Some Descendants of Henry Cobb (Henry) and Lois Hallett of Barnstable and Stonington

1. Gideon Cobb was born on 11 Apr 1691 in Barnstable. [HCF, p. 80] He died on 22 Feb 1759. [HCF, p. 80] He married Margaret Cleaveland on 22 Sep 1717. [HCF, p. 80] She died on 30 May 1775. [HCF, p. 80]
   Gideon and Margaret were admitted to the church at Stonington on 19 Oct 1718. [HCF, p. 80] The were dismissed to the church at Canada on 12 Jun 1726. [HCF, p. 80] Margaret was admitted to the church at Hampton, Windham Connecticut on 31 Jul 1726. [HCF, p. 80] Gideon and Margaret were admitted to the church at Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut in 1737. [HCF, p. 80]
   It has been suggested that Margaret was the daughter of John Fish, Jr. and his wife Margaret. [HCF, p. 80] After John Fish died, his widow married Samuel Cleaveland of Canterbury and his daughter Margaret was brought up as Margaret Cleaveland. [HCF, p. 80]
   1. Capt. Elkanah Cobb was born about 1722 in Stonington. [HCF, p. 118] He died on 27 Oct 1818, age 96, and is buried in the Carey Cemetery in Canterbury. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married first Sarah Ensworth [HCF, p. 118] on 23 Aug 1749 in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [CVR] Sarah was the daughter of Nehemiah and Abigail Ensworth. [Ref] She was born about 1731. [HCF, p. 118] She died on 23 Nov 1754, age 23, [HCF, p. 118] in Canterbury [CVR, 2 Nov, no age][CVR] She is buried in the Carey Cemetery. Click here to see a photo of her grave. He married second Dorothy Shepard. She was born about 1742. She died on 18 Mar 1802. [HCF, p. 118]
      1. Lois Cobb was born on 27 Nov 1749 [!][HCF, p. 118] in Canterbury, Windham, Connecticut. [Ref] She died on 5 May 1837 in Plainfield. [Ref] She is buried in the Plainfield Cemetery. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of her grave. She married Capt. Ebenezer Eaton. [CAD]

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