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Captain Cox John 1739–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1739

Birth Location: McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 24 Dec 1818

Death Location: Cranberry Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Father: John Cox

Mother: Mary Rankin

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In 1739, Captain Cox John entered the world in McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, born to John Cox And Mary Rankin. Captain Cox John passed away in 1818 in Cranberry Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Captain Cox John entered the world in McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, born to John Cox And Mary Rankin.
  • Captain Cox John passed away in 1818 in Cranberry Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States.

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Captain John's Ancestors

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Captain John
1739–1818
Birth Place: McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Cox
1694–1747
Tetbury, Gloucestershire, , England
Mary Rankin
1705–1756
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Richard Cox
1650–1733
Bandon, Cork, , Ireland
Mary Bourne
1658–1715
Cork, Cork, , Ireland
John Rankin
1690–1749
Derry, , Ulster, Ireland
Ann McElwee
1675–1796
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain John's Timeline

2 Records

1739
25 Jul 1739
Birth of Captain Cox John in McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1818
24 Dec 1818
Age 79
Death of Captain Cox John in Cranberry Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Cranberry Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1739
    Event Place: McDowells Mill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Cranberry Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States

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