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Laura Cordellia Cox 1833–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 October 1833

Birth Location: Erie County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 12 March 1896

Death Location: Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Austin Merrill

Mother: Laura Harris

Spouse(s): Jehu Cox

Children(s): Austin Cox, Cordelia Cox, Franklin Cox, Heber Cox, Henderson Cox, Horatio Cox, Jehu Cox, Laura Cox, Lucretia Cox, Rosannah Cox, Sarah Cox

Laura Cordellia Cox was born in 1833 in Erie County, New York, United States of America, the child of Austin Shepherd Merrill And Laura Wilder Harris. Laura Cordellia Cox married Jehu Cox, and had children including Austin Cox, Cordelia Cox, Franklin Cox, Heber Cox, Henderson Cox, Horatio Cox, Jehu Cox, Laura Cox, Lucretia Cox, Rosannah Cox, Sarah Jane Cox. Laura Cordellia Cox passed away in 1896 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Laura Cordellia Cox was born in 1833 in Erie County, New York, United States of America, the child of Austin Shepherd Merrill And Laura Wilder Harris.
  • Laura Cordellia Cox married Jehu Cox, and had children including Austin Cox, Cordelia Cox, Franklin Cox, Heber Cox, Henderson Cox, Horatio Cox, Jehu Cox, Laura Cox, Lucretia Cox, Rosannah Cox, Sarah Jane Cox.
  • Laura Cordellia Cox passed away in 1896 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Austin Merrill
1802–1874
Birth Location: East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
AM
Laura Harris
1810–1883
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Jehu Cox
1837–1889
Birth Location: Ozark Mountains, Crawford, MO, Missouri, USA
JC

Children(s)

Austin Cox
1859–1941
Birth Location: Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
AC
Cordelia Cox
1865–1865
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
CC
Franklin Cox
1863–1943
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
FC
Heber Cox
1861–1880
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
HC
Henderson Cox
1857–1925
Birth Location: Union, Salt Lake, UT, Utah, USA
HC
Horatio Cox
1873–1951
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
HC
Jehu Cox
1855–1860
Birth Location: Provo, UT, Utah, USA
JC
Laura Cox
1866–1871
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
LC
Lucretia Cox
1877–1958
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
LC
Rosannah Cox
1868–1934
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
RC
Sarah Cox
1870–1871
Birth Location: Fairview, Sanpete, UT, Utah, USA
SC

Laura Cox's Ancestors

Self
Laura Cox
1833–1896
Birth Place: Erie County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Austin Shepherd Merrill
1802–1874
East Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Laura (Wilder) Harris
1810–1883
Chesterfield, Chester, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Sally Taylor
1780–
Joseph Harris
1785–1862
Martha (Patty) Wilder
1777–1820
Great-Grandparents
Israel Merrill
1750–1801
Wealthy Shepard
1753–1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Merrill
1720–1760
Sarah Butler
1720–1798
James Shepard
1714–1790
Sarah Hopkins
1719–1762

Laura Cox's Descendants

1.
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Laura (Cordellia) Cox (5 October 1833–12 March 1896) m. Jehu Cox (15 June 1837–22 December 1889)
  1. 1. Austin Cox 1859–1941
  2. 2. Cordelia Cox 1865–1865
  3. 3. Franklin Cox 1863–1943
  4. 4. Heber Cox 1861–1880
  5. 5. Henderson Cox 1857–1925
  6. 6. Horatio Cox 1873–1951
  7. 7. Jehu Cox 1855–1860
  8. 8. Laura Cox 1866–1871
  9. 9. Lucretia Cox 1877–1958
  10. 10. Rosannah Cox 1868–1934
  11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Cox 1870–1871

Laura Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1833
5 October 1833
Birth of Laura Cordellia Cox in Erie County, New York, United States of America
Erie County, New York, United States of America
1896
12 March 1896
Age 63
Death of Laura Cordellia Cox in Milburn, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
Milburn, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 October 1833
    Event Place: Erie County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 March 1896
    Event Place: Milburn, Sanpete County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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