Asa COGGESHALL

Born

September 1841 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

5 September 1907 , Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Asa married Lucy Fish CARR 28 October 1866 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Lucy Fish CARR was born abt. 1846 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA. Lucy Fish died abt. 1937 Lucy Fish was the child of Job Richmond CARR and Eleanor FISH .

Parents & Family of Asa COGGESHALL

Parents of Asa COGGESHALL

Father

Abner COGGESHALL

Mother

Elizabeth ALBERT

Grandparents of Asa COGGESHALL

Paternal grandparents

John COGGESHALL Ruth DEVOL

Maternal grandparents

Joel ALBERT Ruth SIMMONS

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Asa COGGESHALL

Asa COGGESHALL married

Lucy Fish CARR
Marriage date: 28 October 1866
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Lucy Fish CARR was the child of Job Richmond CARR and Eleanor FISH

Children of Asa COGGESHALL and Lucy Fish CARR

Ellen Frances "Nellie" COGGESHALL

Born: 24 May 1866, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 2 December 1921, Sagadahoc County, Maine, USA

Grace Edna COGGESHALL

Born: 16 September 1870, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 3 October 1920, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

William Henry COGGESHALL

Born: 3 July 1878, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 3 May 1932, Burrillville, Rhode Island, USA

Eugene Lamont COGGESHALL

Born: 12 September 1880, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 17 September 1923, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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Birth — 1841
September 1841
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Asa Cogshall
Residence: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 8 years
calculated Birth Year: 1842
birthPlace: Rhode Island
Gender: Male
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Film Number: 22265
digital gs number: 4191657
Image Number: 00456
Line Number: 26
dwelling house number: 146
family number: 152
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Household Gender Age
Abner Cogshall M 58y
Elizabeth Cogshall F 37y
Caroline Albert F 12y
Asa Cogshall M 8y
Mary E Cogshall F 6y
Ellen F Cogshall F 5y
Abner Cogshall M 2y
George F Cogshall M 1y

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1866 Marriage / Partner
Asa COGGESHALL and Lucy Fish CARR 28 October 1866, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

He was 25 years old.

1866 Birth of Child
Ellen Frances "Nellie" COGGESHALL was born 24 May 1866, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Asa was 24 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1870 Birth of Child
Grace Edna COGGESHALL was born 16 September 1870, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Asa was 29 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 Birth of Child
William Henry COGGESHALL was born 3 July 1878, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Asa was 36 years old.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Asa Coggeshall
Residence: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island
birthdate: 1842
birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
relationship to head: Self
spouse's Name: Lucy F. Coggeshall
spouse's birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
mother's Name:
mother's birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 38 years
Occupation: Farm Laborer
nara Film Number: T9-1210
pAge: 57
page character: B
entry number: 835
Film Number: 1255210
Household Gender Age
Asa Coggeshall M 38
spouse Lucy F. Coggeshall F 33
child Ellen F. Coggeshall F 13
child Grace E. Coggeshall F 9
child William H. Coggeshall M 2

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1880 Birth of Child
Eugene Lamont COGGESHALL was born 12 September 1880, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Asa was 39 years old.

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1905 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Asa Coggeshall
Residence: Portsmouth, E.D. 0248, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 63
Gender: Male
race or color: White
Marital Status: Married
Birth Date: Sep 1841
birthPlace: Tiverton Rhode Island
father's birthPlace: Ireland
mother's birthPlace: Ireland
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
number of family in the order of visitation: 461
number in this family: 3
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number of these children living june 1, 1905:
Digital Folder Number: 4493326
Image Number: 01385
Film Number: 2166713

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1905 Rhode Island State Census
Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org: How to Find Your Family History on the World's Largest Free Genealogy Website

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907 Death

Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Name: Asa B Coggeshall
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 05 Sep 1907
death Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Age: 65
Birth Date: 1842
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father's Name: Abner Coggeshall
father's birthPlace:
mother's Name: Elizabeth
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indexing project (batch) number: I09336-7
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source Film Number: 1906751
reference number: p 135

Source / record details
familysearch.org (Mormon Genealogy Records)
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