Cogswell, Alida (1873-1940)
- Name:
- Cogswell, Alida (1873-1940)
- Title:
- Member, League of American Pen Women, N.H. Branch
Member, Order of the Eastern Star, Priscilla Chapter - Other Names:
- Cogswell, Alida May / True, Alida / Hodges, Alida / (a.k.a. Adela)
- Born:
- 1873
- Birthplace:
- Canterbury, NH
- Died:
- 1940
- Death Location:
- Canterbury, NH
- Residence:
- Canterbury, NH
Tilton, NH - Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Poet and songwriter
- Father:
- Cogswell, William McCrillis
- Mother:
- Cogswell, Alice M. Kelley
- Relations:
- Brother: Warner Badger Cogswell (1871-; traveling salesman)
- Spouse:
- True, Dr. Charles Lincoln (1); Hodges (2)
- Children:
- True, Muriel Louise (1897-; b. Canterbury, NH; m. Dana P. Vaughan; res. RI; children)
True, Foster Cogswell (1899-; physician)
True, Doris Marston (1901-; m. Clyde Davis) - Notes:
- M1. Dr. Charles Lincoln True, 1894
Buried in familly plot in Tilton, NH
From obituary of Alida Cogswell Hodges: "Of late years Mrs. Hodges took an active interest in the Worsted Church of Canterbury and did much to reawaken interest in this historic shrine to which people have traveled from all parts of New England" (Franklin Transcript, May 30, 1940). Worsted Church was constructed in 1839, with much work from Alida's great uncle, Amos Cogswell. Church destroyed by lightning strike and fire, July 1958.
SEE ALSO: True, Alida
SEE ALSO (son-in-law): Vaughan, Dana
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