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Edward "Smith" Cochrane 1873–1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1873

Birth Location: Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 25 Jul 1952

Death Location: Portapique, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Samuel Cochrane

Mother: Nancy Trenholm

Spouse(s): Alice Stoneman

Children(s): Leah (Rafuse), Perley Cochrane, George Cochrane, Ruby Cochrane, William Cochrane, Karl Cochrane, Hugh Cochrane, Bessie Cochrane, Bertha Cochrane, Margaret Cochrane, Hazel Cochrane

The story of Edward "Smith" Cochrane began in 1873 in Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1891, Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided in Ste Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1901, Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided in Nova Scotia, Canada. Edward "Smith" Cochrane married Alice Stoneman, and had children including Bertha Hilda Cochrane, Bessie Evelyn Cochrane, George Edward Roy Cochrane, Hazel Blanche Cochrane, Hugh Stanley Cochrane, Karl Johnson Cochrane, Leah Cordelia Cochrane Rafuse, Margaret Ethel Cochrane, Perley Clarke Cochrane, Ruby Mildred Cochrane, William Bill Raymond Cochrane. Edward "Smith" Cochrane passed away in 1952 in Portapique, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward "Smith" Cochrane began in 1873 in Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1891, Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided in Ste Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • In 1901, Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided in Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Edward "Smith" Cochrane married Alice Stoneman, and had children including Bertha Hilda Cochrane, Bessie Evelyn Cochrane, George Edward Roy Cochrane, Hazel Blanche Cochrane, Hugh Stanley Cochrane, Karl Johnson Cochrane, Leah Cordelia Cochrane Rafuse, Margaret Ethel Cochrane, Perley Clarke Cochrane, Ruby Mildred Cochrane, William Bill Raymond Cochrane.
  • Edward "Smith" Cochrane passed away in 1952 in Portapique, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cochrane
1834–1880
Birth Location: Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
SC
Nancy Trenholm
1835–1880
Birth Location: Mt Whatley, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
NT

Spouses(s)

Alice Stoneman
1875–1925
Birth Location: Germany
AS

Children(s)

Leah (Rafuse)
1910–1993
Birth Location: Montrose, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
L(
Perley Cochrane
1897–1953
Birth Location: Pleasant Hills, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
PC
George Cochrane
1901–1965
Birth Location: Springhill, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
GC
Ruby Cochrane
1903–1970
Birth Location: Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
RC
William Cochrane
1907–2002
Birth Location: Pleasant Hills, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
WC
Karl Cochrane
1912–1993
Birth Location: Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
KC
Hugh Cochrane
1915–
Birth Location: Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
HC
Bessie Cochrane
1918–1993
Birth Location: Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
BC
Bertha Cochrane
1894–1972
Birth Location: Pleasant Hills, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
BC
Margaret Cochrane
1896–1965
Birth Location: Lower Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia
MC
Hazel Cochrane
1898–1938
Birth Location: Great Village, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
HC

Edward Cochrane's Ancestors

Self
Edward Cochrane
1873–1952
Birth Place: Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
Samuel J. H. Cochrane
1834–1880
Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nancy ("Agnes" Martha) Trenholm
1835–1880
Mt Whatley, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Samuel (C. "Cappy") Cochran
1799–1871
Dún Pádraig Contae, Dúin Tuaisceart Éireann
Margaret Fulton
1801–1876
Bass River, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rufus Trenlom
1825–1846
Pointe du Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Mary Wry
1816–1904
Pointe du Bute, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cochrane
1767–1840
Catherine Beatty
1776–1885
John III
1772–1835
Esther Crowe
1762–1852
Jeffery Trenholm
1794–1838
Martha Copp
1796–1869
John Wry
1785–1864
Abigail Hicks
1786–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Esq.
1733–1797
Mary Crawford
1743–1826
Beatty
1745–
James Esq.
1739–1826
Margaret Campbell
1754–1833
Joseph Crowe
1738–1810
Esther Barnhill
1740–1818
William Squire
1765–1846
Ann Ryan
1767–1844
William Copp
1753–1834
Eleanor Atkinson
1774–1851
John Wry
1750–1824
Phoebe Maxwell
1763–1824

Edward Cochrane's Descendants

1.
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Edward ("Smith") Cochrane (11 Feb 1873–25 Jul 1952) m. Alice Stoneman (15 Jun 1875–25 May 1925)
  1. 1. Leah (Cordelia Cochrane) (Rafuse) 1910–1993 m. Norman Reeves 1910–1965 m. Harold (Hall) Rafuse 1905–1998
    1. 1. Dianne (Marie Reeves) (Baker) 1945–2024
    2. 2. Margaret (Lillian "Margie") Reeves 1935–2019 m. Freeman (Alfred) Conrad 1930–2009
    3. 3. Sheila (Lorraine) Reeves 1940–2001
    4. 4. John (Robert) Reeves 1931–2019 m. Vera (Marguerite) Hiltz 1943–2018
    5. 5. George (Norman) Reeves 1933–2013
    6. 6. Wayne (Douglas) Reeves 1942–1969
  2. 2. Perley (Clarke) Cochrane 1897–1953 m. Goldie (Myrtle) Boomer 1903–1932
  3. 3. George (Edward Roy) Cochrane 1901–1965 m. Muriel (Edna) Campbell 1916–2001
  4. 4. Ruby (Mildred) Cochrane 1903–1970 m. Hulet (Theodore) Marlatt 1896–1977
  5. 5. William ("Bill" Raymond) Cochrane 1907–2002 m. Edna (Mona Irene) Parker 1915–1995
    1. 1. Lewis ("Aubrey") Cochrane 1935–2019 m. Lillian ("Bea") Beatrice 1942–1996
  6. 6. Karl (Johnson) Cochrane 1912–1993
  7. 7. Hugh (Stanley) Cochrane 1915–
  8. 8. Bessie (Evelyn) Cochrane 1918–1993 m. Wilfred (Martin) Zinck 1914–1967
    1. 1. Clifford Zinck 1940–2008
    2. 2. Carl (Edward) Zinck 1938–1968
  9. 9. Bertha (Hilda) Cochrane 1894–1972 m. William (Bartha "Abartha") Rushton 1890–1946
    1. 1. Cecil (W.) Rushton 1915–
    2. 2. Raymond (Blois) Rushton 1920–2012 m. Marion (Elizabeth) MacKay 1926–1991 m. Pearl Upham –2009
      1. 1. Raymond (Logan “Logie”) Rushton 1942–2009
      2. 2. Linda (Marian) Rushton 1947–1947
    3. 3. Hazel (Ruthene) Rushton 1917–1998
    4. 4. Lloyd (Douglas) Rushton 1918–1993
    5. 5. Ralph (Henley) Rushton 1921–2007
    6. 6. William (Charles S.) Rushton 1923–2002 m. Isabel (Bernice) Spencer 1925–2001
      1. 1. Paul Rushton –2002
      2. 2. Harold Rushton –2002
      3. 3. Shirley Rushton –2002
    7. 7. Earl (Delbert) Rushton 1927–2017
    8. 8. Stanley (Roydon) Rushton 1934–2016
      1. 1. Debbie Rushton –2016
  10. 10. Margaret (Ethel) Cochrane 1896–1965 m. John (Mack) Chisholm 1880–1925
  11. 11. Hazel (Blanche) Cochrane 1898–1938 m. Andrew (C) Thomsen 1898–

Edward Cochrane's Timeline

9 Records

1873
11 Feb 1873
Birth of Edward "Smith" Cochrane in Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1891
1891
Age 18
Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided here in Ste Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Ste Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1901
1901
Age 28
Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided here in Nova Scotia, Canada
Nova Scotia, Canada
1911
1911
Age 38
Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided here in Colchester, Nova Scotia
Colchester, Nova Scotia
1914
1914
Age 41
Edward "Smith" Cochrane was employed in Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 48
Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided here in Lower Londonderry 17a, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lower Londonderry 17a, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1931
1931
Age 58
Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided here in Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
1945
1945
Age 72
Edward "Smith" Cochrane resided here in Colchester; Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Colchester; Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
1952
25 Jul 1952
Age 79
Death of Edward "Smith" Cochrane in Colchester County Hospital, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Colchester County Hospital, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Polling District No 24, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 21; Family No: 187
    [3] 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 10, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Page: 4; Family No: 49
    [4] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 41; Census Place: Lower Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Ste Croix, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Polling District No 24, Cumberland, Nova Scotia; Page: 21; Family No: 187

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Colchester, Nova Scotia
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 10, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Page: 4; Family No: 49

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Economy, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Lower Londonderry 17a, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 41; Census Place: Lower Londonderry, Colchester, Nova Scotia; Page Number: 3

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27191; Census Place: Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada; Page Number: wa

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Colchester; Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1952
    Event Place: Colchester County Hospital, Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Portapique, Colchester County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index
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