Joel Henry COGGESHALL

Born

22 July 1853 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

6 November 1922 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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Born: 22 July 1853 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Parents of Joel Henry COGGESHALL

Father

Abner COGGESHALL

Mother

Elizabeth ALBERT

Grandparents of Joel Henry COGGESHALL

Paternal grandparents

John COGGESHALL Ruth DEVOL

Maternal grandparents

Joel ALBERT Ruth SIMMONS

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joel Henry married Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY 20 March 1890 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY was born 5 February 1853 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" died 15 March 1907 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" was the child of William B GRAY and Mary WOODMAN.

Joel Henry COGGESHALL died 6 November 1922 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Joel Henry COGGESHALL

Joel Henry COGGESHALL married

Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY
Marriage date: 20 March 1890
Marriage place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
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Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY was the child of William B GRAY and Mary WOODMAN

Marriage notes:

Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

groom's name: Joel Henry Coggeshall

groom's birth date: 1854

groom's birthplace:

groom's age: 36

bride's name: Elizabeth Gray

bride's birth date: 1855

bride's birthplace:

bride's age: 35

marriage date: 20 Mar 1890

marriage place: Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island

groom's father's name: Abner Coggeshall

groom's mother's name: Elizabeth Albert

bride's father's name: Wm. B. Gray

bride's mother's name: Mary Woodman

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indexing project (batch) number: I09357-8

system origin: Rhode Island-EASy

source film number: 913055

reference number: 98

Children of Joel Henry COGGESHALL and Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY

Mary Lida COGGESHALL

Born: 5 August 1890, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1853
22 July 1853
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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.

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.

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.

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

1880 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Geo. Henry Coggeshall
Residence: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
birthdate: 1854
birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
relationship to head: Son
spouse's Name:
spouse's birthPlace:
father's Name:
father's birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
mother's Name: Elizabeth Coggeshall
mother's birthPlace: Rhode Island, United States
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
Gender: Male
martial status: Single
age (expanded): 26 years
Occupation: Farm Laborer
nara Film Number: T9-1210
pAge: 94
page character: A
entry number: 4136
Film Number: 1255210
Household Gender Age
parent Elizabeth Coggeshall F 67
Abner Coggeshall M 33
Frank Coggeshall M 31
Geo. Henry Coggeshall M 26
Caroline Wilbur F 42
Cora E. Wilbur F 10
Joseph G. Wilbur M 8

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1890 Marriage / Partner
Joel Henry COGGESHALL and Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY 20 March 1890, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 36 years old.

1890 Birth of Child
Mary Lida COGGESHALL was born 5 August 1890, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Joel Henry was 37 years old.

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.

1900 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Joel Coggeshall
titles:
Residence: Tiverton town (north side), Newport, Rhode Island
Birth Date: Jul 1853
birthPlace: Rhode Island
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse Name: Lizzie R Coggeshall
spouse titles:
spouse birth Place: Rhode Island
father Name:
father titles:
father birthPlace: Rhode Island
mother Name:
mother titles:
mother birthPlace: Rhode Island
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name:
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 10
estimated marriage year: 1890
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0229
Sheet Number and Letter: 13B
Household ID: 296
reference number: 78
gsu Film Number: 1241505
Image Number: 00690
Household Gender Age
Joel Coggeshall M
spouse Lizzie R Coggeshall F
child Frederick Coggeshall M
child Mary L Coggeshall F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

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.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth Russel "Lizzie" GRAY died 15 March 1907, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Joel H Coggeshall
Residence: Tiverton, E.D. 079, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 61
estimated Birth Date: 1854
place of birth: U S
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
place of birth: father: U S
place of birth: mother: U S
page number: O
Line Number: 16
gsu Film Number: 1769154

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1915 Rhode Island State Census
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1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1922 Death

Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
Name: Joel H. Coggeshall
Gender: Male
burial date:
burial Place:
Death Date: 06 Nov 1922
death Place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 69
Birth Date: 1853
birthPlace:
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Marital Status: Married
spouse's Name: Elizabeth R. Gray
father's Name: Abner Coggeshall
father's birthPlace:
mother's Name: Elizabeth Albert
mother's birthPlace:
indexing project (batch) number: B03093-7
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source Film Number: 1939718
reference number: 198

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