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State of Service: NH
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Civil Service
Birth: 07 Dec 1743 Haverhill / Essex / MA Death: 20 Apr 1802 Gilmanton / Strattford / NH
Qualifying Service Description:
Selectman - 1775, 1776, 1779
Signed the Oath of Association in Gilmanton - 1776
Member of the Committee of Safety - 1777-1778
Surveyor of Highways in 1783
Additional References:
Records of the town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, First and Second books of Proprietors' Records, Town Records Vol 1, pg 390, 395- 397, 402-403, 409-410, 417, 447
Batchellor, Albert StillmanMiscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire, Including the Association Test, the Pension Rolls, and Other Important Papers, Vol 30, New Hampshire. Manchester: The John B. Clark Co, 1910, pg 54-55
The cemetery is in a field, in back the of farm buildings, on what was known as Wilson Hill
The cemetery is approximately 70’ by 73’ and is enclosed by a stone wall. There are fifty-seven evident burials, with many stones broken or in otherwise poor condition.
The cemetery is located on private property; notice to the homeowner is requested when visiting
Author: Mark Andrew Davis
Jeremiah Cogswell was born on 7 December 1743 in Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts, the son of Nathaniel and Judith (Badger) Cogswell.
During the Revolution on 29 August 1776 at Gilmanton, New Hampshire, his name is among those men of the town who signed the oath of association in support of independence. He was a Gilmanton Selectman during the years 1775, 1776, and 1779. He was a member of a Gilmanton committee in 1775, a member of the Committee of Safety in 1777-1778, and a Surveyor of Highways in 1783.
He was married on 12 June 1766 at Belmont, Belknap, New Hampshire, to Mehetable Clement.
Judith (1) was born on 10 May 1767 and died young.
Sarah (1) was born on 29 October 1768 and died young.
An unnamed son was born on 4 February 1771.
Jeremy (1) was born on 8 March 1773 and died young.
Judith (2) was born on 25 December 1774 and died young
Kittie was born on 1 September 1775.
Judith (2) was born on 25 September 1777.
Sarah “Sally” (2) was born on 18 August 1779.
Francis was born on 18 August 1779
Jeremy was born on 9 February 1782
Nathaniel was born on 2 July 1785
Mary “Molly” was born on 19 April 1787
The Patriot died on 20 April 1802 in Gilmanton, Strafford County, New Hampshire, and the Find-a-Grave memorial lists him being interred at Wilson Hill Cemetery, although they don’t list a source or stone.
Sources:
New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947
New Hampshire Birth and Christening Records.
Records of the town of Gilmanton, New Hampshire, First and Second books of Proprietors' Records, Town Records Vol. 1, pages 390, 395- 397, 402-403, 409-410, 417, 447.
Batchellor, Albert Stillman, Miscellaneous Revolutionary Documents of New Hampshire, Including the Association Test, the Pension Rolls, and Other Important Papers, New Hampshire Vol. 30, Manchester: The John B. Clark Co., 1910, pages 54-55.
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