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LYDIA COGSWELL.
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LvniA^ Cogswell, {Ebcnezei^\ William^, John^, William", yo/iu^),
daughter of Ebenezer'^ [1161 and Mary (Burnham) Cogswell, was horn,
1765, in Ipswich, Mass. She married, 1787, Ehcnczei- Brown, son of
Jonas and Hannah (\Iunroe) Brown. He was born Aug. 13, 1752, in
Sutton, now Millburv, Mass. They resided in Paxton, and in Hub-
bardston, Mass. Mr. Brown died April f. 1834. Mrs. Brown died
Dec. 19, 1S41.
THEIR CHILDREN WERE:
Dcxtc>\ b. Oct. 9, 17SS. He died, unmarried, in Ro.xhury, Mass., 1S52.
Russell, b. Nov. S, 1791 ; m. Oct. 5, 1S19, Clarissa ll'nite j A. July 11, iSyi.
Sewell, b. Feb. 11, 1793. He went West, married, and liad a large family.
Clarissa, b. June 25, 1795. Slie died in early womanhood, Sept. 17, 1S16.
Jonas, b. May S, 1797: m. Feb. 22, 1S21, Abigail Wilhin- ; A. Dec. 20, 1S73.
Clark, b. Feb. 16, 1799. He died in early manhood, Sept. 20, 1820.
Harriet, b. March 23, iSoi ; m. Sept. 12, 1824, Leonard Clark j A. June 25, 1877.
Shepherd, b. Jan. 25. 1803; d. June 20. 1S80.
Foster, b. July i, 1805.
Melinda, b. Oct. 5, 1S07. She died young.
Jttrmoianlia.
Ebciiezcr BrcMii was a " minute-man " in 1775, and rode all night with his comi)any from
Sutton, arriving in Concord just as the British were on the retreat for Boston. Afterwards he
was a coriKjral in Capt Holnian's company. In his old age he received a pension, and after
his death his widow received an annuity from the government. Mr. Brown was married
twice. He married, about 1775, 'Rebecca Witt, daughter of Oliver and Rebecca (Whitte-
more) Wilt. She was born in I'a.xton. lie settled on his father's farm in Sutton, afterwards
rcnio\cd to Worcester, and then to I'a.xton. Mrs. Rebecca Brown died in 17S6. They had
si\ cliildrcn, vi^. : Oliver, b. Dec. 23, 1776; John, b. Jan. 27, 177S; Polly, b. May 16, 17S0;
(li:ui..ttc, b. 1782; Rebecca, b. 17S4; Ebenezer, b. 1786. After Mrs. Brown's death, Mr.
Brown married -l.ydia Cogswell. They h.id ten children, m.iking the whole number sixteen.
Mr. Brown was a farmer on a large scale ; he owned a saw-mill, and was a dealer in lumlicr.
.\t the age of seventy years he is remembered as " an old gentleman fond of company, agree-
able to all comers, having an easv flow of language, and a large amount of anecdote, as well
as old-time hospitality." Mrs. l.ydia (Cogswell) Brown, his wife for forty-seven years, looked
well to her household, and took good care of the .sixteen children given her to bring up. She
is spoken of in her later life " a.-, well posted in current events, and had a memory of events
long past. In this she had few equals, and no superiors."
The story is told of Mr. Brown that on one occasion he said to some of his neighbors,
" I will give the mini.ster as many pine slabs from mv mill as you will draw ,it one load."
The ])roposal was accepted, a large sled constructed, to which were attached forty yokes of
oxen, and thev went for the slabs, and actuallv drew at one load twentv cords to the minis'
ter'sduor.