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Joseph T. COLE and his Descendants

Joseph T. COLE
Born: 22 Sep 1802 in New Jersey
Died: 29 Mar 1872 in Livingston Co, Michigan
Buried: in Chilson Hills Cemetery. Brighton, Livingston, Michigan

Joseph's Notes:
1840 CENSUS, Ward 8, New York, New York: Joseph COLE, 1 male 40-50 and 1 female 20-30. (Is he ours?)
1850 CENSUS, Lyons, Wayne, NY: 48 years, born NY, farmer, $300. Living with wife, Maria; 3 children (Melissa, Cornelia, Charles); and 2 female boarders.
1860 CENSUS, Genoa, Livingston, MI: 60 years, born NJ, farmer, $600, $143. Living with wife, Maria; 4 children (Caroline (this should say Cornelia), Charles, George, Nelson); and a farm laborer (Justus TOWSLEY, who marries Cornelia later that year.)
1870 CENSUS, Genoa, Livingston, MI: 68 years, born NJ, retired cripple, $1,000, $100. Living with Joseph is his son, George COLE.

Find A Grave website: Joseph T. COLE, "Father", born September 22, 1802; died March 29, 1872. Joseph is buried at Chilson Hills Cemetery, Brighton, Livingston, Michigan. There is a photo on the website of his gravestone.

Joseph married
Maria UNKNOWN before 1850 in NY
Born: 23 Sep 1818 in New York
Died: 12 Jul 1885 in Michigan
Buried: in Chilson Hills Cemetery. Brighton, Livingston, Michigan

Maria 's Notes:
1850 CENSUS, Lyons, Wayne, NY: 40 years, born NY. Living with spouse, Joseph T. COLE, 3 children and 2 female boarders.
1860 CENSUS, Genoa, Livingston, MI: 48 years, born NY. Living with spouse, Joseph T. COLE, 4 children, and a farm laborer.

Find A Grave website: Maria COLE, "Mother", born September 23, 1818; died July 12, 1885. Maria is buried at Chilson Hills Cemetery, Brighton, Livingston, Michigan. There is a photo of her gravestone on the website.

Joseph and Maria had the following children:

  1. Malissa Jane COLE
  2. Cornelia A. COLE
  3. Charles COLE
    Born: 1847 in New York
    Died: after 1860
    Charles' Notes:
    1850 CENSUS, Lyons, Wayne, NY: 3 years, born NY. Living with parents, 2 sisters and 2 female boarders.
    1860 CENSUS, Genoa, Livingston, MI: 14 years, born NY. Living with parents, 3 siblings and Justus TOWSLEY.
  4. George M. COLE
  5. Nelson COLE

Last changed on 03 May 2015