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Margaret Esther Dickson 1731 – 1805 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1731

Birth Location: Person, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1805

Death Location: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Father: James Dickson

Mother: Janet WAKER

Spouse(s): Alexander Cothron

Children(s): Mary Cothran

The story of Margaret Esther Dickson began in 1731 in Person, North Carolina, United States. Margaret Esther Dickson married Alexander Cothron, and had children including Mary Minerva Cothran. Margaret Esther Dickson passed away in 1805 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Esther Dickson began in 1731 in Person, North Carolina, United States.
  • Margaret Esther Dickson married Alexander Cothron, and had children including Mary Minerva Cothran.
  • Margaret Esther Dickson passed away in 1805 in Caswell, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Dickson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Dickson
1731 – 1805
Birth Place: Person, North Carolina, United States
Parents
James Dickson
1705 – 1769
Scotland
Janet WAKER
1710 –
Scotland, England
Grandparents
Richard Dickson
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Dickson's Descendants

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Margaret (Esther) Dickson (1731 – 1805) m. Alexander Cothron (1725 – 1799)
  1. 1. Mary (Minerva) Cothran (1752 – 1806) m. Joseph Jay (1747 – 25 Aug 1806)
    1. 1. John (H) Jay (18 Apr 1771 – 18 Apr 1845) m. Edna Stinson (1775 – 1863)
      1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Jay (28 Dec 1826 – 26 Aug 1898) m. Matilda Watson (Jun 1830 – 1865)
        1. 1. Robert (Jackson) Jaye (12 February 1860 – 7 February 1919) m. Isabelle Stacy (1 Feb 1877 – 14 Jun 1956)

Margaret Dickson's Timeline

2 Records

1731
1731
Birth of Margaret Esther Dickson in Person, North Carolina, United States
Person, North Carolina, United States
1805
1805
Age 74
Death of Margaret Esther Dickson in Caswell, North Carolina, United States
Caswell, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1731
    Event Place: Person, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Caswell, North Carolina, United States

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