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mate in the Revolutionary War who practiced medicine in Atkinson, New Hampshire, and gave land for the Atkinson Academy. Abigail's mother died when he was about 7 years old.
Cogswell attended Atkinson Academy, Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, New Hampshire, Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, and Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
Cogswell entered Dartmouth in 1855, leaving it soon after. From 1856 to 1857 he went on a voyage around the world, spending two years as a sailor. When Cogswell returned
William C. Bill
William Cogswell Bill (January 10, 1828 – 1903) was a farmer, conveyancer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Kings County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1878 to 1882 and from 1886 to 1890 as a Liberal member.
He was born in Billtown, Nova Scotia, the son of Caleb Rand Bill and Rebecca Cogswell, and educated at the Horton Academy in Wolfville. In 1853, he married Ethelinda A. Dodge; after his first wife's death, he