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MARY AUSTIN COGSWELL.
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M,\K\ Austin" Cogswkli,, iAAiso'/ Pitcli", yunics', Snmucl\ Smiiiu-l'-\
yo/ur, yohn^), daughter of Dr Mason Fitch'' [4811 and Mary
(Ledyard) Cogswell, was born iSoi, in Hartford, Conn. She married,
May 7, 1828, Lewis U'tld, son of Rev. Ludoviciis and Elizabeth (Clark)
Weld. He was born Oct. 17, 1796, in Hampton, Conn. They resided
in Hartford, Conn Mr. Weld died Dec 30, 1853. Mrs. Weld died
Nov. 12, 1S6S.
THEIR CHILDRFCN WERE:
Mason Co^s^cd/, b. March, 1S29; m. Ajiril 26, i.S6r,, Martha AT. Cola.
Charh-s Theodore, b. 1831. He died in early manhood. May i, 1863.
Lc'icis Ledyard, h. May 13. 1.S33. He died in early manhood, Jan. 10, 1865.
Afary Elizabeth, b. Oct. i, 1S35.
Alice CogS'u'cll, b. Dec, 4. 1837 : m. Ajjril 13. 1871, Rev. IVilliain H. Hodge.
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-//. IVehi, the father of Lewis, was the sun of Rev. Kzia and .\nna (Wcldi
born Sept. 12, 1766, in Ihaintree, Mass., graduated in 17S9 from Harvard
ty-two year> ])astor of the chinch in Hani]nr)n, Conn., and died Oct. 9, 1844.
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I.EWis Wki.h yr.tdii.iied in iSiS from Vale College, Conn. He wa.- the Principal of the
Pennsylvania bistit'iition for the Dcnl and Hunib, from iS- to 1S30, when he w.is called lo
succeed Kev. Thomas Hopki.i- ( i.iil.uulcl. 1. 1.. IL. a- Prin.ip.il ,.| ihv AmrrKan .\^ylulll |o,
the Deaf and Humbin HarllMnl, 1 >ni;i., ulii.l, po^ii!,,n lu- hlleil f.ir la.ulx tuuii\-lne veil.-,
until his death in 1S53. Mr. WdJ h,i- .1 l.iuili^i ,,1 Kk\. liii,..]„,i;r Iiuh.in W 1,1,1,, who
distinguished himself as an anti >l.i\crv or.itm :iik1 unui.
Mosoii Coss-.uell Ife/.i. eldest -on of I.euis .uul .Mary A. (Cogswell) Weld, served in ihc
War of the Union, tiisl ,i~ Ca])tam, alierw.ud,- as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 'I'wenty-filth
Kegimenl of Connecticut Volunteers.
Clmr/es Thco.ton- IVcU died May 1. 1.S63, in the hospital near Washington, D. C, from
wounds received in the battle of Chancellorsville, Va.
Le-.i-is Le.ir.n;! //•.•/,/ gradnated in 1854 from Vale College, Conn. He w.i.- .Staetar> ot
the Territory of Colorado during the administration of President J.intoln, but entered the
.-\rmy, was J.ieutenantCohmel of the Korty-first KegiuieiU, Inited States Colored Troops,
and died from cxiKisure on the tield, Jan. 10, 1865, at Point of Kocks, Va.
.V,uy Klh,>h/l, IfW,/v.:\> residing, in 1884, in Phihadelphia, I'a.
.-///.v Casrmvtl IIW,/ married Rev. William H. Hodge, .son of Di. Hugh Ib.dge. and
Pastor of the Columbia .-\vemic I'rcsbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pa. His brother, Rev. 1..
B. Hodge, married Alice Cogswell Van Ren-ehRr, and w^i- Pa>tor of I'resbyterian Chureh in
liurlingion, N. J.
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