Mercy Brewster

1765 - 1832  (67 years)

• Name	Mercy Brewster  [1]
  Birth	11 Jun 1765	Preston, New London, Connecticut   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Alternate birth	11 Jul 1765	Connecticut   [3]
  Death	1 Nov 1832	Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut   [3]
  Burial	Pachaug Cemetery, Griswold, New London, Connecticut   [3]
  Person ID	I44109	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Simon Brewster,   b. 10 Jun 1720, Preston, New London, Connecticut d. 29 Apr 1801, Preston, New London, Connecticut (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Anne Andrus,   b. 8 Jun 1725, Norwich, New London, Connecticut d. 20 Oct 1809, Preston, New London, Connecticut (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	25 May 1742	Preston, New London, Connecticut   [2]
  Family ID	F25764	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Col. William Cogswell,   b. 9 Nov 1761, Preston, New London, Connecticut d. 23 Jun 1823, Connecticut (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	22 May 1791	Preston, New London, Connecticut   [2, 4]
  Children	+ 1. Dr. William Henry Cogswell,   b. 3 Dec 1798, Preston, New London, Connecticut d. 22 Nov 1876, Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F25763	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S8763] Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College, Deceased during the Academical Year Ending in June, 1877. New Haven, Connecticut, 1877., first name only. [S4434] Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Volume 24, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, Part 3, The Descendants of William Brewster Through His Children Patience, Fear, and Love, Generations 5 and 6 by Barbara Lambert Merrick. Edited by John Bradley Arthaud. Previewed by Peggy M. Baker. Plymouth, Massachusetts: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2019. [S8762] Find a Grave page for Mercy Brewster Cogswell. [S8761] Find a Grave page for Col William Cogswell., date only.