Peleg
COLE
(b.
11 November 1756
,
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
d.
28 February 1844
,
Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
)
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Peleg COLE was born 11 November 1756 in Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Peleg COLE was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Peleg married Mary SALISBURY abt. 1776 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Mary SALISBURY was born 9 June 1756 in Scituate, Rhode Island, USA (North Scituate). Mary died 27 January 1839 in Rome, Lenawee, Michigan, USA. Mary was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Martha COLE.
Peleg COLE died 28 February 1844 in Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA.
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Family and Children of Peleg COLE
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Mary SALISBURY-- Date: abt. 1776 Place:
Mary SALISBURY was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Martha COLE
Children of Peleg COLE and Mary SALISBURY:
Susanna COLE (b.5 June 1778, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Sybel COLE (b.21 May 1780, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , )
Gardner COLE (b.18 April 1782, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1783, Kingsbury, Crown Colony of New York)
Enfield N COLE (b.31 May 1791, Pownal, Vermont, USA d. 27 April 1852, Bethel, Branch, Michigan, USA)
m. Caleb N BATES 1809 in Otsego, New York, USA (Cooperstown)
Winslow COLE (b.abt. 1793, , Vermont, USA d. 5 May 1873, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA)
m. Diadema GALLAP 1821
m. Betsey MEYERS 1833 in , New York, USA
Betsy COLE (b.abt. 1796, , New York, USA d. 16 June 1893, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA)
m. Daniel Elias SHERMAN 1828
Priscilla COLE (b.4 December 1801, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, USA d. 4 March 1893, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA)
m. Daniel BATES 11 October 1818
Lucinda COLE (b.13 February 1808, , New York, USA d. 1 September 1851, Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, USA)
m. Benjamin H BATES 1831 in , New York, USA
Mary SALISBURY-- Date: abt. 1776 Place: Mary SALISBURY was the child of Ephraim SALISBURY and Martha COLE
Children of Peleg COLE and Mary SALISBURY:
Susanna COLE (b.5 June 1778, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Sybel COLE (b.21 May 1780, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. , ) Gardner COLE (b.18 April 1782, Foster, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. abt. 1783, Kingsbury, Crown Colony of New York) Enfield N COLE (b.31 May 1791, Pownal, Vermont, USA d. 27 April 1852, Bethel, Branch, Michigan, USA)m. Caleb N BATES 1809 in Otsego, New York, USA (Cooperstown)
Winslow COLE (b.abt. 1793, , Vermont, USA d. 5 May 1873, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA)m. Diadema GALLAP 1821
m. Betsey MEYERS 1833 in , New York, USA
Betsy COLE (b.abt. 1796, , New York, USA d. 16 June 1893, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA)m. Daniel Elias SHERMAN 1828
Priscilla COLE (b.4 December 1801, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, USA d. 4 March 1893, Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA)m. Daniel BATES 11 October 1818
Lucinda COLE (b.13 February 1808, , New York, USA d. 1 September 1851, Ovid Township, Branch, Michigan, USA)m. Benjamin H BATES 1831 in , New York, USA
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1756 Birth 11 November 1756
Swansea, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1778 Birth of ChildSusanna COLE was born 5 June 1778, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)
Peleg was 21 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildSybel COLE was born 21 May 1780, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)
Peleg was 23 years old.
1782 Birth of ChildGardner COLE was born 18 April 1782, Foster, Rhode Island, USA (North Foster)
Peleg was 25 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 Birth of ChildEnfield N COLE was born 31 May 1791, Pownal, Vermont, USA (North, Center)
Peleg was 34 years old.
1801 Birth of ChildPriscilla COLE was born 4 December 1801, New Lisbon, Otsego, New York, USA
Peleg was 45 years old.
1808 Birth of ChildLucinda COLE was born 13 February 1808, , New York, USA
Peleg was 51 years old.
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1839 Death of Spouse/PartnerMary SALISBURY died 27 January 1839, Rome, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West. 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1844 Death 28 February 1844
Rome Township, Lenawee, Michigan, USA
He died at the age of 87.
Added: 8/14/2026 10:59:21 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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