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Joseph Cotton 1721 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1721

Birth Location: Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 6 April 1795

Death Location: Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Edward GGF

Mother: Lydia Lyon

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Joseph Cotton was born in 1721 in Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Cotton 8th GGF and Lydia Lyon. Joseph Cotton passed away in 1795 in Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Joseph Cotton was born in 1721 in Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edward Cotton 8th GGF and Lydia Lyon.
  • Joseph Cotton passed away in 1795 in Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom.

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Joseph Cotton's Ancestors

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Joseph Cotton
1721 – 1795
Birth Place: Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Cotton 8th GGF
1687 – 1722
Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England
Lydia Lyon
1683 – 1764
Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Cotton
1655 – 1737
Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Hamilton
1660 – 1751
Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
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Joseph Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1721
November 1721
Birth of Joseph Cotton in Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
1795
6 April 1795
Age 74
Death of Joseph Cotton in Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1721
    Event Place: Ashton Under Hill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1795
    Event Place: Ashton Underhill, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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