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Rev. Henry COGSHALL

Male 1811 - 1896  (84 years)


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  • Name Henry COGSHALL  [1, 2] 
    • History of Kent County, Michigan:

      Henry Cogshall was born Dc. 19, 1811, in Fairfield Co., Conn.; is son of Archibald and Abigail Cogshall. He came to this State in 1839. He was converted to Christianity early in life and was made a licensed preacher in the M.E. Church; was afterward ordained Deacon and subsequently an Elder; has been in the ministry 40 years; has been located as follows: four years in Oakland county, five years in Lapeer county, returned to Oakland county and remained until 1866, one year in Barry county, two years in Sparta, one year at Baron, two in Midland county, two years at Cannonsburg, one year at Sand Lake, and settled in Sparta where he has since resided. He owns 40 acres of choice land on sec. 14. He was married Jan. 10, 1833, to Minerva Haight, born March 2, 1817 in Ontario Co., NY. They have five children living--Margaret, Abigail, Seymour C., William H. and David B. Mr. Cogshall has been a member of the Masonic order for 30 years. His parents removed to Charlton, Saratoga Co., NY, when he was but a year old, where he grew to manhood. His father's farm lay on the line between Saratoga and Schenectady counties. Postoffice, Sparta Center. [1]
    Prefix Rev. 
    Birth 19 Dec 1811  New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1860  Living in Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1870  Living in Bowne, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1880  Living in Sparta, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1894  Living in Tyrone,Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 18 May 1896  Kent City, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I74564  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

    Father Rev Archibald COGSHALL,   b. 11 May 1790, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1850, Groveland, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Abigail SLAWSON,   b. 03 May 1791, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1876, Kent City, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1810  New Canaan, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Family ID F06172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Minerva HAIGHT,   b. 2 Mar 1817, Ontario County, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1885, Sparta, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1833  Charlton, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Children 
    +1. Margaret COGSHALL,   b. 28 Apr 1834, Glenville, Schenectady Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1904, Denver, Colorado Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Abigail COGSHALL,   b. 9 Oct 1836, Glenville, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1916, Sparta, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Seymour Coleman COGSHALL,   b. 13 May 1841, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jun 1907, Grand Rapids, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
    +4. William Henry COGSHALL,   b. 6 May 1845, Hadley, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1927, Jackson County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)  [Birth]
     5. David Bird COGSHALL,   b. 31 Oct 1854, Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1921, Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F30211  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Moles BURROWS,   b. 1823, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 6 Feb 1886  Kent City, Kent Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 9] 
    Family ID F30212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 May 1896 - Kent City, Kent County, Michigan Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S6108] Ancestry.com: History of Kent County, Michigan.

    2. [S12059] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Russell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in American Genealogy of the Descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport with a Brief Notice of their English Antecedents.

    3. [S6109] 1850 Census Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan.

    4. [S6107] 1860 Census Groveland, Oakland County, Michigan.

    5. [S03869] 1870 Census Bowne, Kent County, Michigan.

    6. [S6110] 1880 Census Sparta, Kent County, Michigan.

    7. [S6111] 1894 Census Tyrone, Kent County, Michigan.

    8. [S6183] Ancestry.com: Family Trees - Busby-Knapp Family Tree by Kathy McGee.

    9. [S5631] FamilySearch.org: Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925.


  

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