James Cosman (1763 - 1832)

Born 1763 in Newburg, Orange County, New York

Ancestors

Descendants

Died Mar 1832 at about age 69 in Weymouth, Digby County, Nova Scotia

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Biography

James was born in 1763. James Cosman ... He passed away in 1830. ^[1]

Military Service

Service:

United Empire Loyalists

Event

Arrested

1784

As a Tory and then moved to Nova Scotia

Note

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James was born in 1757. He passed away in 1834.

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[2] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Ted Pitman, Wednesday, April 8, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
2. ↑ Cosman-1498 was created by Arba Morrow through the import of 4463051_1_EN_a865cb74ub8te331 - 26062008.ged on Oct 1, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185022092/james-cosman: accessed 05 July 2023), memorial page for James Cosman (1757–30 Sep 1834), Find a Grave Memorial ID 185022092, citing St Peters Cemetery, Weymouth North, Digby County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by John Noble (contributor 48752249).

Notes

N246James Cosman was a Loyalist who settled in Weymouth, Nova Scotia around 1783-1784. Source: Isaiah W. Wilson, "Geography and History of the County of Digby", a Mika Publishing Company, Belleville, Ontario, 1975.

1)James Cosman was a Captain but was a Sergeant in Capt. Preston's Company

2)James had a brother, Captain John Cosman, also a Loyalist, who married Susanna McConnell, daughter of Benjamin senior of Sissiboo, Nova Scotia, November 6, 1794 - page 360.

3)Captain John Cosman died during March, 1832 at Sissiboo, childless - page 371

Information supplied by Kaye Cosman Nath: James was a Sergeant in Capt. Preston's Company of Guides and Pioneers during the late American War and at the battle of Germantown lost his pocketbook which contained a certificate from General Sir William Howe saying that he was entitled to 200 acres of land. - Memorial of James Cosman

In 1784 James mentioned that he had a brother living in Long Island and he was going to see him.

Updated birth dates on James children given by Darlene Love (source: www.kindredkonnections) to Judy F. Cosman, Feb, 2007.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Lawrence Manzer for creating WikiTree profile Cosman-101 through the import of cosman only_2013-04-24.ged on Apr 24, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Lawrence and others.

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