Charles' father, Frederick Augustus Cobb (1801 - 1848)
1801 - born in Portland, ME on July 26th.
1820 to ≥ 1833 - Lived in Boston, where he attended Harvard
(a member of the "Porcellian Club"), was a member of the local
library, owned lots of stock, married Helen Augusta Kane, and
had two children: Charles (1831) and Mary Wray Cobb (1833).
(Mary accompanied Charles and Lizzie to Europe).
≤ 1838 to 1848 - Lived in Schenectady, NY., where he donated
$5 to a church and apparently attended political conventions of
the Whig party! He died in Schenectady on August 2nd 1848
(aged 47), when Charles was 17.
It isn't clear where all of his money came from...or where it went for that matter!
Thanks to great-great-grandson-in-law Rich Allen and great-great-great granddaughter Becky James for digitizing the painting!
I am transcribing a letter for a friend who has a letter written in 1806 by Frederick Augusta Cobb's mother and father. Frederick is mentioned by his mother as well as his siblings. The letter will soon be offered for sale on e-bay. Please contact me at wjgriffing@comcast.net if you'd like a transcription. -- Griff
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