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WILLIAM JOHNSON COGSWELL.
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William Johnson' Cogswell, ( WiUinni^\ Williain'\ Edward^, W'll-
Uavt", Wi/liatn^, yo/iii^), son of Hon. William'' 1244] and Amaryllis
(Johnson) Cogswell, was born Nov. 4, 1799, in New Preston, Conn.
He married, June 12, 1S39, Anna Canfii/d Sfa-liiii^, daughter of Gen.
Elisha and Alma (Canfield) Sterling. She was born Sept. 17, 181 7, in
Salisbury, Conn. The\' resided in Jamaica, Long Island, N. Y. .Mrs.
Cogswell died Dec. 16, 18S0.
THEIR CHILDREN WERE;
William Steri.im,. [1168] b. Dec. 29, 1S40: m. .'\pril iS, 1S72, Henrietta Spader.
George Eluon. [1169] b. Nov. 4, 1S42. He died in early life, April 16, 1S63.
Theodore Johnson, [1170] b. Jan. 27, 1845: m. Feli. 4, 1871, Afan'a B. Panncntir
d. Nov. 22. 1.S77.
Edward Worth, [1171] b. July 21 , 1847. He died in early life. July 20. 1869.
Em.ma Sterlino, [1172] b. Feb. 23, 1851 : m. April 22, 1874, William S. Canfield.
Ja.mes Henrv, [1173] b. March 18,-1853. He died in childhood, Feb. 20, 1856.
Francis Jan\ier, [1174] b. Sept. 19. 1854. He resided, in 1884. in New York.
JSi'otjrajiJljical.
William Johnson Cogswell was educated in Vale College, but, in conse-
quence of his father's death, left college before graduation. He studied law.
and in 1835 settled in the practice of his profession in Jamaica. Queens Co.,
Long Island. N. Y., where be resided until 1874. In 1S53 he transferred his
ofifice to ISrooklyn. and continued in active practice there until 1875. He
was County Judge and Surrogate of Queens Co., N. Y. As a churchman
he was greatly interested in the erection of the Diocese of Long Island, and
it was largely owing to his exertions among ihe parishes of Queens and Suf-
folk Counties that the undertaking was so speedily and successfully accom-
plished. He was a member of the first Standing Committee, and served in
that capacity a number of years. He retired from his professional service,
and was living, in 1884, at the age of eighty-four years, with his daughter, Mrs.
William S. Canfield, whose residence was 97 East ri6th Street, New York.
Mrs. Cogswell was the daughter of a wealthy farmer of Salisbury, Conn.
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