Colonel Reuben Fogg

Male1 June 1722–25 October 1797

Brief Life History of Reuben

When Colonel Reuben Fogg was born on 1 June 1722, in Kittery, York, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Daniel Fogg, was 28 and his mother, Anne Hanscom, was 27. He married Margaret Elder on 15 May 1744, in Scarborough, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He registered for military service in 1776. He died on 25 October 1797, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 75.

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Family Time Line

Colonel Reuben Fogg
1722–1797
Margaret Elder
1722–1804
Marriage: 15 May 1744
Hannah Fogg
1745–
Reuben Fogg
1746–1825
William Fogg
1748–1783
David Fogg
1751–1789
Susannah Fogg
1753–
Elizabeth Fogg
1755–1840
Mary Fogg
1757–1834
Jane Fogg
1760–
George Fogg
1761–1842
Charles Fogg
1763–1839
Daniel Fogg
1765–1765
Daniel Fogg
1766–1829

Sources (10)

  • Ruben Fogg, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Reuben Fogg, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
  • Reuben Fogg, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    15 May 1744Scarborough, Yorkshire, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
  • Children (12)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1760

    Age 38

    Historical Boundaries: 1760: Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Cumberland, Maine, United States

    1760

    Age 38

    Historical Boundaries: 1760: Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Cumberland, Maine, United States

    1776

    Age 54

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    Name Meaning

    English (northern): possibly a variant of Fowke (see Foulk 1). It may derive from Middle English fogge ‘aftermath’ (i.e. grass left to grow after the hay has been cut, also applied to long grass in a water meadow), especially in northern England, where the term occurs as a specifying element in minor placenames, but as it is not found on its own as a simplex name, the derivation is doubtful without some supporting evidence. The word fogge, which is probably of Old Norse origin, is still in use as a dialect term in Craven, Yorkshire, and in eastern Lancashire. modern English fog ‘thick mist’ is first attested in the 16th century and is unlikely to be the source of the surname.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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