William Cole (1753 - 1826)

Born 17 Jul 1753 in West Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Molly Lazell — married 24 Nov 1774 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1826 at age 72 in Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA

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William Cole is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-136296
Rank: Private & Corporal

Biography

When William Cole was born on June 17, 1753, in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, his father, Samuel, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Packard, was 24. He married Molly Lazell on 24 Nov 1774 in Bridgewater and they had four children together. She died in 1820 and he then remarried Amy in 1821 in Butternuts, New York. He died on January 4, 1826, in Butternuts, New York, at the age of 72, and was buried in Otsego, New York.

Children of Wm and Molly (1751–1820)

1. William Cole 1781–1818
2. Richard Cole 1786–1878
3. Titus Cole 1790–1835
4. Vashti Cole Schofield 1793-1863

Military Service in the Revolution

• Sources; "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" found on pp.391 a detailed service record for this profile
• "United States Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926," database with images, FamilySearch [1], William Cole, 1816; citing Pension, , NARA microfilm publication T316 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 821,604.
• Abstract of Graves of Revolutionary Patriots for William Cole, at Mann Cemetery, Butternuts, nr Gilbertsville, Otsego Co, NY
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 for William Cole; [2] #P35692

Sources

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [3]: William Cole, 17 Jun 1753; citing BRIDGEWATER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 164,691, 164,692.
• "The Descendants of James Cole of Plymouth 1633"; by Ernest Byron Cole (Grafton Press, New York, 1908) pp.56 (368)
• Marriage citation for William Cole and Molly Lazell in Bridgewater on 24 Nov 1774; Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, NEHGS, 2001-2016); [4]
• Memorial for William Cole at Find A Grave: Memorial #15720830
• genealogy records of Jean Stratton Barto.