Born in 2984 of the Third Age to Tolman Cotton and Lily Brown, she was the second of five children, and the only girl (Tolman (Tom), Wilcome (Jolly), Bowman (Nick) and Carl (Nibs) being her brothers).

On May 1st, 3020 she married Samwise Gamgee. They lived in Bag End with Frodo, and stayed there after he sailed West.

Rosie bore Samwise thirteen children, Elanor the Fair, Frodo Gardner, Rose, Merry, Pippin, Goldilocks, Hamfast, Daisy, Primrose, Bilbo, Ruby, Robin and Tolman (Tom).

She died in 3082 of the Third Age, at the age of 98.
Encyclopedia entry originally written by Hathaldir