David A COGGESHALL

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May 1820 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

10 September 1909 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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Abner COGGESHALL Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL)

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Born: May 1820 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Abner COGGESHALL

Mother: Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL)

Paternal grandparents: John COGGESHALL , Ruth DEVOL

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David A married Julia Ann DURFEE 14 February 1846 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Julia Ann DURFEE was born September 2, 1828 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Julia Ann died January 25, 1905 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point). Julia Ann was the child of Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Pamelia FRANCIS.

David A COGGESHALL died 10 September 1909 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Julia Ann DURFEE
Marriage date: 14 February 1846
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Source: Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850

Julia Ann DURFEE was the child of Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Pamelia FRANCIS

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1846 DURFEE DURFEE Julia, Ann, and David Coggeshall, Feb. 14, 1846. 3 165 Marriage Portsmouth

Groom's Name: David Coggeshall

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Bride's Name: Julia Ann Durfee

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Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1846

Marriage Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island

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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09426-2

Syst Origin: Rhode Island-EASy

Source Film Number: 946795

Reference Number: p 165

Collection: Rhode Island Marriages, 1724-1916

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Children of David A COGGESHALL and Julia Ann DURFEE

Phebe Ann COGGESHALL

Born: 25 August 1848, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 9 April 1895, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Leander W FRANKLIN 21 October 1869 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Abner A COGGESHALL

Born: May 1850, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1924, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Mary Jane WOOD 5 September 1882 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Susannah Adelaide LAKE 4 October 1913 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Lydia Parmelia COGGESHALL

Born: 12 October 1855, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 14 April 1930, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA

Married: George A COOK 1872 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Julia COGGESHALL

Born: November 1855, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 26 June 1936, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Arthur Sumner PRESBREY 9 February 1881 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Margaret Ella COGGESHALL

Born: 27 January 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 14 April 1926,

Married: John Abner LAWTON 22 September 1876 Place: Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Gideon G COGGESHALL

Born: 12 February 1859, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 7 May 1940, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Hannah M REYNOLDS 28 November 1883 Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Cynthia Gifford COGGESHALL

Born: 14 June 1861, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 18 February 1904, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Joseph D DURFEE 1873 Place: , Rhode Island, USA

David Adam COGGESHALL

Born: 22 November 1864, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 10 February 1946, Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Anna King TRIPP 1885

William Thomas COGGESHALL

Born: 19 April 1867, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 29 December 1868, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

William Thomas F COGGESHALL

Born: 2 February 1870, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 29 September 1884, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

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TITLE THE DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS DURFEE OF PORTSMOUTH, R.I.
AUTHOR WILLIAM FIELD REED
PUBLISHER GIBSON BROS., PRINTERS, 1905
ITEM NOTES V. 2
ORIGINAL FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY
DIGITIZED JAN 31, 2008
PAGE 357

Birth — 1820
May 1820
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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

1846 Marriage / Partner
David A COGGESHALL and Julia Ann DURFEE 14 February 1846, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

He was 25 years old.

1848 Birth of Child
Phebe Ann COGGESHALL was born 25 August 1848, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

David A was 28 years old.

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

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Birth of Child
Abner A COGGESHALL was born May 1850, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

David A was 30 years old.

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Birth of Child
Lydia Parmelia COGGESHALL was born 12 October 1855, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 35 years old.

1855 Birth of Child
Julia COGGESHALL was born November 1855, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 35 years old.

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

1857 Birth of Child
Margaret Ella COGGESHALL was born 27 January 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 36 years old.

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

1859 Birth of Child
Gideon G COGGESHALL was born 12 February 1859, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 38 years old.

1860 - Tiverton, Rhode Island

Name: David Coggshall
[David Coggeshall]
Age: 37
Birth Year: abt 1823
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Home in 1860: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Post Office: Tiverton
Dwelling Number: 91
Family Number: 116
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Name Age
David Coggshall 37
Julia A Coggshall 33
Phebe A Coggshall 11
Abner Coggshall 9
Lydia Coggshall 7
Julia A Coggshall 6
Ella Coggshall 4
Gideon Coggshall 1

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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

1861 Birth of Child
Cynthia Gifford COGGESHALL was born 14 June 1861, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 41 years old.

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)

1864 Birth of Child
David Adam COGGESHALL was born 22 November 1864, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 44 years old.

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.

1867 Birth of Child
William Thomas COGGESHALL was born 19 April 1867, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 46 years old.

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

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

1868 Death of Child
William Thomas COGGESHALL died 29 December 1868, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 48 years old.

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

1869 Marriage of Child
Phebe Ann COGGESHALL married 21 October 1869, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA to Leander W FRANKLIN

1870 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: David Coggeshall
Age in 1870: 47
Birth Year: abt 1823
BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Dwelling Number: 269
Home in 1870: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Farmer
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Real Estate Value: 400
Inferred Spouse: Julia A Coggeshall
Inferred Children: Abner A Coggeshall
Lydia F Coggeshall
Julia M Coggeshall
Ella M Coggeshall
Gideon G Coggeshall
Cynthia Coggeshall
David A Coggeshall
Willie T Coggeshall
Household Members:
Name Age
David Coggeshall 47
Julia A Coggeshall 41
Abner A Coggeshall 20
Lydia F Coggeshall 18
Julia M Coggeshall 15
Ella M Coggeshall 13
Gideon G Coggeshall 11
Cynthia Coggeshall 9
David A Coggeshall 5
Willie T Coggeshall 4/ 12

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1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 Birth of Child
William Thomas F COGGESHALL was born 2 February 1870, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 49 years old.

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.

1876 Marriage of Child
Margaret Ella COGGESHALL married 22 September 1876, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to John Abner LAWTON

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

David COGGESHALL, Self, M, Male, W, 56, b. RI, Farmer, parents b. RI
Julia A. COGGESHALL, Wife, M, Female, W, 51, b. RI, Keeping House, parents b. RI
Abner COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 30, b. MA, Fisherman
Gideon G. COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 21, b. RI, Fisherman
David Adam COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 14, b. RI, At Home
Wm. Thomas COGGESHALL, Son, S, Male, W, 10, b. RI, Attends School

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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 Marriage of Child
Julia COGGESHALL married 9 February 1881, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA to Arthur Sumner PRESBREY

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.

1882 Marriage of Child
Abner A COGGESHALL married 5 September 1882, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA to Mary Jane WOOD

1883 Marriage of Child
Gideon G COGGESHALL married 28 November 1883, Westport, Massachusetts, USA to Hannah M REYNOLDS

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

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

1884 Death of Child
William Thomas F COGGESHALL died 29 September 1884, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

David A was 64 years old.

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

1895 Death of Child
Phebe Ann COGGESHALL died 9 April 1895, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

David A was 74 years old.

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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Coggeshall, David, head, b. May 1822, ages 78, b. RI, father b. RI, mother b. MA, farmer
Coggeshall, Juliann, wife, b. Sept 1827, age 73, married 54 years, mother of 13, 7 still living, b. RI, parents b. RI

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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 Death of Child
Cynthia Gifford COGGESHALL died 18 February 1904, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

David A was 83 years old.

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

1905 Death of Spouse/Partner
Julia Ann DURFEE died January 25, 1905, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

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)

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

1909

Name: David Coggeshall
Death Date: 10 Sep 1909
Death Place: Westport,,Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 89
Estimated Birth Year: 1820
Birth Date: 1820
BirthPlace: Tiverton, Rhode Island
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Abner Coggeshall
Mother's Name: Ann Davoll
Film Number: 2313701
Digital Folder Number: 4283155
Image Number: 01441
Reference Number: 354
Collection: Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915

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