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Benjamin G Cotton 1837–1901 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1837

Birth Location: Ohio

Death Date: 21 Nov 1901

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

Father: Theodore Cotton

Mother: May Lewis

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The story of Benjamin G Cotton began in 1837 in Ohio. Benjamin G Cotton passed away in 1901 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin G Cotton began in 1837 in Ohio.
  • Benjamin G Cotton passed away in 1901 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA.

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Benjamin Cotton's Ancestors

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Benjamin Cotton
1837–1901
Birth Place: Ohio
Parents
Theodore Cotton
1801–1879
Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
May Lewis
1806–1847
Cortland, Cortland, New York, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Noys Cotton) Jr
1758–1846
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Dorothy ("Dolly") Smith
1766–1852
Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire
EZEKIEL LEWIS
1788–1880
New York, United States
ELIZA SEACORD
1790–1880
New York
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cotton
1718–1816
Elizabeth Leavitt
1720–1760
Joseph Smith
1725–1775
Thankful Nickerson
1745–1823
ALBERT LEWIS
1761–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Cotton
1678–1755
Margaret Fernald
1681–1719
Jeremy Jr
1673–1733
Elizabeth Gannett
1673–1715
Solomon Shepard
1700–1797
Abigail Moore
1702–1781
Nathaniel Nickerson
1705–1766
Thankful Bangs
1709–1788

Benjamin Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1837
9 May 1837
Birth of Benjamin G Cotton in Ohio
Ohio
1901
21 Nov 1901
Age 64
Death of Benjamin G Cotton in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1837
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Nov 1901
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Death Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, Michigan; Death Records

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