Sarah (Hawes) Cobb
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Sarah (Hawes) Cobb (1801 - 1877)

Sarah Cobb formerly Hawes
Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Wife of — married 8 Aug 1822 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Died at age 75 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USAmap
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Biography

Sarah Hawes was born on June 18, 1801, to Ebenezer Hawes and Thankful (Thacher) Hawes of Yarmouth, Massachusetts.[1][2]

On August 8, 1822, Sarah married Benjamin Cobb in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.[2][3][4] They had one child together - a son they named Benjamin - who was born on December 12, 1823.[5]

Sarah's husband Benjamin passed away on August 18, 1824, in New Orleans, at the age of 28.[6]

On August 23, 1850, Sarah (48) and her son Benjamin (26) lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[7]

In August of 1855, Sarah and her son Benjamin lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[8]

In 1860, Sarah (58) and her son Benjamin (36) lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[9]

In 1865, Sarah (64) and her son Benjamin (41) lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts, this time with Margaret Hawes (50), Michael Consey (40) and Margaret Consey (27).[10]

On July 15, 1870, Sarah (69) lived alone in her house in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[11]

Sarah passed away on February 15, 1877, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.[1][2] She is buried in South Dartmouth Cemetery, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find-a-Grave memorial for Sarah (Hawes) Cobb)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Book; Title: Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy : Part 1 : Coat-of-Arms, Page 391. Ancestry.com image here
  3. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0883792.
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (online database). Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018. Original data: New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850. Ancestry.com image here
  5. ↑ Ancestry.com. Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vols. 1 & 2 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths: From the Files of George Ernest Bowman at the Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants. Vol. 2, Family Name: Hopkins, Page 31. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, Inc., 1992. Ancestry.com image here
  6. ↑ Find-a-Grave memorial for Benjamin Cobb
  7. ↑ 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M432_309; Page: 304A; Image: 190. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA microfilm publication M432 (1,009 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
  8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, State Census, 1855 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Massachusetts. 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census (microform), Vol. 6, Roll 4. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com image here
  9. ↑ 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_490; Page: 769; Family History Library Film: 803490. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. NARA microfilm publication M653 (1,438 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here
  10. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, State Census, 1865 (online database). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Massachusetts. 1855–1865 Massachusetts State Census (microform), Vol. 6, Reel 4. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. Ancestry.com image here
  11. ↑ 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Census Place: New Bedford Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_605; Page: 155A; Family History Library Film: 552104. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. NARA microfilm publication M593 (1,761 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com image here




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