Mass, George J Charlton
• Caroline C Coggeshall, b. 13 Dec 1822; d. 15 Feb 1884, New Bedford, Bristol Co, Mass; m. 1) 13 Dec 1843, at New Bedford, Mass., Rufus H. Bates ; m. 2) 22 Feb 1855 at New Bedford, Mass., Theophilus Sanderson.

Burial: Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Sources:

MyHeritage Family Trees, Coggeshall Web Site, managed by Roberta Coggeshall

FamilySearch Family Tree - https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHVZ-7NH

John Coggeshall in "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7KR-LBN

"Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots"

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156966693/john-coggeshall

https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=156966693