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James Cotton 1768–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Mar 1768

Birth Location: Cornwall, England

Death Date: 1840

Death Location: Stratton, Cornwall, England

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Anna Hext

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Children(s):

In 1768, James Cotton entered the world in Cornwall, England, born to John Cotton And Anna Cotton Nee Hext. James Cotton passed away in 1840 in Stratton, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1768, James Cotton entered the world in Cornwall, England, born to John Cotton And Anna Cotton Nee Hext.
  • James Cotton passed away in 1840 in Stratton, Cornwall, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1730–
Birth Location: North Tamerton, nr Poughill, Cornwall, England
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Anna Hext
1732–1807
Birth Location: Bodmin, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cotton's Ancestors

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James Cotton
1768–1840
Birth Place: Cornwall, England
Parents
John Cotton
1730–
North Tamerton, nr Poughill, Cornwall, England
Anna (Cotton, nee) Hext
1732–1807
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Francis (John) Hext
1703–1770
Cornwall, England
Catherine Mountsteven
1707–1773
Bodmin, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1768
23 Mar 1768
Birth of James Cotton in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1840
1840
Age 72
Death of James Cotton in Stratton, Cornwall, England
Stratton, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1768
    Event Place: Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Stratton, Cornwall, England
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