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Elijah Cotton 1784–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1784

Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 27 MAY 1836

Death Location: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

Father: Cyrus Cotton

Mother: Emilia "Milly"

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The story of Elijah Cotton began in 1784 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA. Elijah Cotton passed away in 1836 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Cotton began in 1784 in Rowan, North Carolina, USA.
  • Elijah Cotton passed away in 1836 in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA.

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Elijah Cotton's Ancestors

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Elijah Cotton
1784–1836
Birth Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Cyrus West Cotton
1741–1786
Northampton County, North Carolina, British America
Emilia (Jeannette Brannon) "Milly"
1740–1800
Northampton, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Alexander (Spotswood) Cotton
1700–1764
New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
Elizabeth West
1705–1774
Bertie County, North Carolina, British, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John "Bertie"
1658–1728
Martha Godwin
1668–1732
Peter West
1689–1751
Priscilla Williams
1701–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas West
1646–1723
Elizabeth Jackson
1638–1708

Elijah Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1784
1784
Birth of Elijah Cotton in Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
1836
27 MAY 1836
Age 52
Death of Elijah Cotton in Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA
Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1784
    Event Place: Rowan, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 MAY 1836
    Event Place: Macon, Bibb, Georgia, USA

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