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John Scott Cotton 1643–1683 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 DEC 1643

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1683

Death Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Cotton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary Stowe

Children(s): Samuel Cotton

John Scott Cotton was born in 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Cotton And Ann Catherine Croshaw Graves. John Scott Cotton married Mary Stowe, and had children including Samuel Cotton. John Scott Cotton passed away in 1683 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Scott Cotton was born in 1643 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of William Cotton And Ann Catherine Croshaw Graves.
  • John Scott Cotton married Mary Stowe, and had children including Samuel Cotton.
  • John Scott Cotton passed away in 1683 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Children(s)

John Cotton's Ancestors

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John Cotton
1643–1683
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Cotton
1609–1670
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Descendants

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John (Scott) Cotton (1 DEC 1643–1683) m. Mary Stowe (6 FEB 1643–30 JAN 1705)
  1. 1. Samuel Cotton 1649–1700 m. Lydia Bates 1673–1687

John Cotton's Timeline

3 Records

1643
1 DEC 1643
Birth of John Scott Cotton in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1647
16 MAY 1647
Age 4
John Scott Cotton was christened in Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
1683
1683
Age 40
Death of John Scott Cotton in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1643
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 January 2020, 23:18), entry for John Scott Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZN4-TWK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliuerance Cotton, 1679.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [10] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1647
    Event Place: Boston,Suffolk County,Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 January 2020, 23:18), entry for John Scott Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZN4-TWK
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliuerance Cotton, 1679.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 January 2020, 23:18), entry for John Scott Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZN4-TWK
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 January 2020), Jno. Cotton in entry for Thankful Cotton, 1679.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliverance Cotton, 1679.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliuerance Cotton, 1679.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Samuel G. Cotton, 1734.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 January 2020, 23:18), entry for John Scott Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZN4-TWK
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliuerance Cotton, 1679.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1683
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 January 2020, 23:18), entry for John Scott Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZN4-TWK
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliuerance Cotton, 1679.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA
    [10] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 January 2020, 23:18), entry for John Scott Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZN4-TWK
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for John Cotton, 1666.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Joseph Cotton, 1674.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 January 2020), Jno. Cotton in entry for Thankful Cotton, 1679.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for William Cotton, 1667.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliverance Cotton, 1679.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 14 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Jeremiah Cotton, 1670.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Thankfull Cotton, 1679.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Deliuerance Cotton, 1679.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 17 January 2020), John Cotton in entry for Samuel G. Cotton, 1734.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestral File (TM), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, June 1998 (c), data as of 5 JAN 1998, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees

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