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John Garland Cosby 1711–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1785

Death Location: Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Father: John Cosby

Mother: Margaret Garland

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Children(s):

The story of John Garland Cosby began in 1711 in New Kent County, Virginia, USA. In 1782, John Garland Cosby resided in Hanover, Virginia. John Garland Cosby passed away in 1785 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Garland Cosby began in 1711 in New Kent County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1782, John Garland Cosby resided in Hanover, Virginia.
  • John Garland Cosby passed away in 1785 in Louisa County, Virginia, USA.

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John Cosby's Ancestors

Self
John Cosby
1711–1785
Birth Place: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Charles Cosby
1664–1760
York, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Martha) Garland
1690–1749
Lunenburg, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Col (John Baldwin) Cosby
1623–1696
Stradbally Abbey, Queen, Ireland
Sarah (Elizabeth) Garland\Higgason
1626–1740
York, Mason, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cosby's Timeline

3 Records

1711
1711
Birth of John Garland Cosby in New Kent County, Virginia, USA
New Kent County, Virginia, USA
1782
1782
Age 71
John Garland Cosby resided here in Hanover, Virginia
Hanover, Virginia
1785
1785
Age 74
Death of John Garland Cosby in Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Louisa County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1782
    Event Place: Hanover, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1800-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Louisa County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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