Old Dead Relatives

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First Name

Last Name
Thomas COLE

Thomas COLE[1]

Male Abt 1660 - 1696  (~ 36 years)

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  • Name Thomas COLE 
    Born Abt 1660  Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Cause of Death Killed by Indians while traveling at night between York and Wells 
    Died 24 Jun 1696  Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I4353  Main
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2015 

    Father Nicholas COLE,   b. Abt 1626, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1704, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Jane MNU,   b. 1635, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1688, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Married 1656  Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1564  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Abigail WORMWOOD,   b. 1664, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1696, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 32 years) 
    Married Abt 1688 
    Children 
    +1. Ruth COLE,   b. 15 Nov 1694, Kennebunk, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1768, Wells, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     2. infant COLE,   b. 15 Nov 1694, Kennebunk, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Nov 1694, Kennebunk, York, Maine Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 8 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F1560  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1660 - Wells, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Jun 1696 - Wells, York, Maine Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • From History of Wells and Kennebunk, Maine, by E.E. Bourne, 1875, pg. 221: "But during the next year (1696)...Thomas Cole and his wife Abigail, and two other men and their wives, who had been on a visit to York, on their return were waylaid by them [Indians]. Cole and his wife were shot dead.

  • Sources 
    1. [S151] WikiTree, Cole-7405.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023