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Emma Cotton 1877 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1877

Birth Location: Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Death Date: 17 March 1959

Death Location: Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: John Smith

Mother: Sarah Smith

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Emma Cotton was born in 1877 in Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John William Smith and Sarah Ann Smith. Emma Cotton passed away in 1959 in Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • Emma Cotton was born in 1877 in Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada, the child of John William Smith and Sarah Ann Smith.
  • Emma Cotton passed away in 1959 in Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Emma Cotton's Ancestors

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Emma Cotton
1877 – 1959
Birth Place: Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents
John William Smith
1837 – 1877
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sarah (Ann) Smith
1848 – 1914
Hillsborough, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
John Smith
1808 – 1877
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Mercy (P.) Tucker
1814 –
Truro, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada
Nathaniel Smith
1826 – 1898
Hillsborough, Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
Rachael Hawley
1829 – 1909
Hillsborough, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Smith
1774 – 1848
Mercy Polly
1785 – 1873
David Smith
1775 – 1851
Agnes Smith
1785 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1877
2 February 1877
Birth of Emma Cotton in Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1959
17 March 1959
Age 82
Death of Emma Cotton in Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1877
    Event Place: Port Hood, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1959
    Event Place: Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint-Peter's, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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