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Jacob Benjamin Cox 1790 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1790

Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 26 Oct 1878

Death Location: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Cox

Mother: Gressel LINDSAY

Spouse(s): Maria Fenwick

Children(s): Caroline Cox

Jacob Benjamin Cox was born in 1790 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Sedwick Cox and Gressel 'Rachel' LINDSAY. Jacob Benjamin Cox married Maria Anna Fenwick, and had children including Caroline McLean Cox. Jacob Benjamin Cox passed away in 1878 in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Benjamin Cox was born in 1790 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Sedwick Cox and Gressel 'Rachel' LINDSAY.
  • Jacob Benjamin Cox married Maria Anna Fenwick, and had children including Caroline McLean Cox.
  • Jacob Benjamin Cox passed away in 1878 in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Cox
1748 – 1823
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Gressel LINDSAY
1752 – 1822
Birth Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
GL

Spouses(s)

Maria Fenwick
1791 – 1891
Birth Location: Spring, Woodford, Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

Caroline Cox
1821 – 1867
Birth Location: Piqua, Miami, Ohio, USA
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Jacob Cox's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Cox
1790 – 1878
Birth Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Benjamin Sedwick Cox
1748 – 1823
Maryland, USA
Gressel ('Rachel') LINDSAY
1752 – 1822
Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Friend Cox
1720 – 1785
, Switzerland (emigrated to Harford Co., MD)
Charles Lindsey
1700 – 1770
Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
MARION PEACOCK
1713 –
Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Cox's Descendants

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Jacob (Benjamin) Cox (18 Jul 1790 – 26 Oct 1878) m. Maria (Anna) Fenwick (22 Dec 1791 – 10 Apr 1891)
  1. 1. Caroline (McLean) Cox (7 Oct 1821 – 16 Apr 1867) m. William ('Kos' Kosciusko) Morgan (24 Aug 1822 – 25 June 1865)
    1. 1. Louis (M.) Morgan (2 Oct 1844 – 27 Oct 1846)
    2. 2. James (Thomas) Morgan (7 Apr 1846 – 23 Jul 1846)
    3. 3. Fannie (Belle) Morgan (22 Oct 1848 – 30 Jun 1928) m. Henry (Lowndes) Allan (22 Aug 1842 – 9 Feb 1883)
      1. 1. Caroline (Isabelle "Carrie Belle") Allan (1 Jun 1867 – 25 Nov 1960) m. Asbury (South) Trimble (13 Apr 1864 – 23 Nov 1946)
        1. 1. Margaret (Allan) Trimble (05 APR 1894 – 06 JAN 1973) m. David Lynn (10 Nov 1873 – 25 May 1961)
      2. 2. McCleary (Morgan) Allan (28 Nov 1868 – 26 Jan 1953)
      3. 3. Josephine (Johnston) ALLAN (1869 – 1953)
      4. 4. Margaret ('Maggie' Mary) Allan (13 Jan 1873 – 1 Sep 1961) m. Bedford Macklin (4 April 1872 – 12 Jan 1951)
        1. 1. Alexander (William) Macklin (10 September 1899 – 14 November 1978) m. Dorothy (Riseley) Cummings (18 June 1904 – 20 Dec 2003)
      5. 5. Fannie (Belle (Morgan?)) Allen (1892 – 1896)
    4. 4. Charles (William Palmer) Morgan (15 Feb 1854 – 8 Jan 1875)
    5. 5. Mary (Olivia) Morgan (2 May 1857 – 2 Nov 1948)
    6. 6. Ophelia (Cecelia) Morgan (31 Aug 1859 – 28 Aug 1952)
    7. 7. Ellen ('Nellie' Latham) Morgan (10 Sep 1864 – 9 Oct 1955)

Jacob Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1790
18 Jul 1790
Birth of Jacob Benjamin Cox in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
1878
26 Oct 1878
Age 88
Death of Jacob Benjamin Cox in Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1790
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1878
    Event Place: Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
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