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Gideon Cogswell

Male 1805 - 1879  (74 years)


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  • Name Gideon Cogswell 
    Birth 17 Jan 1805  Halifax, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1861  Kings Co, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    4 Males, 3 females 
    Census 1871  Lakeville, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    age 67, born NS, Baptist, farmer 
    Death 9 Apr 1879  Cornwallis, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Billtown Baptist Cemetery, Billtown, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1608  Family Tree | 12 Generation Ancestor Chart, Descendants of Francis & Elizabeth (Peck) Perkins
    Last Modified 1 Aug 2016 

    Father John Cogswell,   b. 2 Sep 1781, Upper Dyke, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Ruth Ann Eaton,   b. 17 Oct 1784 
    Marriage 5 Mar 1802 
    Family ID F936  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lucilla S. Perkins,   b. 1810, Horton, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1894 (Age 84 years)  [1, 2, 3
    Notes 
    • In 1871 census, Sarah, age 19, born NS living in household. (possible grandchild)
    Children 
    +1. William H Cogswell,   b. 10 Jan 1832, Cornwallis, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1897, Rockford, Spokane, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
    +2. Ruth Ann Cogswell,   b. 20 Apr 1834   d. 31 May 1905, Kentville, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     3. Edmund John Cogswell,   b. 25 May 1838, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1901, Kings Co, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
    +4. Mary Elizabeth Cogswell,   b. 27 May 1840, Cornwallis, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1872, Woodville, Kings, NS Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 32 years)
    +5. Morton G Cogswell,   b. 9 Dec 1846, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1921, Sharon, Spokane, WA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    Family ID F391  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2011 

  • Headstones
    Gideon Cogswell Gravestone
    Gideon Cogswell Gravestone
    GIDEON COGSWELL Esq. / BORN / HALIFAX / Jany 17 A.D. 1805. / died Cornwallis / Sept. 4 A.D. 1879 / in the 75 year of his age.
    Plot: Row 1 Stone 15

    Histories
    Excerpts from the 'Descendents of Edward Perkins'
    Excerpts from the "Descendents of Edward Perkins"

  • Sources 
    1. [S80] Perkins, Caroline Erickson, The descendants of Edward Perkins of New Haven, Conn, (Rochester, NY, C.E. Perkins, 1914), pg 93-97.

    2. [S27] Various Arthurs, IGI Individual Record, (Church of Latter Day Saints), Batch Number 7924905 for Birth of Children.

    3. [S73] Canadian Census 1881, Roll: 13173 Page: 21.