Asa Cossett, b. 1754

22 Mar 1754 - 31 Jan 1838
Asa Cossett (Cossitt) Sr. (1754-1838) was born 22 Mar. 1754 in Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut, British Colonial America. He was the son of Rene Cossit and Phoebe Hillyer and a distant relative of Azuba Hart, Wilford Woodruff’s step-mother. He married Mary Cole on 30 Nov. 1777 in Claremont, Sullivan Co., New Hampshire. He died 31 Jan. 1838 and was buried in Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut. His proxy temple ordinance work was initiated by Wilford Woodruff on 1 Jun. 1870.

Asa Cossett (L4J3-52K), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 8 Mar. 2022). Asa Cossett Sr., Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/asa-cossett-sr, accessed 8 Mar. 2022). "Town Records, 1670-1864," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 8 Mar. 2022); Asa Cossit, birth, 22 Mar. 1754, Simsbury, Hartford Co., Connecticut; citing Simsbury, Connecticut, Town Clerk, "Town Records v. 3-4, 1719-1832, image 383/742; DGS 7896790. "Union Congregational Church (Claremont, New Hampshire) Card File Index, 1739-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 11 Mar. 2022); Asa Cossit and Mary Cole, marriage, 30 Nov. 1777, Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire; citing Claremont, New Hampshire, Union Congressional Church, image 588/3792; DGS 8263536. "Hale Collection," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 10 Mar. 2022); Mary Cossit, death, 12 Aug. 1813, West Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut; citing Granby, Hartford Co., Connecticut, Connecticut State Library, "Cemetery Inscriptions of Goshen, Granby, and Greenwich," image 178/708; DGS 7592417.
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