Gideon G COGGESHALL

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12 February 1859 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

7 May 1940 , Westport, Massachusetts, USA

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David A COGGESHALL Julia Ann DURFEE

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Born: 12 February 1859 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Father: David A COGGESHALL

Mother: Julia Ann DURFEE

Paternal grandparents: Abner COGGESHALL , Phebe DAVOL (DEVOL)

Maternal grandparents: Gideon Gifford DURFEE , Pamelia FRANCIS

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Gideon G married Hannah M REYNOLDS 28 November 1883 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Hannah M REYNOLDS was born April 1867 in Maine, USA. Hannah M died abt. 1956

Gideon G COGGESHALL died 7 May 1940 in Westport, Massachusetts, USA .
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Hannah M REYNOLDS
Marriage date: 28 November 1883
Marriage place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
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Name: Hannah M Reynolds

Age: 18

Birth Year: abt 1865

Birth Place: Maine

Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1883

Marriage Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Timothy Reynolds

Mother: Hannah Reynolds

Spouse: Gideon G Coggshall

Name: Gideon G Coggshall

Age: 22

Birth Year: abt 1861

Birth Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island

Marriage Date: 29 Nov 1883

Marriage Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA

Father: David Coggshall

Mother: Julia A Coggshall

Spouse: Hannah M Reynolds

Children of Gideon G COGGESHALL and Hannah M REYNOLDS

Everett Norman COGGESHALL

Born: 26 June 1884, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA
Died: ,

Bertha Ella COGGESHALL

Born: abt. 1887, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: abt. 1973,

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1859

Name: Gideon Coggeshall
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 12 Feb 1859
BirthPlace: TIVERTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND
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Father's Name: David Coggeshall
Father's BirthPlace:
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Julia Ann
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50145-2
Syst Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
Source Film Number: 913054
Reference Number:
Collection: Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914

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Birth — 1859
12 February 1859
Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

1860 - Tiverton, Rhode Island

Name: Gideon Coggshall
[Gideon Coggeshall]
Age: 1
Birth Year: abt 1859
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Home in 1860: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Post Office: Tiverton
Dwelling Number: 91
Family Number: 116
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

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 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Name: Gideon G Coggeshall
Age in 1870: 11
Birth Year: abt 1859
BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Dwelling Number: 269
Home in 1870: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gender: Male
Occupation: At School
Attended School: Y
Inferred Father: David Coggeshall
Inferred Mother: Julia A 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 US Census

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

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 US Census

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.

1883 Marriage / Partner
Gideon G COGGESHALL and Hannah M REYNOLDS 28 November 1883, Westport, Massachusetts, USA (Westport Point)

He was 24 years old.

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

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

1884 Birth of Child
Everett Norman COGGESHALL was born 26 June 1884, Middletown, Rhode Island, USA (Green's End)

Gideon G was 25 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

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

Name: Gideon G Coggeshall
titles & terms:
Residence: Westport Town (south part), Bristol, Massachusetts
Birth Date: Dec 1856
birthPlace: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Spouse: Hannah M Coggeshall
spouse's titles & terms:
spouse's birthPlace: Maine
father:
father's titles & terms:
father's birthPlace: Rhode Island
mother:
mother's titles & terms:
mother's birthPlace: Rhode Island
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household Name: Gideon G Coggeshall
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
years Married: 16
estimated marriage year: 1884
mother how many children:
number living children:
Immigration Year:
enumeration District: 0238
pAge: 2
sheet letter: A
family number: 28
reference number: 19
Film Number: 1240639
Image Number: 00000698
Household Gender Age
Gideon G Coggeshall M
spouse Hannah M Coggeshall F
child Everett W Coggeshall M
child Bertha E Coggeshall F
George L Tripp M
Lydia D Tripp F

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1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

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)

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 - 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 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Gideon G Coggeshall
Residence: Westport Precinct B Westporttown, Bristol, Massachusetts
estimated Birth Year: 1860
Age: 60
birthPlace: Rhode Island
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
father's birthPlace:
mother's birthPlace:
Film Number: 1820687
Digital Folder Number: 4301083
Image Number: 00803
sheet number: 14
Household Gender Age
Gideon G Coggeshall M 60y
spouse Hannah M Coggeshall F 52y
child Everitt N Coggeshall M 35y

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1920 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Gideon G Coggeshall
event: Census
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 70
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
birthPlace: Rhode Island
estimated Birth Year: 1860
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
father's birthPlace: Rhode Island
mother's birthPlace: Rhode Island
enumeration district number: 0241
family number: 167
Sheet Number and Letter: 8B
Line Number: 53
nara publication: T626, roll 894
Film Number: 2340629
Digital Folder Number: 4606991
Image Number: 00536
Household Gender Age
Gideon G Coggeshall M 70
spouse Hannah M Coggeshall F 62
child Everett N Coggeshall M 45

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1930 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - Death

Name: Gideon Coggeshall
Death Date: 1940
Death Place: Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Volume Number: 90
Page Number: 325
Index Volume Number: 94
Reference Number: F63.M363 v.94

Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Original data: Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts Vital Records Index to Deaths [1916–1970]. Volumes 66–145. Facsimile edition. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.

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1940 Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts

Name: Gideon Coggeshall
Respondent: Yes
Age: 80
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1860
Gender: Male
Race: White
BirthPlace: Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Street: Westport Harbor Road
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 6A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 113
Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon Coggeshall 80
Hannah Coggeshall 73
Everett Coggeshall 55

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1940 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data