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Laura Cordellia Cox 1833–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1833

Birth Location: Alden, Erie, New York, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1896

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

Father: Austin Merrill

Mother: Laura Harris

Spouse(s): Jehu Cox

Children(s): Horatio Cox, Austin Cox, Herber Cox, Franklin Cox, Lucretia Cox, Henderson Cox, Laura Cox, Rosannah Cox

Laura Cordellia Cox was born in 1833 in Alden, Erie, New York, USA, the child of Austin Sheppard Merrill And Laura Wilder Harris. Laura Cordellia Cox married Jehu Cox, and had children including Austin Cox, Cordelia Cox, Franklin Cox, Henderson Cox, Herber Cox, Horatio Cox, Jehu Cox Iii, 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 Alden, Erie, New York, USA, the child of Austin Sheppard Merrill And Laura Wilder Harris.
  • Laura Cordellia Cox married Jehu Cox, and had children including Austin Cox, Cordelia Cox, Franklin Cox, Henderson Cox, Herber Cox, Horatio Cox, Jehu Cox Iii, 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

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Cox's Ancestors

Self
Laura Cox
1833–1896
Birth Place: Alden, Erie, New York, USA
Parents
Austin Sheppard Merrill
1802–1874
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Laura (Wilder) Harris
1810–1883
Chesterfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Epaphras Merrill
1780–1822
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Sally Taylor
1780–1850
Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Israel Merrill
1752–1816
Wealthy Shephard
1753–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shephard
1714–
Sarah Hopkins
1719–1762

Laura Cox's Descendants

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Laura (Cordellia) Cox (5 Oct 1833–12 Mar 1896) m. Jehu Cox (abt 1832–)
  1. 1. Horatio Cox 1873–1951
  2. 2. Austin Cox 1859–
  3. 3. Herber Cox 1861–
  4. 4. Franklin Cox 1863–
  5. 5. Lucretia Cox 1877–
  6. 6. Henderson Cox 1857–1925
  7. 7. Laura Cox 1865–
  8. 8. Rosannah Cox 1868–

Laura Cox's Timeline

5 Records

1833
5 Oct 1833
Birth of Laura Cordellia Cox in Alden, Erie, New York, USA
Alden, Erie, New York, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Laura Cordellia Cox resided here in Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 37
Laura Cordellia Cox resided here in Fairview, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA
Fairview, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Laura Cordellia Cox resided here in Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
1896
12 Mar 1896
Age 63
Death of Laura Cordellia Cox in Milburn, Sanpete, Utah, USA
Milburn, Sanpete, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1833
    Event Place: Alden, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1848
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1848
    Event Place: Deseret, United States
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: 919; Page: 98b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Fairview, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Fairview, Sanpete, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 20A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Huntington, Emery, Utah; Roll: 1336; Page: 324C; Enumeration District: 018

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1896
    Event Place: Milburn, Sanpete, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    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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