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Joseph Frederick Cotton 1860–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1860

Birth Location: North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Death Date: 13 Feb 1937

Death Location: Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Joseph Cotton

Mother: Mary Moran

Spouse(s): Adda Jemison

Children(s): Jessie Cotton, Annabel Cotton, Alfred +, Albert +, Jerome Cotton, Mary Cotton, Frederick #*

Joseph Frederick Cotton was born in 1860 in North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Joseph Bixby Cotton And Mary Mayflower Decendent A Moran. In 1870, Joseph Frederick Cotton resided in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA. In 1880, Joseph Frederick Cotton resided in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA. Joseph Frederick Cotton married Adda Pack Jemison, and had children including Albert Bert Leslie Cotton, Alfred Jemison Cotton, Annabel Cotton, Frederick Fred Moorewood Cotton, Jerome Lloyd Cotton, Jessie Moran Cotton, Mary Blanche Cotton. Joseph Frederick Cotton passed away in 1937 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Frederick Cotton was born in 1860 in North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA, the child of Joseph Bixby Cotton And Mary Mayflower Decendent A Moran.
  • In 1870, Joseph Frederick Cotton resided in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1880, Joseph Frederick Cotton resided in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA.
  • Joseph Frederick Cotton married Adda Pack Jemison, and had children including Albert Bert Leslie Cotton, Alfred Jemison Cotton, Annabel Cotton, Frederick Fred Moorewood Cotton, Jerome Lloyd Cotton, Jessie Moran Cotton, Mary Blanche Cotton.
  • Joseph Frederick Cotton passed away in 1937 in Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Cotton
1860–1937
Birth Place: North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Parents
Joseph Bixby Cotton
1826–1905
Wentworth, New Hampshire, USA
Mary ("Mayflower Decendent" A) Moran
1827–1894
Derby Vermont USA
Grandparents
Soloman (C) Cotton
1789–1855
Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Anna (Eliza) Bixby
1792–1840
Warren, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lawrence Moran
1787–1872
Lambstown, Wexford, Ireland
Harriet Brooks
1806–1872
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr
1758–1846
Dorothy Smith
1766–1852
George Bixby
1762–1828
Sarah Annis
1769–1844
Peter Moran
1765–
Biddy Zyrne
1768–1822
Simeon Brooks
1775–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cotton
1718–1816
Elizabeth Leavitt
1720–1760
Joseph Smith
1725–1775
Thankful Nickerson
1745–1823
Benjamin Bixby
1724–1790
Anne Bradstreet
1724–1808
Jesse Annis
1745–1820
Mary Emerson
1752–1796
William Redmond
1744–
Catharin White
1740–
Thomas Brooks
1756–
Anna Hall
1756–

Joseph Cotton's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Frederick) Cotton (27 Aug 1860–13 Feb 1937) m. Adda (Pack) Jemison (12 MAY 1866–20 Feb 1947)
  1. 1. Jessie (Moran) Cotton 1899–1974 m. Willard (William) Hoyt 1899–1988
    1. 1. Patricia (Jane) Hoyt 1929–2009
    2. 2. Willard (Frederick) Hoyt 1927–2001
    3. 3. Lauralee (Ann) Hoyt 1925–1999
  2. 2. Annabel Cotton 1898–1935 m. Richard (Bennett) Lowe 1895–1964
    1. 1. John (F) Cotton 1903–
    2. 2. Jessie Cotton 1900–
  3. 3. Alfred (Jemison Cotton) + 1892–1967
  4. 4. Albert ("Bert" Leslie Cotton) + 1891–1963
  5. 5. Jerome (Lloyd) Cotton 1890–1971
  6. 6. Mary (Blanche) Cotton 1895–1984 m. Ralph (William) Kane 1891–1979
    1. 1. Russell (William) Kane 1925–2009
    2. 2. Randall (Philip) Kane 1923–2009
    3. 3. Gordon (Frederick) Kane 1918–1955
    4. 4. Lois (Marjory) Kane 1921–2006
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth (Betty) Kane (Russ)) Curry 1919–2017
  7. 7. Frederick ("Fred" Moorewood Cotton) #* 1903–1965 m. Edwina (Mae) Sequin 1905–1989
    1. 1. Roger (Edward) Cotton 1936–2013 m. Patrcia (Louise) Belden 1940–2018

Joseph Cotton's Timeline

4 Records

1860
27 Aug 1860
Birth of Joseph Frederick Cotton in North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
1870
1870
Age 10
Joseph Frederick Cotton resided here in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Joseph Frederick Cotton resided here in Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
1937
13 Feb 1937
Age 77
Death of Joseph Frederick Cotton in Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1860
    Event Place: North Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 354; Page: 721A; Enumeration District: 126
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M593_409; Page: 153B; Family History Library Film: 545908
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1937
    Event Place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: 354; Page: 721A; Enumeration District: 126

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa; Roll: M593_409; Page: 153B; Family History Library Film: 545908

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