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Edward Cotton 1752–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Nov 1752

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Death Date: 15 APR 1776

Death Location: Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Mary Cutt

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In 1752, Edward Cotton entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, born to John Cotton And Mary Cutt. Edward Cotton passed away in 1776 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine.

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Biography

  • In 1752, Edward Cotton entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, born to John Cotton And Mary Cutt.
  • Edward Cotton passed away in 1776 in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine.

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Edward Cotton's Ancestors

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Edward Cotton
1752–1776
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Parents
John Cotton
1712–1778
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Mary Cutt
1716–1799
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Solomon Cotton
1678–1755
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Margaret Fernald
1681–1719
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
John Cutt
1681–1747
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Susanna Ayers
1689–1762
of Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1650–1669
Sarrah Hearle
1654–1714
William Fernald
1645–1728
Elizabeth Langdon
1656–1740
Edward Ayers
1658–1723
Alice Shapleigh
1665–1718
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cotton
1614–1678
Elizabeth Ham
1629–1679
Beaton *
1618–1689
Tobias Langdon
1631–1664
Elizabeth Sherburne
1638–1691

Edward Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1752
3 Nov 1752
Birth of Edward Cotton in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1776
15 APR 1776
Age 24
Death of Edward Cotton in Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine
Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1752
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 APR 1776
    Event Place: Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine

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