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Garrett L. Cotton 1823–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 April 1823

Birth Location: New York, United States of America

Death Date: 31 May 1891

Death Location: Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Nicolaas Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Cotton

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Garrett L. Cotton was born in 1823 in New York, United States of America, the child of Nicolaas Cotton And Elizabeth Cotton. Garrett L. Cotton passed away in 1891 in Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Garrett L. Cotton was born in 1823 in New York, United States of America, the child of Nicolaas Cotton And Elizabeth Cotton.
  • Garrett L. Cotton passed away in 1891 in Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Garrett Cotton's Ancestors

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Garrett Cotton
1823–1891
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

Garrett Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1823
23 April 1823
Birth of Garrett L. Cotton in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1891
31 May 1891
Age 68
Death of Garrett L. Cotton in Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 April 1823
    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: 31 May 1891
    Event Place: Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Essex, Kankakee County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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