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John Cochran 1717 – 1784 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1717

Birth Location: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 25 March 1784

Death Location: Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Cochran

Mother: Sarah Cochran

Spouse(s): Sarah Baird

Children(s): Mary Cochran, John Cochran, John Cochran, Jean Cochran, Eleanor COCHRAN, James Cochran, George Cochran

John Cochran was born in 1717 in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, the child of William Cochran and Sarah Cochran. John Cochran married Sarah Eleanor Baird, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Cochran, John Cochran, John Cochran, Jean Cochran, Eleanor Junkin COCHRAN, James Cochran, George Cochran. John Cochran passed away in 1784 in Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • John Cochran was born in 1717 in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, the child of William Cochran and Sarah Cochran.
  • John Cochran married Sarah Eleanor Baird, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Cochran, John Cochran, John Cochran, Jean Cochran, Eleanor Junkin COCHRAN, James Cochran, George Cochran.
  • John Cochran passed away in 1784 in Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cochran
1693 – 1771
Birth Location: Carrikeel, County Londonderry, Ulster, Norhern Ireland
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Sarah Cochran
1702 – 1785
Birth Location: Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Baird
1717 – 1791
Birth Location: Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Mary Cochran
1753 – 1797
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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John Cochran
1755 – 1801
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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John Cochran
1754 – 1830
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Jean Cochran
1756 –
Birth Location: Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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Eleanor COCHRAN
1761 – 1812
Birth Location: Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Cochran
1765 – 1822
Birth Location: Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
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George Cochran
Birth Location: –
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John Cochran's Ancestors

Self
John Cochran
1717 – 1784
Birth Place: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
William Cochran
1693 – 1771
Carrikeel, County Londonderry, Ulster, Norhern Ireland
Sarah Cochran
1702 – 1785
Londonderry, Londonderry, Ireland
Grandparents
Thomas (Robertson) Cochran
1657 – 1735
Carikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Catherine (Sarah Ross or) Anderson
1663 – 1717
Londonderry,Ulster,,Ireland
James Cochran
1658 – 1735
Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland
Margaret (Elder) COCHRAN
1675 – 1735
Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Cochran
1635 – 1695
Margaret Elder
1639 – 1679
John Cochran
1635 – 1695
Margaret Elder
1639 – 1679
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cochran
1575 – 1645
William Alders
1610 – 1675
Katherine (Smith)
1615 – 1675
James Cochran
1575 – 1645
William Alders
1610 – 1675
Katherine (Smith)
1615 – 1675

John Cochran's Descendants

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John Cochran (14 Apr 1717 – 25 March 1784) m. Sarah (Eleanor) Baird (1 January 1717 – 28 February 1791)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Cochran (1753 – 1797) m. William Findley (1741 – 5 April 1821)
    1. 1. David (William) Findley (1770 – 30 March 1820)
    2. 2. Martha Junkin (1773 – 14 February 1813) m. (Cpt) (John) Junkin (12 Sep 1786 – 27 Apr 1814)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Patterson (1774 – 8 January 1837)
    4. 4. John Findley (23 February 1776 – 9 December 1855)
    5. 5. Eleanor (Nellie) Caruthers (16 March 1786 – 20 August 1853)
    6. 6. Mary Black (1788 – 1835)
  2. 2. John Cochran (1755 – 1801)
  3. 3. John Cochran (1754 – 24 Aug 1830)
  4. 4. Jean Cochran (1756 – Unknown)
  5. 5. Eleanor (Junkin) COCHRAN (26 December 1761 – 29 August 1812) m. William Cochran (1756 – 1778) m. (Cpt) (Joseph) Junkin (22 Jan 1750 – 21 Feb 1831)
    1. 1. Jeannette (Janet) Cochran (10 Dec 1777 – 18 Oct 1818)
    2. 2. Joseph Junkin (20 October 1788 – 23 July 1857)
    3. 3. Agnes Junkin (12 January 1793 – 1 July 1880)
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Junkin) Findley (1 May 1780 – 25 May 1802)
    5. 5. Joseph Junkin (27 Dec 1781 – 1 May 1787)
    6. 6. Eleanor (Junkin) Oliver (20 Aug 1784 – 22 Jul 1839)
    7. 7. (Cpt) (John) Junkin (12 Sep 1786 – 27 Apr 1814) m. Martha Junkin (1773 – 14 February 1813)
    8. 8. (Rev (Dr) George) Junkin (1 Nov 1790 – 20 May 1868)
    9. 9. Mary Buchanan (12 January 1793 – 4 August 1861) m. George Buchanan (1781 – 14 October 1855) m. George Buchanan (1781 – 14 October 1855) m. George Buchanan (1781 – 14 October 1855)
      1. 1. Eleanor (Jane) Galloway (13 October 1813 – 14 February 1897)
      2. 2. Joseph Buchanan (1 June 1819 – 21 March 1910)
      3. 3. James (Galloway) Buchanan (23 March 1825 – 14 September 1909)
      4. 4. William (Stanton) Buchanan (1821 – 9 September 1901)
      5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Foster (1833 – 1904)
    10. 10. Benjamin (Franklin) Junkin (19 September 1794 – 1 Jul 1880)
    11. 11. William Junkin (3 Feb 1797 – 10 May 1798)
    12. 12. William (Findley) Junkin (5 May 1799 – 2 Aug 1886)
    13. 13. Matthew (Oliver) Junkin (28 May 1801 – 24 Dec 1882)
    14. 14. James Junkin (17 August 1803 – 26 Aug1803)
    15. 15. (Rev (Dr) David Xavier) Junkin (8 Jan 1808 – 22 Apr 1880)
  6. 6. James Cochran (19 Jul 1765 – 28 Sep 1822)
  7. 7. George Cochran

John Cochran's Timeline

3 Records

1717
14 Apr 1717
Birth of John Cochran in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Northern Region, Ulster, Ireland
Carrikeel, Londonderry, Northern Region, Ulster, Ireland
1717
14 Apr 1717
Birth of John Cochran in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
, Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
1784
25 March 1784
Age 67
Death of John Cochran in Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1717
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Northern Region, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1717
    Event Place: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 March 1784
    Event Place: Waynesboro Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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