Reuben Butts Cole (abt. 1762 - aft. 1762)

Born about 12 Dec 1762 in Warren RI

Ancestors

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Biography

Reuben Cole is a Military Veteran.
Served in the Revolutionary
Militia

When Reuben Butts Cole was born on December 12, 1762, in Swansea, Massachusetts, his father, Isaac, was 36 and his mother, Sarah, was 35. He had six brothers and two sisters. He married Mary and apperently had a son and a daughter with her but neither lived. He died on November 15, 1794, in Habana, Ciego de Avila, Cuba, at the age of 31, and was buried in Warren, Rhode Island. Note, Reuben was a sea captain and was a Revolutionary soldier.

Military Service in the Revolution

• "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) "Revolutionary Records Compiled from State and Federal Archives". This can be found in the above publication on pp.380 a compiled service record for this profile: [1]

• "Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war. A compilation from the archives"; [2] starting with the surname "Cole"

Sources

• Family profile w/birth, marriage, death and childrens names; "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp.97 (483) which may be found here: [3]

• FindAGrave Memorial for this profile with possible links to other family members at Find A Grave: Memorial #9258397

• Y-DNA Patrilineal Confirmation is determined by Y-chromosome DNA testing. Bill Cole and Jeff Cole match on 64 out of 67 markers thereby confirming their direct paternal lines back to their MRCA Hugh T. Cole and to his father, James Cole.

• Other Sources (that may require a paid account or church affiliation); Ancestry Member Trees submitted by members, with additional sources and images; [4]