Thomas Coolidge1

M, (24 April 1670 - 15 May 1737)
Father-Biological*Nathaniel Coolidge1
Mother-Biological*Mary Bright1
Last Edited=29 Mar 2024
     He served in 1726 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, as a Selectman. He served as a Selectman again from 1733 to 1735.2 Thomas Coolidge was born on 24 April 1670 at Watertown, Massachusetts.1,2 He was the son of Nathaniel Coolidge and Mary Bright.1

Thomas Coolidge, age 29, married Sarah Eddy, age 29 , daughter of Samuel Eddy and Sarah Meade, on 15 November 1699 at Watertown, Massachusetts.

Children:
1. Sarah Coolidge (1700-1721)
2. Tabitha Coolidge (1702-1794)
3. David Coolidge (1705-1772.)1,3,2


Thomas was an inn-keeper between 1713 and 1737 at Watertown, Massachusetts.3

Thomas married second on 15 January 1712/13 at Watertown, Massachusetts, Mary Smith, the daughter of John and Mary (Beers) Smith.1,2 Thomas wrote his will on 8 April 1734 at Watertown, Massachusetts.2 He died on 15 May 1737 at Watertown, Massachusetts, at age 67.2 His estate was probated on 30 May 1737 at Middlesex County, Massachusetts.2

Compeller's Notes:
Lawson (1998) gives the site of the Thomas' second wedding as Boston.2

Citations

  1. Bond, Henry. Genealogies of the Families and Descendants of the Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts including Waltham and Weston. Boston: ittle, Brown and Company, 1860.
  2. Ancestry of Stephen Lawson - Coolidge. Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/bowen.htm
  3. Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America. Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930.