On 6 Oct 1763 when Ruth was 19, she married Joseph Coggin (51979) , son of Joseph Coggin (35158) (1 Sep 1713-aft Mar 1780) & Mary (-aft Mar 1780), in Wilmington, MA.399 Born on 26 Mar 1740 in Reading, MA.81 Joseph was baptized in Wakefield Congregational Church, on 30 Mar 1740.498 Joseph died in Mont Vernon, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire in 1820. Occupation: blacksmith.

Joseph and Ruth were both of Wilmington when they got married.

Nathan Pearson of Wilmington, yeoman, conveyed to Joseph Coggin of Wilmington, blacksmith, 28 Oct 1760, recorded 25 Apr 1780 (Deeds 81:97). Samuel Jacques of Wilmington, yeoman, conveyed to Joseph Coggin of Wilmington, blacksmith, 10 Jul 1762, recorded 25 Apr 1780 (Deeds 81:98). William thompson of Wilmington, housewright, conveyed to Joseph Coggin Jr of Wilmington, blacksmith, 13 Apr 1763, recorded 22 Feb 1776 (Deeds 76:595). Samuel Coggin conveyed to Joseph Coggin, both of Wilmington, 21 Apr 1772, recorded 25 Apr 1780. Joseph Coging Jr of Wilmington, blacksmith, and wife Ruth, conveyed to Samuel Ridgeway, gent., 20 Feb 1776, recorded 30 Nov 1776. Joseph removed to Amherst, NH, in 1776 or 1778, and settled there on Potato Street (see History of the Town of Mount Vernon, N.H., pp. 49-51 for later descendants). He was a Revolutionary soldier at Amherst in 1790.32

Joseph Cogin was listed on the 1776 Revolutionary War Association Test in the Town of Amherst.

1790 Federal Census. Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Roll 5, page 231
Family of Joseph Coggin
    3 males 16 and over
    5 females

1800 Federal Census. Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire
Roll 20, page 452
Family of Joseph Coggin
    2 males under 10
    1 male 26-44 [Joseph Jr?, 30]
    1 male 45 and over [Joseph, 60]
    3 females under 10
    1 female 10-15
    1 female 26-44

History of the Town of Mount Vernon, N. H. Charles James Smith, Boston: Blanchard Printing, 1907.
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