Calvert B. Cottrell Family Tree


     C. B. Cottrell's inventions vastly improved the capability and speed of the printing press which resulted in Mr. Cottrell being recognized as a leading inventor. He had over 100 American and foreign patents.
     C. B. Cottrell & Sons had a worldwide reputation for manufacturing fine printing presses. In the late 1800s and early 1900s most magazines and periodicals were printed on a Cottrell press. In 1953 the C. B. Cottrell & Sons company was acquired by Harris-Seybold - now the Harris Corporation.
     The C. B. Cottrell family was responsible for researching the Nicholas Cottrell family tree and provided the genealogical outline of the Cottrell family that was used in "A Brief Sketch of Cottrell Family History" which was the starting point for this Carl C. Cottrell family history website.

       Early Cottrell Printing Press

The number at left  of a name is the generation number.
1
Nicholas Cottrell (M), B: about 1600, D: 1680, Taunton, MA

2
Nicholas (II) Cottrell (M), B: 1636-40, New Port Colony, RI, D: 1715, Westerly, RI
Wife 1: Ann Peabody


3
John Cottrell, B: about 1690, D: 1742
Wife 1: Penelope Satterlee, B: about 1660



4
John Cottrell (Major), B: 1724 D: 1778
Member of the Coast Guard sent to guard Newport during the Revolutionary War.
Wife 2: Lois Boardman




5
Elias Cottrell, B: 1752 in Westerly, RI, D: 25 DEC 1816, Westerly, RI
Wife 1: Phalley Gavitt, B: 13 MAY 1752, Westerly, RI





6
Lebbeus Cottrell, B: 29 JAN 1792, Westerly, RI
Wife 1: Lydia Maxson, B: about 1794, Westerly, RI






7    Calvert B. Cottrell, B: 20 Aug 1821, Westerly, RI
       D: 12 Jun 1893, Westerly, RI
       Wife 1: Lydia W. Perkins, B: 1825,  M: 4 May 1849, D: 1896