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Lewis A. Cotton 1848–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Death Date: 1878

Death Location: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Father: Samuel Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Curtis

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Children(s):

In 1848, Lewis A. Cotton entered the world in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, born to Samuel Anderson Cotton And Elizabeth Curtis. Lewis A. Cotton passed away in 1878 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • In 1848, Lewis A. Cotton entered the world in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, born to Samuel Anderson Cotton And Elizabeth Curtis.
  • Lewis A. Cotton passed away in 1878 in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana.

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Children(s)

Lewis Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Lewis Cotton
1848–1878
Birth Place: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
Parents
Samuel Anderson Cotton
1809–1860
South Carolina
Elizabeth Curtis
1814–
Louisiana
Grandparents
Jacob Cotton
1770–
South Carolina, USA
Charity (A) WATSON
1790–1848
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Benjamin Curtis
1786–1841
Adams County, Mississippi, USA
Phoebe Courtney
1790–1850
Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
Private Curtis
1755–1808
Martha Jones
1759–1819
John Courtney
1750–1813
Hannah Curtis
1755–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Sr
1725–1784
Francis g-gf)
1708–1801
REBECCA g-gm)
1729–1763
John Courtney
1722–1813
John (Curtiss)
1721–1800
Dinah Norton
1723–1800

Lewis Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1848
1848
Birth of Lewis A. Cotton in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
1878
1878
Age 30
Death of Lewis A. Cotton in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: St. Helena Parish, Louisiana

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