Gideon Cogswell
1805 - 1879 (74 years)-
Name Gideon Cogswell Birth 17 Jan 1805 Halifax, Nova Scotia 
Gender Male Census 1861 Kings Co, NS
; 4 Males, 3 femalesCensus 1871 Lakeville, Kings, NS
; age 67, born NS, Baptist, farmerDeath 9 Apr 1879 Cornwallis, Kings, NS
Burial Billtown Baptist Cemetery, Billtown, NS
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 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 d. 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 d. 1 May 1897, Rockford, Spokane, WA (Age 65 years)+ 2. Ruth Ann Cogswell, b. 20 Apr 1834 d. 31 May 1905, Kentville, Kings, NS (Age 71 years)
3. Edmund John Cogswell, b. 25 May 1838, Nova Scotia d. 8 Feb 1901, Kings Co, NS (Age 62 years)+ 4. Mary Elizabeth Cogswell, b. 27 May 1840, Cornwallis, Kings, NS d. 29 Jun 1872, Woodville, Kings, NS (Age 32 years)+ 5. Morton G Cogswell, b. 9 Dec 1846, Nova Scotia d. 8 Feb 1921, Sharon, Spokane, WA (Age 74 years)Family ID F391 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Jul 2011
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Headstones 
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"
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Sources - [S80] Perkins, Caroline Erickson, The descendants of Edward Perkins of New Haven, Conn, (Rochester, NY, C.E. Perkins, 1914), pg 93-97.
- [S27] Various Arthurs, IGI Individual Record, (Church of Latter Day Saints), Batch Number 7924905 for Birth of Children.
- [S73] Canadian Census 1881, Roll: 13173 Page: 21.
- [S80] Perkins, Caroline Erickson, The descendants of Edward Perkins of New Haven, Conn, (Rochester, NY, C.E. Perkins, 1914), pg 93-97.