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Elijah Herrick Cotton 1835–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 1835

Birth Location: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 1928

Death Location: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America

Father: Nicolaas Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Cotton

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The story of Elijah Herrick Cotton began in 1835 in New York, United States of America. Elijah Herrick Cotton passed away in 1928 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Herrick Cotton began in 1835 in New York, United States of America.
  • Elijah Herrick Cotton passed away in 1928 in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America.

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Elijah Cotton's Ancestors

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Elijah Cotton
1835–1928
Birth Place: New York, United States of America
Parents
Nicolaas Cotton
1795–1870
Charleston, Montgomery, New York, United States
Elizabeth Cotton
1791–1872
Rhode Island, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel Cotton
1761–1830
Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Mary (Maria) Spoor
1760–1820
Schenectady, Albany Co, New York, USA, /, Cocksakie, Greene County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1728–1801
Sarah Broughton
1722–1810
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cotton
1678–1770
Comfort Riggs
1698–
Noah Broughton
1699–1725
Abigail Partridge
1703–1738

Elijah Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1835
December 1835
Birth of Elijah Herrick Cotton in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1928
1928
Age 93
Death of Elijah Herrick Cotton
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 1835
    Event Place: New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1928
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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