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Alexander¹ Cox (Ebeneser,² Thomas,³ Thomas,⁴ John,⁵ William⁶), born at Bristol, Maine, in 1776, was a ship carpenter. He married, 1st, September 30, 1802, Ruth Howland, 2nd, Margaret Howland, sister of his first wife, March 16, 1813. He died in the early part of 1825, and his widow died a few months later.
Children by first wife, Ruth, as follows:
Children by second wife, Margaret, as follows:
Note: James Fales, who adopted Adriel Cox, married Sarah Howland, another sister of Margaret and Ruth Howland, on March 12, 1805 in Bristol, Maine.
The two possible parentage are, as follows:
Zebulon Howland lived in Bristol, Lincoln County, Maine in 1800 and 1810.
Ten members in his household in 1800, as follows:
Seven members in his household in 1810, as follows:
Briggs Howland lived in Edgecombe, Lincoln County, Maine on 1800 and 1810.
Five members in his household in 1800, as follows:
Ten members in his household in 1810, as follows:
Clearly, Briggs Howland had one female age under 10 in 1800 which means she was too young to marry Aexander Cox in 1802, so he was not Ruth Howland's father.
Zebulon Howland must have been the father of Ruth and Margaret Howland because he had one daughter, age under 10 and two daughters, age 16 thru 25 in 1800. It is consistent with marriage records in Lincoln County, Maine, as follows:
Ruth and Sarah Howland must have been tied to Zebulon Howland's two daughters, ages 16 through 25, in 1800, and Margaret Howland must have been tied to his daughter, age under 10, in 1800.
Ruth and Margaret Howland are definitely the sisters, but Sarah must also have been their sister because Sarah's husband, James Fales, adopted Ruth Cox's son, Adriel Cox, also known as Adriel Fales.
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