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J. Cochran Smith 1841 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 October 1841

Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 30 January 1912

Death Location: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Smith

Mother: Margaret McKnight

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In 1841, J. Cochran Smith entered the world in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James C Smith and Margaret Knox McKnight. J. Cochran Smith passed away in 1912 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1841, J. Cochran Smith entered the world in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA, born to James C Smith and Margaret Knox McKnight.
  • J. Cochran Smith passed away in 1912 in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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J. Smith's Ancestors

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J. Smith
1841 – 1912
Birth Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
James C Smith
1809 – 1873
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Knox) McKnight
1815 – 1908
East Fairfield Twp., Crawford Co., Pennsylvania USA
Grandparents
William (Sterrett) McKnight
1782 – 1851
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Anna (Eleanor) Cochran
1794 – 1864
USA
Great-Grandparents
James Mcknight
1754 – 1835
Mary Sterrett
1760 – 1816
Thomas Cochran
1759 – 1839
Margaret Knox
1761 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Mcknight
1730 – 1823
Mary Clements
1732 – 1796
William Sterrett
1727 – 1801
Jean Morrow
1727 – 1794
William Cochran
1722 – 1814
Elizabeth Boothe
1742 – 1823
Samuel Knox
1726 – 1808
Mary Knox
1736 – 1820

J. Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1841
21 October 1841
Birth of J. Cochran Smith in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
1912
30 January 1912
Age 71
Death of J. Cochran Smith in Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 October 1841
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 January 1912
    Event Place: Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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