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service he was appointed Captain Ninth Regiment United States Volunteers, and honorably
discharged April 20, 1S66. then commissioned Lieutenant Sixth United States Infantry, May
, 19, 1866, and Captain, Dec. 15, 1880, was commissioned Brevet Major of Volunteers, March
13, 1S65, and Brevet Captain United States Army, March 2, 1867, "for gallant and merito-
rious conduct during the war." Having served longer with his regiment without detached
service than any other officer, he was ordered on recruiting service and stationed in I'rovi-
dence, R. I. He was selected, Oct. 31, 1S82. from the captains of the army for the E.\ecutive
Utticer at the United States Military I'rison, Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Capt. Badger was a
member of the New Hampshire Historical Society, the Masonic Fraternity, and the Grand
Army of the Republic. He held the office of Jiistice of the I'eace from 1850 to 1870. Capt.
Badger married a daughter of Col. James C. Cilley, a descendant of Gen. Cilley of the war
of the Revolution. Capt. and Mrs. Badger had one child: William Cogswell, b. Aug. 10,
1S57, in Belmont, N. H.
William Cogswell Badger was educated in Concord, N. H., and in Boston, Mass. He
went West in 1S76, and located a.s the first settler in a nameless township of Emniuns Co.,
Dakota. He was engaged in raisijig cattle, and furnished large supplies of beef for the army.
JOSEPH BADGER COGSWELL.
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Joseph Badger^ Cogswell, { IVilHam^, Nathaniel^, Jolii^, Williaiit"
yohii^), son of Dr. William'' 1 168 1 and
Judith (Badger) Cogswell, was
born Aug. 30, 1793, in Atkinson, N. H. He married, Oct. 7, 181 7,
yuditli Peaslec, daughter of Pelatiah and Elizabeth (Pollard) Peaslee.
She was born Nov 18, 1801, in Boscawen, N. H. They resided on the
Cogswell homestead in Atkinson, X. H. Mrs. Cogswell died Feb. 19,
1863. Mr. Cogswell died April 10, 1875.
THEIR CHILDREN WERt:
Judith, [819] b. Oct. 31, 1S18: m. .May 5, 1.S42, Philip D. Merrill.
William, [820] b. April i. 1S21 ; m. Nov., 1S55, Fanny Kiiiihall.
Eliz.-vp.eth, [821] b. Sept. 25. 1S24; m. Dec. 16, 1851, Xathaniel Haven Clarke.
Francis, [822] b. June 24, 1827; m. Aug. 7, 1855, KXfarlha Ann Smith ; m. Aug. 1 1,
1 864, "Esther Maria Xoyes.
Sakah J. [823] b. July 13, 1829; m, July 20, 1S59, William If. Chase; d. Aug , 1S61.
Tho.mas, [824] b. May 12, 1835; m. Nov. 24, 1870, //. Elizabeth Juelkins.
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Joseph Cogswell was a farmer. He lived on the place to wliicli his
grandfather, Nathaniel Cogswell, Esq. [45], retired, in 1766. after an active
business life. Mr. Cogswell was a man prominent in town affairs, a Trustee
of Atkinson .Academy and a liberal donor to its funds. For about fifty ye;irs
Mr. and Mrs. Cogswell were members of the church and warm supporters o^
the institutions of religion and education.