Christopher's Great-grandfather
Cosman, Captain James, Was arrested as a Tory, Loyalist, also Sergeant in Capt Preston's Co. Born: 1755/1758 - Newburgh, Orange Co, NY,
Died: - Sissiboo, Digby Co, NS, Canad
Marr: 1785 - , , ,

Christopher's Great- Uncle
Cosman, Captain John, Loyalist - IRIN#2738
Born: ABOUT 1749 - Newburgh, Orange Co, NY,
Died: Mar 1832 - Sissiboo, Digby Co, NS, Canada
Spouse: McConnell, Susanna - IRIN#5682 - FRIN#1879
Marr: 6 Nov 1794 - Sissiboo, Digby Co, NS, (childless)


Name: COSMAN, John Year: 1784 Place: Sissiboo Group/Regiment: Loyalist Type of Record: Muster roll Record Title: Muster Roll of Disbanded Officers, Discharged of Disbanded Soldiers and Loyalists taken at Gulliver's Hole, St.Mary's Bay and Sissiboo, betwist the 1th and 6th day of June 1784. Reference: Ward Chipman Papers
MG 23 D1, Series 1, volume 24, page 22 Microfilm reel number: C-9818

Loyalist Land settlement Nova Scotia, Annapolis Co. Grants

James Cosman, wife, Catherine John, 1801, Digby Township, Great-grandfather.

John Cosman, 1784, River Sisabou, Great-Uncle

John Cosman, 1801, Digby Township, Great-Uncle

In 1864 there were 45 large sawmills in Digby County as well as many smaller ones. Some of the earlier ones were erected by Solomon Bunnell & Samuel Goldsbury on the Sissiboo River and by Col Taylor & John Journeay on Indian Creek in 1784. Col Moody & Capt John Cosman erected one on Cosman's Creek in 1790. Enough lumber was being sawn in the St Marys Bay area to support an export trade with the West Indies by the 1790's. Lumber was bought from mill owners at $5.00 per thousand board feet and sold in the West Indies at $50.00 per thousand.


His Cousins..............


Annie May or Helen Cosman, Christopher's first cousin, born in Kingston, 1861, daughter of William Charles.
The Missing Boys This article appeared in The Daily Telegraph, a newspaper published in Saint John, New Brunswick. It was in the September 26, 1877 edition.
Two little boys named Corey COSMAN and Yerxa COSMAN, youngest sons of William COSMAN have been missing since yesterday morn. They got their breakfast and went out to play and have not been seen since. Any information regarding their whereabouts will be gladly received by their father, William Cosman, tinsmith, in Finlay's building on Charlotte St. They were 10 and 12 years old respectively, but rather small for their age.
This follow-up appeared in the newspaper on September 28, 1877:
The two boys, sons of William COSMAN who left their home on Monday morn. after breakfast and had disappeared, were found on Tuesday morn. by their father at Norton (Kings Co.) They had walked all the way to Norton where they put up at a relative's house.


Jacob Cosman JACOB4 COSMAN (JAMES3, JAMES2, JOHANNES1 KAUSMAN) was born 13 February 1841 in Kingston, N.B., and died 22 August 1890 in Kingston, N.B.. He married MARGARET M. SPRAGG 07 October 1862 in Kingston, N.B., daughter of DAVID SPRAGG and JANE CRAWFORD. She was born 13 February 1840 in Saint John, N.B., and died 12 June 1903 in Saint John, N.B..

Notes for JACOB COSMAN:
Jacob spent two years in the U.S.. He was baptized a Baptist but did not join a church until some years later when the Free Christian Baptist Church was organized, and he was made a deacon of that church. He was a great church supporter and an outstanding member of the community. He lived on the homestead; his mother lived with them in her declining years.
Jacob built the first home on his piece of property in the village of Kingston and donated land at the back of the property for the Kingston Baptist Church burial grounds. Additional land has been donated by succeeding generations and many family members are buried there.
Jacob and his brother, Shalor, married two sisters, Margaret and Mary Ann Spragg. Thus two of their sons, Springer Cosman and John Wesley Cosman, were the greatest of friends and took great pride in being "Double Cousins".
An outstanding member of the community and an ardent supporter of the Free Christian Baptist Church, Jacob owned a grist mill, saw mill, shingle machine, carding machine and blacksmith shop in Lower Kingston, N.B..

The 1871 census lists the family thus:

Cosman, Jacob h 30 m NB FC Baptist Dutch Blacksmith
Margaret 40 f English
Agnes 6 f
Forest 4 m
Orcin 2 m (Austin)
John 1 m
Delon Worden 16 m Servant

The 1881 census of Kingston Parish, Kings Co. shows:

Cosman, Jacob h 40 NB F. Baptist Dutch Blacksmith
Margaret 40 English
Agnes 16
Forest 14
Austin 12
John 11
Springer 8
Jane 2
Elbridge 1
Jeremiah 18 Laborer

Kaye Cosman Nath

More About JACOB COSMAN:
Burial: Kingston Baptist Cemetery, N.B.
Occupation: Blacksmith
Religion: Baptist
Residence: Kingston, N.B.

Notes for MARGARET M. SPRAGG:
The 1891 census of Saint John City, King's ward, Pg. 36, has Margaret living with children, Jennie (Jane) and Elbridge.

More About MARGARET M. SPRAGG:
Burial: Kingston Baptist Cemetery
Family Origen: English
Nationality: English
Residence: Kingston and Saint John, N.B.

Marriage Notes for JACOB COSMAN and MARGARET SPRAGG:
Kings Co. Marriages Register B, Item 3370 states:
"Jacob Cosman, parish of Wicklow, Carleton Co./ Margaret M. Spragg, parish of Kingston, 7 Oct 1862. Witnesses were Albert McCleery, Henerietta Brundage".

More About JACOB COSMAN and MARGARET SPRAGG:
Marriage: 07 October 1862, Kingston, N.B.

Children of JACOB COSMAN and MARGARET SPRAGG are:
i.ANNETTE AUGUSTA5 COSMAN, b. 13 July 1863; d. 03 March 1865.
More About ANNETTE AUGUSTA COSMAN:
Burial: Bayview, Hatfield Pt., N.B.

ii. AGNES DELILAH COSMAN, b. 17 December 1864, Kingston, N.B.; d. 07 June 1958, Framingham, Ma.
iii. FOREST WOODBURY COSMAN, b. 08 November 1866; d. 14 December 1957, McAdam, N.B..
iv. AUSTIN LINGLEY COSMAN, b. 19 August 1868; d. 31 December 1884.
v. JOHN DORSET COSMAN, b. 06 October 1869; d. 23 June 1945; m. AGNES ?; b. 1870.
More About JOHN DORSET COSMAN:
Occupation: 1901, Blacksmith
Residence: Kingston, N.B.

vi. GILBERT SPRINGER COSMAN, b. 23 December 1872; d. 12 April 1953.
vii. JANE JENNIE ELIZABETH COSMAN, b. 08 June 1878; d. 21 April 1943.
viii. JACOB ELBRIDGE COSMAN, b. 05 February 1880; d. 08 May 1955.



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His Ancestors ........
Grandfather and Grandmother:

James Jr Cosman

Birth:	14 June 1791 Sissiboo, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death:	5 Feb 1855 Kingston, Gorham's Creek, New Brunswick, Canada

Elizabeth Ann Golding 1796 – 1886

Marriage:28 Apr .,1814

Children:

James Thomas Cosman
1815 – 1867
Peter Lawson Cosman
1816 – 1908
Barbara Ann Cosman
1818 – 1871
John Nelson Cosman
1820 – 1868
Sarah Elizabeth Cosman
1822 – 1906
William Charles Cosman
1825 – 1906
Frances Golding Cosman
1827 – 1870
Shalor Cosman
1829 – 1910
Mary Lawson Cosman
1831 – 1899
Elijah Cosman
1833 – 1890
George W Cosman
1835 –
Elisha Cosman
1838 – 1890
Jacob Cosman
1841 – 1890


His Parents:

Scheck, Lydia Ann
Birth : NOV 04, 1826
Death : MAR 1884
Gender: Female
Family:

Marriage: MAR 20, 1845 in Kings County, Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse:

Cosman, John Nelson
Birth : DEC 07, 1820 Kings County, Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada
Death : FEB 20, 1868 Head of Millstream, New Brunswick, Canada
Gender: Male
Parents:

Father: Cosman, James
Mother: Golding, Elizabeth Ann 'Betsy'




Husband: Cosman, John Nelson
Born: 7 Dec 1820 - Kingston, Kings, NB,
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Died: 20 Mar 1868 - Res Havelock, Kings Co, NB, pleurisy
Bur: - Head Of Millstream, Kings Co, NB,
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Parents: Cosman, James (IRIN#529) & Golding, Elizabeth Ann, Betsy Ann (IRIN#530) - FRIN#104

Wife - Sheck, Lydia Ann Born: 4 Nov 1826 - Sussex Vale, Kings Co, NB,
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Died: 12 Mar 1884 - Havelock, Kings Co, NB,
Bur: - Head of Millstream, Kings Co, NB,
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Parents: Sheck, Christopher Jr, Granted lot 13 at Salmon River, 250 acres in 1815 (IRIN#5002) & Parlee, Jane (IRIN#143) - FRIN#23
Children
1. Female: Cosman, Frances A - IRIN#66
Born: 1846 - Kingston, NB, ,
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Died: Sep 1871 - , , ,
Bur: - Head Of Millstream Baptist Cem, Head Of Millstream, NB,
Spouse: Lawson, Charles - IRIN#615 - FRIN#173
Marr: 27 Dec 1870 - Saint John, St John, NB,


2. Male: Cosman, Daniel Sheck - IRIN#67
Born: 1847 - Kingston, , ,
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Died: 1919 - Havelock, , ,
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Spouse: Frazee, S Louisa - IRIN#5686 - FRIN#1881
Marr: 4 Aug 1885 - Studholm, Kings, NB, Rev W Maggs


3. Male: Cosman, James William, Free Will Baptist - IRIN#68
Born: 8 May 1848/9 - Kingston, , ,
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Died: Jul 1904 - Havelock, , ,
Bur: - Head of Millstream, Kings, NB,
Spouse: Frazee, Mary Elizabeth, S. Methodist - IRIN#5668 - FRIN#1874
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4. Male: Cosman, Jacob - IRIN#69
Born: 1849 - Kingston, , ,
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Died: 1920 - , , ,
Bur: - Carsonville Cem, Kings, NB,
Spouse: Frazee, Sarah Barbara - IRIN#618 - FRIN#176
Marr: 24 Jan 1872 - , , ,


5. Female: Cosman, June - IRIN#70
Born: 1850 - , , ,
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6. Female: Cosman, Elizabeth Jane - IRIN#71
Born: 10 May 1851 - , , NB,
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Died: 1932 - , , ,
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7. Female: Cosman, Esther - IRIN#72
Born: 1852 - , , ,
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Died: 1933 - , , ,
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8. Male: Cosman, John Nelson Jr - IRIN#600
Born: 1855 - Kingston, Kings, NB,
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Died: 15 Oct 1919 - , , NB,
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Spouse: Best, Marjorie Agnes - IRIN#5727 - FRIN#1894
Marr: 2 Aug 1899 - , Kings, NB,


9. Female: Cosman, Harriet Elizabeth - IRIN#74
Born: 1857 - , , ,
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Died: 1915 - , , ,
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Spouse: Fowler, James H - IRIN#621 - FRIN#180
Marr: 22 Oct 1876 - Sussex, Kings Co, NB,
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10. Female: Cosman, Charlotte - IRIN#75
Born: 1858 - , , ,
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Died: 1862 - , , ,
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11. Male: Cosman, Elijah Dow - IRIN#76
Born: 1858 - , , ,
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Died: 1862 - , , ,
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Spouse: - IRIN#5717 - FRIN#1893
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12.

13.Male: Cosman, Christopher Wager, Died of beating put on him by Lawton men who then took over Lawton Land. Son, Edward was excluded.Farmer ( Commonlaw husband of Phoebe Wood Lawton, Old Black River Road ) - IRIN#51
Born: 30 Dec 1864 - Kingston, Kings, NB,
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Died: 29 Jun 1939 - Little River, Saint John, NB, Death certificate gives birth date June 13 1862
Bur: ABOUT 3 Jul 1939 - Millstream, Kings, NB,
Spouse: Wood, Phoebe Almira, Farmer, left her inheritance of Wood estate to Lawton children, excluding Edward.
- IRIN#52 - FRIN#8
Marr: - , , ,
Spouse: Jamieson, Sarah - IRIN#622 - FRIN#181
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HEAD OF MILLSTREAM

Located near the head of the Millstream River, 2.26 km NE of Gibbon: Studholm Parish, Kings County: PO 1867-1877 and 1882-1967: in 1871 the comunity and the surrounding district had a population of 400: in 1898 Head of Millstream was a farming settlement with 1 post office, 1 store, 1 sawmill, 1 grist mill, 3 churches and a population of 150.






Christopher's first family:


1891 CENSUS
Name: Christopher Coseman ( Cosman)
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 25 Birth
Year: abt 1866
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Relation to Head of House: Head
Religion: Free Will Baptist
Father's Birth Place: New Brunswick Mother's Birth Place: New Brunswick
Province: New Brunswick District Number: 16 District: Kings Subdistrict: Havelock Archive Roll #: T-6301
Household Members: