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John Cotton 1792–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 September 1792

Birth Location: Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 2 April 1847

Death Location: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Josiah Esquire

Mother: Rachael Barnes

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The story of John Cotton began in 1792 in Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA. John Cotton passed away in 1847 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Cotton began in 1792 in Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA.
  • John Cotton passed away in 1847 in Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America.

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John Cotton's Ancestors

Self
John Cotton
1792–1847
Birth Place: Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Josiah Cotton , Esquire
1747–1819
Halifax, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Rachael Barnes
1757–1808
Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cotton
1712–1789
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah Sturtevant
1727–1800
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Deacon
1680–1756
Josiah Sr
1690–1774
Hannah Church
1699–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1792
9 September 1792
Birth of John Cotton in Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1847
2 April 1847
Age 55
Death of John Cotton in Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA
Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 September 1792
    Event Place: Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 April 1847
    Event Place: Marietta, Washington Co., Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marietta, Washington County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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