Charlotte Ives Cobb

Brief Life History of Charlotte Ives

When Charlotte Ives Cobb was born on 3 August 1836, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Henry Cobb, was 38 and her mother, Augusta Adams, was 33. She married William Samuel Godbe on 5 April 1869, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. She died on 24 January 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Adams Kirby
1857–1913
Charlotte Ives Cobb
1836–1908
Marriage: 1884

Sources (22)

  • Charlotte Cobb in household of Augusta Cobb, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Charlotte I Godbe, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
  • Charlotte I.C. Cobb Kirby, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1847

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860

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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