Elizabeth married Freegift COGGESHALL
31 December 1684
in Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
.
The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Freegift COGGESHALL
was born
1 March 1657
in Newport, Providence Plantations.
Freegift died
27 February 1727
in Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Freegift was the child of John COGGESHALL and Patience THROCKMORTON.
Elizabeth MATTHEWS died
16 June 1748
in Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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1684 Marriage / Partner Elizabeth MATTHEWS and Freegift COGGESHALL 31 December 1684, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
1685 Birth of Child Patience COGGESHALL was born 6 December 1685, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (North Plymouth) (White Island Shores) (White Horse Beach)
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)
Prior to 1633 - New England 1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations 1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations 1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England 1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
Elizabeth
MATTHEWS
Freegift COGGESHALL
1684 Marriage / Partner
1685 Birth of Child
1721 Death of Child
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)
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