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Margaret Elder 1639–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1639

Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Father: William Younger"

Mother: Katherine (Smith)

Spouse(s): JOHN Cochran

Children(s): Thomas Cochran, James Cochran, John Cochran, Jean Cochran, Elizabeth Cochran, Agnes Cochran, William Cochran, Thomas Cochran, Andrew Cochran

In 1639, Margaret Elder entered the world in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, born to William Elder The Younger And Katherine Smyth Smith. Margaret Elder married John Cochran, and had children including Agnes Cochran, Andrew Cochran, Elizabeth Cochran, James Cochran, Jean Cochran, John Cochran, Thomas Cochran, Thomas Robertson Cochran, William Cochran. Margaret Elder passed away in 1679 in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1639, Margaret Elder entered the world in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, born to William Elder The Younger And Katherine Smyth Smith.
  • Margaret Elder married John Cochran, and had children including Agnes Cochran, Andrew Cochran, Elizabeth Cochran, James Cochran, Jean Cochran, John Cochran, Thomas Cochran, Thomas Robertson Cochran, William Cochran.
  • Margaret Elder passed away in 1679 in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Younger"
1610–1675
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
WY
Katherine (Smith)
1615–1675
Birth Location: Edinbourgh, Midlothian, Scotland
K(

Spouses(s)

JOHN Cochran
1635–1695
Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
JC

Children(s)

Thomas Cochran
1657–1735
Birth Location: Carikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
TC
James Cochran
1658–1735
Birth Location: Mayboy,Londonderry,,Ireland
JC
John Cochran
1676–1729
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
JC
Jean Cochran
1673–
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
JC
Elizabeth Cochran
1671–
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
EC
Agnes Cochran
1669–
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
AC
William Cochran
1667–
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
WC
Thomas Cochran
1663–1735
Birth Location: Carakeel, Londonderry, , Ireland
TC
Andrew Cochran
1661–1735
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
AC

Margaret Elder's Ancestors

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Margaret Elder
1639–1679
Birth Place: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
William Elder "The Younger"
1610–1675
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Katherine (Smyth) (Smith)
1615–1675
Edinbourgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
William (Ryley The) Elder(Adlers)
1590–1671
Denchworth, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Elder's Descendants

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Margaret Elder (1639–1679) m. JOHN Cochran (1635–Abt. 1695)
  1. 1. Thomas (Robertson) Cochran 1657–1735 m. Margaret McCAULEY 1675–1702 m. Catherine (Sarah Ross or) Anderson 1663–1717
    1. 1. William (Cochran) Sr 1693–1771 m. Sarah Cochran 1702–1785
      1. 1. John Cochran 1717–1784 m. Sarah (Eleanor) Baird 1717–1791
        1. 1. Mary Cochran 1753–1797 m. William Findley 1741–1821
        2. 2. Eleanor (Junkin) COCHRAN 1761–1812 m. William Cochran 1756–1778 m. (Cpt) (Joseph) Junkin 1750–1831
        3. 3. John Cochran 1754–1830
        4. 4. John Cochran 1755–1801
        5. 5. Jean Cochran 1756–
        6. 6. James Cochran 1765–1822
      2. 2. Andrew ((Reverend)) Cochran 1721–1781 m. Margaret McKesson 1731–
      3. 3. James Cochran 1732–1810 m. Jane Walker 1742–1815
        1. 1. Mary (F) Cochran 1769–1826
        2. 2. William (R) Cochran 1775–1828
        3. 3. Mary Cochran 1781–1866
        4. 4. Melinda Cochran 1773–1850
        5. 5. Sarah Cochran 1765–1856
        6. 6. James Cochran 1777–1856
      4. 4. Janet Cochran 1738–1830
      5. 5. Margaret Cochran 1738–1793
      6. 6. Sarah Cochran 1734–1809
      7. 7. Child (2) COCHRAN 1746–
      8. 8. William (S.) Cochran 1722–1814 m. Elizabeth Boothe 1742–1823
        1. 1. Thomas Cochran 1759–1839 m. Margaret (Lavina) Knox 1761–1860
        2. 2. John Cochran 1781–1864 m. Tamer Howard 1791–1870
        3. 3. Sarah Cochran 1761– m. Enos Curry 1796–
        4. 4. Joseph Cochran 1775– m. Ida Birch 1854–
        5. 5. William Cochran 1775–1834
        6. 6. Catherine Cochran 1772–1860
        7. 7. William (Cochrane) Sr. 1752–1829 m. Margery McGINNIS 1772–1857
        8. 8. Mary Cochran 1770–
        9. 9. Jacob Cochran 1784– m. Jemima Crockett 1779–
      9. 9. James Cochran 1743–
      10. 10. John Cochran 1725–1795
    2. 2. James Cochran 1698–1768 m. Anne (Isabella) Rowan 1699–1760
      1. 1. Samuel (Ernest) Cochran 1722–1772 m. Sarah Woods 1726–1776
        1. 1. Robert (W.) Cochran 1927–1994
        2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Cochran 1753–1777
      2. 2. Anna Cochran 1732–1831
      3. 3. Elizabeth Cochran 1730–1831
      4. 4. Jean Cochran 1724–1782
      5. 5. Agnes Cochran 1720–
      6. 6. James Cochran 1738–1812
      7. 7. Rebecca Cochran 1734–
      8. 8. Robert Cochran 1724–
      9. 9. Susan Cochran 1728–
      10. 10. John Cochran 1723–1724
      11. 11. Giles Cochran 1722–
      12. 12. Margaret Cochran 1721–1796 m. William Martin 1718–1780
        1. 1. Jennet Martin 1752–1829
        2. 2. Elizabeth McTeer 1749–1829
        3. 3. Margaret (C.) McClung 1760–1842
        4. 4. Agnes (Ann) McTeer 1740–1823
      13. 13. Alexander Cochran 1742–1810
      14. 14. Jenny Cochran 1726–
      15. 15. William (J) Cochran 1720–1795
    3. 3. Robert Cochran 1704–
    4. 4. Sarah Cochran 1707–1785
    5. 5. Martha (E) Bell 1703–1749
    6. 6. Jean Cochran 1708–1785
    7. 7. William (John) Cochran 1717–1795
    8. 8. Susanna Cochran 1713–
    9. 9. Esther Cochran 1709–
    10. 10. Catherine Cochran 1715–1785
    11. 11. David Cochran 1710–
    12. 12. Elizabeth Cochran 1711–
    13. 13. James Cochran 1735–1766 m. ISABELLA ((C)) COCHRAN 1741–1803
      1. 1. Samuel Cochran 1785–1837
      2. 2. Samuel Cochran 1750–1837
      3. 3. Mary Cochran 1756–1834
      4. 4. John Cochran 1760–1817
        1. 1. Margaret Cochran 1803–
        2. 2. Andrew Cochran 1804–1861
        3. 3. William Cochran 1802–1853
        4. 4. Allen Cochran 1799–1828
        5. 5. Samuel Cochran 1807–1839
        6. 6. Jane Cochran 1808–
        7. 7. James Cochran 1801–1843
        8. 8. Henry Cochran 1806–1886
        9. 9. Mary Cochran 1798–1851
    14. 14. Richard Cochran 1701–1771
    15. 15. Margaret Cochran 1703–
    16. 16. Thomas (Cochran) Jr 1699–
  2. 2. James Cochran 1658–1735 m. Margaret (Elder) COCHRAN 1675–1735 m. Margaret McCAULEY 1675–1702
    1. 1. Sarah Cochran 1702–1785 m. William (Cochran) Sr 1693–1771
    2. 2. John Cochran 1692–1788
    3. 3. James Cochran 1698–
    4. 4. Samuel Cochran 1696–
    5. 5. George Cochran 1694–
    6. 6. Anne Cochran 1700–
  3. 3. John Cochran 1676–1729
  4. 4. Jean Cochran 1673–
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cochran 1671–
  6. 6. Agnes Cochran 1669–
  7. 7. William Cochran 1667–
  8. 8. Thomas Cochran 1663–1735
  9. 9. Andrew Cochran 1661–1735

Margaret Elder's Timeline

5 Records

1631
30 Apr 1631
Birth of Margaret Elder in Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1639
1639
Birth of Margaret Elder in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
1654
1654
Age 15
Margaret Elder was married in Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1679
1679
Age 40
Death of Margaret Elder in Carrikeel, Londonberry, Ulster, Ireland
Carrikeel, Londonberry, Ulster, Ireland
1679
1679
Age 40
Death of Margaret Elder in Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1631
    Event Place: Londonderry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Londonderry, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Londonberry, Ulster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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