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Dorothy Cotton 1636–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1636

Birth Location: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 26 February 1672

Death Location: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Father: Simon Bradstreet

Mother: Anne Bradstreet

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Dorothy Cotton was born in 1636 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Simon Bradstreet And Anne Bradstreet. Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1672 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Cotton was born in 1636 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Simon Bradstreet And Anne Bradstreet.
  • Dorothy Cotton passed away in 1672 in Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Dorothy Cotton's Ancestors

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Dorothy Cotton
1636–1672
Birth Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Simon Bradstreet
1603–1697
Horbling, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
Anne Bradstreet
1612–1672
Northampton Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Grandparents
Simon (Bradstreet, Sr, Reverend) (11GGF)
1580–1621
Horbling, Lincolnshire, England
Thomas Dudley
1576–1653
Yardley Hastings, South Northamptonshire Borough, Northamptonshire, England
Dorothy ((1582) Yorke-Sutton of Dudley) PG10*
1582–1643
Cotton End, Northamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Symond Bradstreet
1542–1620
Margaret Norman
1543–1623
Capt. Admiral
1550–1589
Susanna Thorne
1558–1588
Sir #1
1545–1615
Katherine Yorke
1558–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Captain Sutton-Dudley
1524–1557
Lady Ashton
1517–1556
Thomas Thorne
1521–1588
Katherine Purefoy
1522–1589
Sir London
1510–1569
Anne Smythe
1526–1575
Sir Mint
1510–1569
Amye (Bond)
1528–1568

Dorothy Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1636
1636
Birth of Dorothy Cotton in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1672
26 February 1672
Age 36
Death of Dorothy Cotton in Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1636
    Event Place: Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 February 1672
    Event Place: Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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