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EDMUND EDWARD COTTON 1764–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1764

Birth Location: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Hancock County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Dorsey

Children(s): John Cotton

The story of EDMUND EDWARD COTTON began in 1764 in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA. EDMUND EDWARD COTTON married Sarah Dorsey, and had children including John Dorsey Cotton. EDMUND EDWARD COTTON passed away in 1824 in Hancock County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of EDMUND EDWARD COTTON began in 1764 in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.
  • EDMUND EDWARD COTTON married Sarah Dorsey, and had children including John Dorsey Cotton.
  • EDMUND EDWARD COTTON passed away in 1824 in Hancock County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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EDMUND COTTON's Ancestors

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EDMUND COTTON
1764–1824
Birth Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Ralph Cotton
–1808
Stafford, Mingo, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Sarah) Smith
1739–1785
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Mary Hyde
1700–1760
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Christopher Cotton
1715–1742
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1670–1728
Elizabeth Smith
1665–1767
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Cotton
1648–1723
Anne Harrison
1655–1690
George Smith
1647–1702
MARY FRENCH
1651–1697

EDMUND COTTON's Descendants

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EDMUND (EDWARD) COTTON (3 Mar 1764–1824) m. Sarah Dorsey (3 Jun 1776–1816)
  1. 1. John (Dorsey) Cotton 1801–1870 m. Anna (B) Tichenor 1802–1860
    1. 1. Susan (Evaline Suckey) Cotton 1837–1920 m. Marene (Gabriel) Hart 1833–1905
      1. 1. Henry (Clemence) Hart 1870–1927 m. Lillie (Angeline) Gaddis 1869–1942
        1. 1. William (Henry) Hart 1891–1965 m. Zella (May) Clem 1891–1991

EDMUND COTTON's Timeline

2 Records

1764
3 Mar 1764
Birth of EDMUND EDWARD COTTON in Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
1824
1824
Age 60
Death of EDMUND EDWARD COTTON in Hancock County, Kentucky, USA
Hancock County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1764
    Event Place: Fairfax County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Hancock County, Kentucky, USA

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