Born in Preston, New London, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Simon Brewster
and Annis (Andrus) Brewster
Sister of
Lydia (Brewster) Brown, Asher Brewster, Judah Brewster, Simon Brewster Jr., Anne (Brewster) Fanning, Olive (Brewster) Coit, Elias Brewster, Elisha Brewster and Joseph Brewster
Wife of
Daniel Coit
— married
31 Aug 1786 in New London, Connecticut, USA
Wife of
William Cogswell
— married
22 May 1791 in New London, Connecticut, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
William Cogswell, Abigail Belcher (Cogswell) Tyler, Sarah Cogswell, William Henry Cogswell, James Mason Cogswell Esq., Joanna (Cogswell) Tucker and Frederick Fanning Cogswell
Died
at age 67
in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Oct 2012
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Biography
Mercy was the daughter of Simeon Brewster and Annis Andrus.
She married first Daniel Coit 31 Aug 1786 and had Daniel II & Susan - secondly she married Col. William Cogswell 22 May 1791 in CT - parents of seven children
She is buried at Pachaug Cem, Griswold, New London, CT
Mercy was born about 1760.
Sources
- Goodell, Mrs. Harriet Andross. John2 Andrews of Ipswich, Mass., and Norwich, Conn., and Some of His Descendants, NEHGR (1916) Vol. 70, Page 107
- Find A Grave: Memorial #147965323
- CT Town Birth Records
- CT Town Marriage Records
- CT Death & Burials Index
- The Tyler Genealogy, Willard I. Tyler Brigham, 1912 (Brigham-#520).
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Rick Pierpont
Rick Pierpont
Brewster-4311 and Brewster-910 appear to represent the same person because: Same dates and spouse.
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