When Francis Cossart was born on 21 July 1717, in Bergen, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, David Cossart, was 46 and his mother, Styntje Joris Van Horne, was 40. He married Margarette Pieterse Van Nest in 1738, in New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1795, in Straban Center, Straban Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Northern Low Dutch Cemetery, Brush Run, Mount Pleasant Township, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Pennsylvania was always against slavery, even though the first settlers, including Penn, came with slaves. Slavery was not prominent in the area.
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French (northern): cognate of Flemish Cousaert and Coussaert (see Cowsert 2), or perhaps a nickname or a metonymic occupational name derived from cosse ‘pod’ (see Cosse 3). Compare Cassatt , Cossairt , Cozad , Cozart , and Cuzzort .
History: This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its altered form Cozart) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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