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JOSEPH COGSWELL.
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Joseph' Cogswell, {Xathaniel*, Johii^, IVi/liam'^, yohn^), son of
Nathaniel'' [ 45 ] and Judith (Badger) Cogswell, was born April i6,
1764, in Haverhill, Mass. He married, Dec. 27, 1788, Judith Colby,
daughter of Thomas Elliott and Judith (Sargent) Colby, of Warner,
N. H. She was born Sept 25, 1771, in Amesbury, Mass. They re-
sided in Warner, New Durham, and Tamworth, N. H. Dr. Cogswell
died March 17, 1851. Mrs. Cogswell died Nov. 5, 1S57.
THEIR CHILDREN WERK :
JcDiTH. [428] b. Oct. 12, 1789. She died, unmarried, Sept. 9, 1836.
Joseph B.aik.er. [429] b. Jan. 2. 1792. He died in infancy, Jan. 20, 1793.
H.ANX.AH. [430] b. Sept. 29, 1793. She died in childhood, Jan. 28, 1801.
Erenezer, [431] b. May 22, 1795: m. Dec. 13, 1821, Bctsa- Wi^ghi : d. June 27,
Ruth Badger, [432] b. June 15, 1797. She died in childhood. Feb. 6, iSoi.
Thi>.M-\s, [433] b. Nov. 2, 1799. He died in childhood, Aug. 6, 1S03.
RCTH, [434] b Aug. 22, 1S02: m. April 16. 1825, Eh-tn-:i-r Allen; d. May 24,
1846.
H.WNAH. [435] b. .Aug. (\ 1S04. She died in infancy, Aug. 7. 1S04.
Marv Sarcent. [436] b. Sept. 20, 1805: m. 1826, /jcvA C. Wiggiii : d. Feb. 12,
1877.
JosEi'H, [437] b. .April 2, 1808: m. Oct. 24, 1R35, Amanda F. Page.
Emily, [438] b. May 11, 181 1. She died in girlhood, May 29, 1826.
Elliott Colhv, [439] b June 11, 1814; m. Aug. 12, 1842, Sophia Ann Adams.
]Sfosrapij(cal.
JiiSEPH Cogswell, tlie j'oungest son of Nathaniel Cogswell, served, when
a mere lad. in the army of the Revolution. He studied medicine with his
brother. Dr. William Cogswell, and w.is .\ssistant Surgeon at West Point. Dr.
Joseph Cogswell, in 1787, established himself in the practice of medicine in
Warner, N. H. He was married soon after. In 1789 he became a Christian
and united with the Congregational Church in that town. Dr. and Mrs. Cogswell
the ne.xt year, 1790, removed to Durham. N. H., where they remained
until 1797. when they removed to Tamworth. N. H., where Dr. Cogswell lived
and practi>;ed medicine for upwards of fifty years. He died at the age of
eighty seven years, anil in the sixty-second of his married life. He was the
last survivor of his father's family.