Nathaniel
COGSWELL
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Born: 13 February 1714 in Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Nathaniel COGSWELL died 4 November 1810 in Griswold, Connecticut, USA .
m. Eunice Dana
m. Bridget Cleaveland
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Birth — 171413 February 1714
Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Name: Nathaniel Cogswell
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 04 Nov 1810
Death Place: Griswold, Connecticut
Age: 96
Birth Date: 1714
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B03289-9
System Origin: Connecticut-EASy
GS Film number: 3107
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'Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934,' database, FamilySearch : 3 December 2014
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Last updated: 2/21/2025 10:38:39 AM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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