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Benjamin Franklin Cotton 1855–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 April 1855

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 4 April 1944

Death Location: Orange, Orange Co.Texas

Father: Samuel Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Curtis

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The story of Benjamin Franklin Cotton began in 1855 in Louisiana. Benjamin Franklin Cotton passed away in 1944 in Orange, Orange Co.Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Cotton began in 1855 in Louisiana.
  • Benjamin Franklin Cotton passed away in 1944 in Orange, Orange Co.Texas.

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Benjamin Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Cotton
1855–1944
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Samuel Anderson Cotton
1809–1860
South Carolina
Elizabeth Curtis
1814–
Louisiana
Grandparents
Jacob Cotton
1770–
South Carolina, USA
Charity (A) WATSON
1790–1848
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Benjamin Curtis
1786–1841
Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Phoebe Courtney
1790–1850
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Private Curtis
1755–1808
Martha Jones
1759–1819
John Courtney
1750–1813
Hannah Curtis
1755–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1725–1784
Francis g-gf)
1708–1801
REBECCA g-gm)
1729–1763
John Courtney
1722–1813
John (Curtiss)
1721–1800
Dinah Norton
1723–1800

Benjamin Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1855
7 April 1855
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Cotton in Louisiana
Louisiana
1944
4 April 1944
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Franklin Cotton in Orange, Orange Co.Texas
Orange, Orange Co.Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 April 1855
    Event Place: Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 April 1944
    Event Place: Orange, Orange Co.Texas

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