Hester (Esther) COGSWELL

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24 August 1655 , Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

17 January 1704 , Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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William COGSWELL Susanna HAWKES

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Born: 24 August 1655 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Father: William COGSWELL

Mother: Susanna HAWKES

Paternal grandparents: John COGSWELL , Elizabeth THOMSON

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Hester (Esther) married Samuel BISHOP 10 August 1675 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Samuel BISHOP was born abt. 1644 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel died abt. 1687 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Samuel was the child of Thomas BISHOP and Margaret UNKNOWN.

Hester (Esther) married (2) Thomas BURNHAM 16 December 1689 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Thomas BURNHAM was born 19 January 1646 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas died 21 February 1728 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA. Thomas was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE.

Hester (Esther) COGSWELL died 17 January 1704 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Hester (Esther) COGSWELL married

Samuel BISHOP
Marriage date: 10 August 1675
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Samuel BISHOP was the child of Thomas BISHOP and Margaret UNKNOWN

Children of Samuel BISHOP and Hester (Esther) COGSWELL

Margaret BISHOP

Born: 17 May 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1718, Norfolk, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Ichabod GRIGGS 28 November 1701 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Samuel BISHOP

Born: 2 February 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 18 November 1760, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Sarah FOBES 2 January 1706 Place: Norwich, Connecticut, USA (Norwichtown) (Yantic) (Greeneville) (Occum) (Taftville)

Hester BISHOP

Born: 21 May 1681, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 18 November 1760,

Married: Aaron BURNHAM 4 August 1701 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas BISHOP

Born: 21 September 1683, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

John BISHOP

Born: 20 September 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 14 November 1755, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Temperance LOTHROP 22 August 1727

Hester (Esther) COGSWELL married

Thomas BURNHAM
Marriage date: 16 December 1689
Marriage place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.

Thomas BURNHAM was the child of Thomas BURNHAM and Mary LAWRENCE

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"Thomas (-1694) & 2-wf Esther-?Hester (COGSWELL) BISHOP, w Samuel; 16 Dec 1689 (1685 is wrong); Ipswich {Hammatt: Ipswich 42; Burnham (1869) 311; Bishop 9; Converse (1905) 828; Cogswell 9, 21; Essex Ant. 8:125; Andrews (1890) 182; Cushing (ms) 93; Putnam's Mag. 4:239; Tuttle xxxv; Granberry 200}"

Children of Thomas BURNHAM and Hester (Esther) COGSWELL

Joseph BURNHAM

Born: abt. 1690, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Elizabeth BURNHAM

Born: 24 March 1692, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 22 March 1752, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Susanna BURNHAM

Born: 29 January 1693, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,

Married: Daniel CORNING 12 February 1716 Place: Beverly, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas BURNHAM

Born: 9 February 1694, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 4 April 1730, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Married: Priscilla APPLETON 13 October 1718 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Benjamin BURNHAM

Born: 21 December 1696, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 15 October 1737, Norwich, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Mary KINSMAN 20 April 1727 Place: Lisbon, Connecticut, USA

Phebe BURNHAM

Born: 13 April 1700, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 12 August 1778, Ipswich, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Married: John ADAMS 1 May 1725 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Nathaniel CROSS 12 May 1732 Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1655
24 August 1655
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1675 Marriage / Partner
Hester (Esther) COGSWELL and Samuel BISHOP 10 August 1675, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 19 years old.

1675 - married Samuel Bishop
Hester Cogswell born 24 August 1655 in Ipwich married 10 August 1675 Samuel Bishop and Hester died 17 January 1704 in Ipswich

Bishop children born from 1676 to 1685: Margaret, Samuel, Hester, Thomas and John

1676 Birth of Child
Margaret BISHOP was born 17 May 1676, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 20 years old.

1678 Birth of Child
Samuel BISHOP was born 2 February 1678, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 22 years old.

1681 Birth of Child
Hester BISHOP was born 21 May 1681, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 25 years old.

1683 Birth of Child
Thomas BISHOP was born 21 September 1683, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 28 years old.

1685 Birth of Child
John BISHOP was born 20 September 1685, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 30 years old.

1689 Marriage / Partner
Hester (Esther) COGSWELL and Thomas BURNHAM 16 December 1689, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

She was 34 years old.

1692 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BURNHAM was born 24 March 1692, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 36 years old.

1693 Birth of Child
Susanna BURNHAM was born 29 January 1693, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 37 years old.

1694 Birth of Child
Thomas BURNHAM was born 9 February 1694, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 38 years old.

1696 Birth of Child
Benjamin BURNHAM was born 21 December 1696, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 41 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1700 Birth of Child
Phebe BURNHAM was born 13 April 1700, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA

Hester (Esther) was 44 years old.

1701 Marriage of Child
Hester BISHOP married 4 August 1701, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Aaron BURNHAM

1701 Marriage of Child
Margaret BISHOP married 28 November 1701, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA to Ichabod GRIGGS

Death — 1704
17 January 1704
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 48.

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