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John Colton 1810–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1810

Birth Location: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 2 Aug 1876

Death Location: Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: John (Coulton)

Mother: Lucinda Chapin

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John Colton was born in 1810 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Colton Coulton And Lucinda Chapin. John Colton passed away in 1876 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Colton was born in 1810 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Colton Coulton And Lucinda Chapin.
  • John Colton passed away in 1876 in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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John Colton's Ancestors

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John Colton
1810–1876
Birth Place: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Colton (Coulton)
1774–1868
Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Lucinda Chapin
1784–1873
New York
Grandparents
First (Lieutenant John) Cotton
1718–1785
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, British Colonies
Mary Sayre
1748–1847
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Reuben (Chapin) Jr.
1770–1836
Springfield, Hampden County, Colony of Massachusetts, Colonial America
Lucinda Button
1770–1821
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cotton
1676–1741
Experience Hall
1684–1762
Elisha Sayre
1710–1801
Tabatha Miller
1710–1774
Reuben Chapin
1723–1798
Mary Mirrick
1735–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverend Sr
1643–1683
Mary Stowe
1643–1705
Lieutenant Hall
1658–1740
Phebe Ward
1663–1741
Nathan Sayre
1678–1740
Mary Atwood
1686–1736
JOSEPH MILLER
1670–1717
REBECCA JOHNSON
1680–1756
Samuel III
1699–1779
Anna Horton
1700–1772
Deacon Merrick
1699–1757
Mary Colton
1710–1792

John Colton's Timeline

2 Records

1810
1810
Birth of John Colton in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
Erie, Pennsylvania, United States
1876
2 Aug 1876
Age 66
Death of John Colton in Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Fort Atkinson, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, United States of America

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