Born 1796 Oct 17 Hampton, CT
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Father Ludovicius Weld
Mother Elizabeth Clark
Marriage 1828 May 30 Boston, MA
Mary Austin Cogswell
Born 1801 Mar 31
Died 1867 Nov 12 Hartford, CT
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Children
1. Mason Cogswell Weld
Born 1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA
Died 1887
Burial
Age
Marriage 1866 Apr 16
Martha M. Coles
Born
Died
Burial
No Children
2. Charles Weld
Born 1831
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
3. Lewis Ledyard Weld
Born 1833 May 13 Hartford, CT
Died 1865
4. Mary Elizabeth Weld
Born
Died
5. Alice Cogswell Weld HODGE
Born 1837 Dec 4 Hartford, CT
Died 1909 Jun 22 Philadelphia, PA-Cancer
Age 71y 6m 8days
Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
FAG
Married 1871 Apr 13 Hartford, CT
William Henry Hodge
1796 Lewis Weld was born on October 17 in Hampton, Connecticut.
1814 Weld entered Yale College.
1818 Graduated from Yale.
1818 Appointed instructor at the American School for the Deaf in Hartford,
Connecticut for 3 years.
1822 Appointed Principal of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf, at
Philadelphia for, 8 years.
1828 May 30 Marriage Boston, MA-Mary A Coggswell
1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA birth son Mason Cogswell Weld
1830 After the resignation of Thomas H. Gallaudet, Weld was made Principal at
the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, for 23 years.
1833 May 13 Hartford, CT birth son Lewis Ledyard Weld
1837 Hartford, CT Birth Daughter Alice Cogswell Weld
1853 December 30 Died Hampton, Connecticut per Newspaper notice
Last few years of his life he was a sufferer from a chronic disease.
1853 Jul 22 Executed his Will
1854 Jan 7 Newspaper notice death Hartford Courant
1856 Dec 30 Death Hampton, CT on both headstones
The American School for the Deaf is the oldest school for the deaf in the United States,founded in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc.
SOURCES
MARRIAGE
Mary A. Coggswell in the Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
Name: Mary A. Coggswell
Gender: Female
Spouse: Lewis Weld
Marriage Date: 30 May 1828
City: Boston
County: Suffolk
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0818093-0818095.
FAMILY INFORMATION
Lewis Weldin the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Weld
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 477
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Weld 53
Mary A Weld 49
Charles Weld 19
Lewis L Weld 17
Mary E Weld 14
Alice C Weld 12
John Barpe 21
Grace Marie 35
Ann Tracy 25
E M Reed 29
LEWIS WELD DEATH
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1797
Age at Death: 57
Death Date: 7 Jan 1854
Death Place: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
Name: Lewis Weld
Probate Date: 22 Jul 1853
Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1853
Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA
Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 55, 58, 61, 1853-1856
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1796
Death Date: 30 Dec 1853
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Age at Death: 57
SOURCES FOR HIS CHILDREN
1. ALICE COGSWELL WELD HODGE
BIRTH
Alice Cogswell Weld in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Hartford
Parent: Lewis
Parent: Mary A
MARRIAGE
Alice Cogswell Weld in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Father: Lewis Weld
Event: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1871
Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Spouse: William H Hodge
Newspaper: New York Evening Post
Publication Date: 1871
Publication Place: New York, USA
Call Number: 485767
DEATH
Per her Pennsylvania Death Certificate
Alice C W Hodge
[Alice C W Weld]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Connecticut
Death Date: 23 Jun 1909
Death Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Lewis Weld
Mother: Marga Cogswell
BURIAL
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Father Ludovicius Weld
Mother Elizabeth Clark
Marriage 1828 May 30 Boston, MA
Mary Austin Cogswell
Born 1801 Mar 31
Died 1867 Nov 12 Hartford, CT
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Children
1. Mason Cogswell Weld
Born 1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA
Died 1887
Burial
Age
Marriage 1866 Apr 16
Martha M. Coles
Born
Died
Burial
No Children
2. Charles Weld
Born 1831
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
3. Lewis Ledyard Weld
Born 1833 May 13 Hartford, CT
Died 1865
4. Mary Elizabeth Weld
Born
Died
5. Alice Cogswell Weld HODGE
Born 1837 Dec 4 Hartford, CT
Died 1909 Jun 22 Philadelphia, PA-Cancer
Age 71y 6m 8days
Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
FAG
Married 1871 Apr 13 Hartford, CT
William Henry Hodge
1796 Lewis Weld was born on October 17 in Hampton, Connecticut.
1814 Weld entered Yale College.
1818 Graduated from Yale.
1818 Appointed instructor at the American School for the Deaf in Hartford,
Connecticut for 3 years.
1822 Appointed Principal of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf, at
Philadelphia for, 8 years.
1828 May 30 Marriage Boston, MA-Mary A Coggswell
1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA birth son Mason Cogswell Weld
1830 After the resignation of Thomas H. Gallaudet, Weld was made Principal at
the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, for 23 years.
1833 May 13 Hartford, CT birth son Lewis Ledyard Weld
1837 Hartford, CT Birth Daughter Alice Cogswell Weld
1853 December 30 Died Hampton, Connecticut per Newspaper notice
Last few years of his life he was a sufferer from a chronic disease.
1853 Jul 22 Executed his Will
1854 Jan 7 Newspaper notice death Hartford Courant
1856 Dec 30 Death Hampton, CT on both headstones
The American School for the Deaf is the oldest school for the deaf in the United States,founded in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc.
SOURCES
MARRIAGE
Mary A. Coggswell in the Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
Name: Mary A. Coggswell
Gender: Female
Spouse: Lewis Weld
Marriage Date: 30 May 1828
City: Boston
County: Suffolk
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0818093-0818095.
FAMILY INFORMATION
Lewis Weldin the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Weld
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 477
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Weld 53
Mary A Weld 49
Charles Weld 19
Lewis L Weld 17
Mary E Weld 14
Alice C Weld 12
John Barpe 21
Grace Marie 35
Ann Tracy 25
E M Reed 29
LEWIS WELD DEATH
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1797
Age at Death: 57
Death Date: 7 Jan 1854
Death Place: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
Name: Lewis Weld
Probate Date: 22 Jul 1853
Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1853
Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA
Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 55, 58, 61, 1853-1856
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1796
Death Date: 30 Dec 1853
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Age at Death: 57
SOURCES FOR HIS CHILDREN
1. ALICE COGSWELL WELD HODGE
BIRTH
Alice Cogswell Weld in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Hartford
Parent: Lewis
Parent: Mary A
MARRIAGE
Alice Cogswell Weld in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Father: Lewis Weld
Event: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1871
Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Spouse: William H Hodge
Newspaper: New York Evening Post
Publication Date: 1871
Publication Place: New York, USA
Call Number: 485767
DEATH
Per her Pennsylvania Death Certificate
Alice C W Hodge
[Alice C W Weld]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Connecticut
Death Date: 23 Jun 1909
Death Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Lewis Weld
Mother: Marga Cogswell
BURIAL
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Born 1796 Oct 17 Hampton, CT
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Father Ludovicius Weld
Mother Elizabeth Clark
Marriage 1828 May 30 Boston, MA
Mary Austin Cogswell
Born 1801 Mar 31
Died 1867 Nov 12 Hartford, CT
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Children
1. Mason Cogswell Weld
Born 1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA
Died 1887
Burial
Age
Marriage 1866 Apr 16
Martha M. Coles
Born
Died
Burial
No Children
2. Charles Weld
Born 1831
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
3. Lewis Ledyard Weld
Born 1833 May 13 Hartford, CT
Died 1865
4. Mary Elizabeth Weld
Born
Died
5. Alice Cogswell Weld HODGE
Born 1837 Dec 4 Hartford, CT
Died 1909 Jun 22 Philadelphia, PA-Cancer
Age 71y 6m 8days
Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
FAG
Married 1871 Apr 13 Hartford, CT
William Henry Hodge
1796 Lewis Weld was born on October 17 in Hampton, Connecticut.
1814 Weld entered Yale College.
1818 Graduated from Yale.
1818 Appointed instructor at the American School for the Deaf in Hartford,
Connecticut for 3 years.
1822 Appointed Principal of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf, at
Philadelphia for, 8 years.
1828 May 30 Marriage Boston, MA-Mary A Coggswell
1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA birth son Mason Cogswell Weld
1830 After the resignation of Thomas H. Gallaudet, Weld was made Principal at
the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, for 23 years.
1833 May 13 Hartford, CT birth son Lewis Ledyard Weld
1837 Hartford, CT Birth Daughter Alice Cogswell Weld
1853 December 30 Died Hampton, Connecticut per Newspaper notice
Last few years of his life he was a sufferer from a chronic disease.
1853 Jul 22 Executed his Will
1854 Jan 7 Newspaper notice death Hartford Courant
1856 Dec 30 Death Hampton, CT on both headstones
The American School for the Deaf is the oldest school for the deaf in the United States,founded in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc.
SOURCES
MARRIAGE
Mary A. Coggswell in the Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
Name: Mary A. Coggswell
Gender: Female
Spouse: Lewis Weld
Marriage Date: 30 May 1828
City: Boston
County: Suffolk
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0818093-0818095.
FAMILY INFORMATION
Lewis Weldin the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Weld
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 477
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Weld 53
Mary A Weld 49
Charles Weld 19
Lewis L Weld 17
Mary E Weld 14
Alice C Weld 12
John Barpe 21
Grace Marie 35
Ann Tracy 25
E M Reed 29
LEWIS WELD DEATH
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1797
Age at Death: 57
Death Date: 7 Jan 1854
Death Place: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
Name: Lewis Weld
Probate Date: 22 Jul 1853
Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1853
Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA
Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 55, 58, 61, 1853-1856
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1796
Death Date: 30 Dec 1853
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Age at Death: 57
SOURCES FOR HIS CHILDREN
1. ALICE COGSWELL WELD HODGE
BIRTH
Alice Cogswell Weld in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Hartford
Parent: Lewis
Parent: Mary A
MARRIAGE
Alice Cogswell Weld in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Father: Lewis Weld
Event: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1871
Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Spouse: William H Hodge
Newspaper: New York Evening Post
Publication Date: 1871
Publication Place: New York, USA
Call Number: 485767
DEATH
Per her Pennsylvania Death Certificate
Alice C W Hodge
[Alice C W Weld]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Connecticut
Death Date: 23 Jun 1909
Death Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Lewis Weld
Mother: Marga Cogswell
BURIAL
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Father Ludovicius Weld
Mother Elizabeth Clark
Marriage 1828 May 30 Boston, MA
Mary Austin Cogswell
Born 1801 Mar 31
Died 1867 Nov 12 Hartford, CT
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
Children
1. Mason Cogswell Weld
Born 1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA
Died 1887
Burial
Age
Marriage 1866 Apr 16
Martha M. Coles
Born
Died
Burial
No Children
2. Charles Weld
Born 1831
Died
Burial Old North Cemetery, Hartford, CT
3. Lewis Ledyard Weld
Born 1833 May 13 Hartford, CT
Died 1865
4. Mary Elizabeth Weld
Born
Died
5. Alice Cogswell Weld HODGE
Born 1837 Dec 4 Hartford, CT
Died 1909 Jun 22 Philadelphia, PA-Cancer
Age 71y 6m 8days
Burial Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
FAG
Married 1871 Apr 13 Hartford, CT
William Henry Hodge
1796 Lewis Weld was born on October 17 in Hampton, Connecticut.
1814 Weld entered Yale College.
1818 Graduated from Yale.
1818 Appointed instructor at the American School for the Deaf in Hartford,
Connecticut for 3 years.
1822 Appointed Principal of the Pennsylvania Institution for the Deaf, at
Philadelphia for, 8 years.
1828 May 30 Marriage Boston, MA-Mary A Coggswell
1829 Feb 18 Philadelphia, PA birth son Mason Cogswell Weld
1830 After the resignation of Thomas H. Gallaudet, Weld was made Principal at
the American School for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, for 23 years.
1833 May 13 Hartford, CT birth son Lewis Ledyard Weld
1837 Hartford, CT Birth Daughter Alice Cogswell Weld
1853 December 30 Died Hampton, Connecticut per Newspaper notice
Last few years of his life he was a sufferer from a chronic disease.
1853 Jul 22 Executed his Will
1854 Jan 7 Newspaper notice death Hartford Courant
1856 Dec 30 Death Hampton, CT on both headstones
The American School for the Deaf is the oldest school for the deaf in the United States,founded in 1817 by Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet and Laurent Clerc.
SOURCES
MARRIAGE
Mary A. Coggswell in the Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850
Name: Mary A. Coggswell
Gender: Female
Spouse: Lewis Weld
Marriage Date: 30 May 1828
City: Boston
County: Suffolk
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0818093-0818095.
FAMILY INFORMATION
Lewis Weldin the 1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Lewis Weld
Age: 53
Birth Year: abt 1797
Birthplace: Connecticut
Home in 1850: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 477
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Weld 53
Mary A Weld 49
Charles Weld 19
Lewis L Weld 17
Mary E Weld 14
Alice C Weld 12
John Barpe 21
Grace Marie 35
Ann Tracy 25
E M Reed 29
LEWIS WELD DEATH
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1797
Age at Death: 57
Death Date: 7 Jan 1854
Death Place: Connecticut
Gender: Male
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
Name: Lewis Weld
Probate Date: 22 Jul 1853
Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year: Abt 1853
Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA
Item Description: Probate Records, Vol 55, 58, 61, 1853-1856
Lewis Weld in the Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
Name: Lewis Weld
Birth Date: abt 1796
Death Date: 30 Dec 1853
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Age at Death: 57
SOURCES FOR HIS CHILDREN
1. ALICE COGSWELL WELD HODGE
BIRTH
Alice Cogswell Weld in the Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Hartford
Parent: Lewis
Parent: Mary A
MARRIAGE
Alice Cogswell Weld in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930
Name: Alice Cogswell Weld
Father: Lewis Weld
Event: Marriage
Marriage Date: 13 Apr 1871
Marriage Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Spouse: William H Hodge
Newspaper: New York Evening Post
Publication Date: 1871
Publication Place: New York, USA
Call Number: 485767
DEATH
Per her Pennsylvania Death Certificate
Alice C W Hodge
[Alice C W Weld]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 71
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1837
Birth Place: Connecticut
Death Date: 23 Jun 1909
Death Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Father: Lewis Weld
Mother: Marga Cogswell
BURIAL
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Inscription
2 Headstones within same Cemetery
Gravesite Details
See both headstones
Family Members
Siblings
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