Maj John Coggeshall

Maj John Coggeshall

Minuteman, Lexington Alarm Roll

A Patriot of the American Revolution for Massachusetts with the rank of Sargent. DAR Ancestor National #: A023876

Birth: 5 Oct 1757, Newport, Rhode Island

Death: 19 Jul 1830 (aged 71–72) New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Josiah Coggeshall, b. November 1662, Portsmouth, Aquidneck County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations; d. November 13, 1766 (104) Portsmouth, Newport County, Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Mother: Sarah Rice House or Hawes, b. 1730, Province of Massachusetts

Siblings: John Coggeshall, Mary Robinson (born Coggeshall), James Coggeshall, Catherine Taber (born Coggeshall)

Spouse: Abigail Haydon b. circa 1757; d. 2 Jul 1834

Children:

• Abigail Waterman (born Coggeshall)
• Joseph Coggeshall
• John Coggeshall
• James Coggeshall
• Haydon Coggeshall
• Charles Coggeshall
• Josiah Coggeshall

Burial:

Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Sources:

The Coggeshalls in America; genealogy of the descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport... compiled by Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Rusell Coggeshall, pgs. 80, 81.

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

Maj John Coggeshall - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49574677?search=true

"Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots"

• Reference: FamilySearch Genealogy - SmartCopy: Jun 1 2023, 13:47:01 UTC