John COOLIDGE^{[1, 2]}

1604 - 1691  (~ 86 years)

• Name	John COOLIDGE
  Born	Sep 1604	Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	16 Sep 1604	Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
  Migration	1635
  Immigrant?	Y
  Died	7 May 1691	Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  Buried	Old Burying Place, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts   [3]
  Association	President John Calvin COOLIDGE
  Person ID	I30892	Main
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	William COOLIDGE,   d. Abt 1618, England
  Mother	Margaret MAYSE,   d. Abt 1620, England
  Married	23 Jun 1588	Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  Family ID	F10610	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary RAVENS,   b. 14 Nov 1602, Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England ,   d. 22 Aug 1691, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)
  Married	1628	Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England   [1]
  Children	1. John COOLIDGE,   b. Abt 1630, England ,   d. 8 Feb 1691, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 61 years)   2. Simon COOLIDGE,   b. 7 Oct 1632, England ,   d. 27 Dec 1693, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 61 years)   3. Elizabeth COOLIDGE,   b. Abt 1634, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1691, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 57 years)   4. Nathaniel COOLIDGE,   b. Abt 1636, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 3 Nov 1711, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age ~ 75 years)   5. Mary COOLIDGE,   b. 14 Oct 1637, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 Mar 1660, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 22 years)   6. Stephen COOLIDGE,   b. 28 Oct 1639, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Feb 1711, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 71 years)   7. Obadiah COOLIDGE,   b. 15 Apr 1642, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 11 Jul 1663, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 21 years) + 8. Jonathan COOLIDGE,   b. 10 Mar 1645, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. Feb 1724, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F10609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Died - 7 May 1691 - Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts Buried - - Old Burying Place, Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  John Coolidge Headstone HERE LYES ye BODY OF / IOHN COOLIDG SENIOR / AGED 88 YEARS DIED / THE 7 OF MAY 1691

  
  

  Signatures

  John Coolidge Signature

  
  

• Notes

  Ancestor of President John Calvin COOLIDGE —— The earliest record in America is his admission as Freeman on May 25, 1936. John was a signer of The Covenant of Dedham, MA in 1636 , but probably never resided there. He received 30 acres in the Great Division of Jul. 25, 1636, and obtained additional lands by grant and purchase, with 238 acres valued at £226 10s in the inventory of his estate on Jun. 10, 1691. Selectman of Watertown 1638-1642, 1664-1669, 1677, 1680, and 1682; deputy to Great and General Court 1658. Will dated Nov. 19, 1681, and proved Jun. 16, 1691; inventoried at £237 - 7s.

  
  

• Sources

  [S131] COOLIDGE, Lawson, Stephen M. [S41] The Great Migration Study Project, Anderson, Robert Charles, Volume II, C-F:193--197. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 14649325.