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David R Cotton 1829–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1829

Birth Location: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 10 March 1886

Death Location: Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Nicolaas Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Cotton

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Children(s):

The story of David R Cotton began in 1829 in New York, United States of America. David R Cotton passed away in 1886 in Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of David R Cotton began in 1829 in New York, United States of America.
  • David R Cotton passed away in 1886 in Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Children(s)

David Cotton's Ancestors

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David Cotton
1829–1886
Birth Place: New York, United States of America
Parents
Nicolaas Cotton
1795–1870
Charleston, Montgomery, New York, United States
Elizabeth Cotton
1791–1872
Rhode Island, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel Cotton
1761–1830
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Mary (Maria) Spoor
1760–1820
Schenectady, Albany Co, New York, USA, /, Cocksakie, Greene County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1728–1801
Sarah Broughton
1722–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1678–1770
Comfort Riggs
1698–
Noah Broughton
1699–1725
Abigail Partridge
1703–1738

David Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1829
1829
Birth of David R Cotton in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1886
10 March 1886
Age 57
Death of David R Cotton in Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1829
    Event Place: New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1886
    Event Place: Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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