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Josiah Cotton 1679–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1679

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 19 August 1756

Death Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Joanna Rossiter

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In 1679, Josiah Cotton entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Cotton And Joanna Rossiter. Josiah Cotton passed away in 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1679, Josiah Cotton entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Cotton And Joanna Rossiter.
  • Josiah Cotton passed away in 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Josiah Cotton's Ancestors

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Josiah Cotton
1679–1756
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Cotton
1639–1699
Boston, Massachusetts
Joanna Rossiter
1642–1702
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cotton
1585–1652
Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Sarah Hawkridge
1601–1676
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1679
7 January 1679
Birth of Josiah Cotton in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1756
19 August 1756
Age 77
Death of Josiah Cotton in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1679
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 August 1756
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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