Brief Life History of Edward
Edward Cobb was born on 2 November 1718, in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. He married Hannah Allen on 17 September 1735, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died after 1760, in Dover, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Edward Cob, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Edward Cobb, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Edward in entry for Jemima Cobb, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
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Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus): from the Middle English byname or personal name Cobbe, Cobba, or its Old Norse cognate Kobbi, which are probably from an element meaning ‘lump’, used to denote a large man.
Irish: shortened form of McCobb , a patronymic from the personal name Hob, an English pet form of Robert .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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