Desire COBB

Father: Nicholas COBB
Mother: Desire ROGERS

Family 1: John SMALL

(1) Jackson Family Records, citing Limerick Town Records (Ancient Landmark Society of Parsonfield), p. 212.

  1. Joshua C. SMALL
  2. William H. SMALL
  3. Augustus P. SMALL
                                  _Chipman COBB ________
                  _Andrew COBB __|
                 |               |_Elizabeth INGERSOLL _
 _Nicholas COBB__|
|                |                _Daniel GREEN ________
|                |_Hannah GREEN _|
|                                |_Mary BLOOM __________
|
|--Desire COBB
|
|                                 ______________________
|                 _______________|
|                |               |______________________
|_Desire ROGERS _|
                 |                ______________________
                 |_______________|
                                 |______________________

Notes

Updated March 14, 2014. Compiled by Howder (www.howderfamily.com) from the following source(s):

(1) 1850 United States Census Maine, Waldo Co., the Town of Brooks, Page 22; August 21, 1850.

Desire [COBB] SMALL is married to John SMALL, head of household. She is 4r years old and born in Maine. Children in the household are Joshua C. (age 13), William H. (age 10), and Augustus P. (age 4) SMALL

(2) 1860 United States Census for Maine, Waldo Co., Town of Brooks, Monroe Centre Post Office; Page 61, July 17, 1860.

Desire [COBB] SMALL is head of household, married to John SMALL. She is 54 years old and born in Maine. Their son Augustus P. SMALL (age 14) is included in the household.

(3) 1870 United States Census for Maine, Somerset Co., Palmyra: page 30; June 17, 1870.

Desire [COBB] SMALL is married to John SMALL, head of household. She is 64 years old, keeping house, and born in Maine. Their son Augustus P. SMALL (age 24) is included in the household.

(4) 1880 United States Census for Maine, Somerset Co., Palmyra: Supervisor's District 1; Enumeration District 60; page 39; June 25, 1880.

Desire [COBB] SMALL and John SMALL live with their son Augustus P. SMALL and his wife. Desire is 74 years old, keeping house, and was born in Maine as were her parents.

(5) Maine, Death Records via Ancestry.com

- Name: Desire [COBB] SMALL
- Place of Death: Palmyra
- Date of Death: July 14, 1897
- Age: Years 91; Months 4; Days 10
- Place of Birth: Limerick
- Occupation: Housewife
- Cause of Death: Old age
- Place of Burial: Brooks
- Father: Nicholas COBB
- Mother: Desire ROGERS
- Occupation of Father: Farmer

(6) Find a Grave via Ancestry.com

- Name: Desire [COBB] SMALL
- Birth: Mar. 4, 1806
- Death: Jun. 14, 1897
- Spouse: John Small (1807 - 1899)
- Burial: Rose Cemetery; Brooks, Waldo County, Maine, USA

(7) Jackson Family Records, citing:

... (7a) Thompson, Joseph P., Windham Town Records, Vol 2., p. 174.
... (7b) [birth] Taylor, Robert L., Early Families of Limerick, Maine (Picton Press, Camden Maine: Fourth printing, 2003), p. 40.

- Children are listed as: Joshua C. SMALL (b. abt. 1837); William H. SMALL (b. abt. 1840); Augustus P. SMALL (b. abt. 1846, m. Ida F. WEEKS).

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Additional Notes. Mayflower lineage: Howland/Tilley -1; Hope Howland -2; Hope Chipman -3; Samuel Cobb -4; Chipman Cobb -5; Andrew Cobb -6 (DAR/SAR ancestor); Nicholas Cobb -7, Desire Cobb-8. By definition her children would also be Mayflower descendants.