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WILLIAM COGSWELL.
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William^ Cogswell, {Einrrson'\ Emerson^, William'^, William''-,
yohn^), son of Emerson' [ 90 : and Eunice (Robinson) Cogswell, was
born April 5, 1778, in Concord, Mass. He married, '^Betsey Buttrick,
daughter of Nathan and Elizabeth (Bateman) Buttrick. She was born
Oct. 12, 1784, in Concord, Mass., where they lived. Mrs. Cogswell
died Sept. 22, 1804, at the age of nineteen years Mr. Cogswell married,
Sept. 6, 1812, -Mary Buttrick, sister of his first wife. She was
born May 3, 1789, in Concord, Mass. They resided in Dunstable, now
Nashua, N. H., and in Billerica and Concord, Mass., where Mr. Cogswell
died, Dec. 13, 1826. Mrs. Cogswell married, Nov. 15, i?,t,o,- Samuel
Davis, Esq., of Chelmsford, Mass He was born March 13, 1765, in
Shirley, Mass. They lived in Chelmsford, Mass., where Samuel Davis,
Esq., died, Aug. 14, 1855, at the age of ninety years. Mrs. Davis died,
Oct. 23, 1877, at the age of eighty-eight years, in Concord, Mass.
THE ONLY CHILD OF THE FIRST MARRl.AGE WAS:
Ai.F.ERT, [598]. He died in infancy.
THE CHILDREN OF THE SECOND MARRIAGE WERE;
Martha Elizai!ETH, [599] b. Aug. 26, 1S13: m. Oct. 16, 1834, .Uitton S/>o_fi:nf .}/,»:.
William E.merson, [601] b. July 10, iSiS: m. May 29, 1S50. Einily Johnson ; d.
Feb. 12, i,S5i,,
William Cogswell, with his cousin, William Robinson, when a lad, made
a trip, in conipany with his father, to Canada, in a sleigh drawn by two horses,
and in crossing a stream over an old, crazy bridge they had a narrow escape
with their lives. Mr. Cogswell was a hat manufacturer. He prosecuted this
business in Dunstable, N. H.. and in Billerica and Concord, Mass. He was a
member of "The Corinthian Lodge of Freemasons." His children were born
in Dunstable, N. H. In the ^^'ar of 1812 Mr. Cogswell was drafted, but not
called into service. He died in his native town in the prime of life.
J«fnToranti, Ksc].. who served during tlie War of the Revolu-
tion as a filer, and was for m.iuy years a Rcvolmioiiary pensioner. They had one son : Saniiicl
Spaidding, b. Sept. :2, 1S31 ; m.'Xov. 23, 1854. Mnrv F. Fletcher: d. Aug. 2S, i.SSr.
Samuel SpaulJiiii; n,ivis i\ki\ in New Nrcvic, « Ikvl lie had g.nK- with a \ lew i,. locilc
for a few vears.