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Margaret Lavina Knox 1761 – 1860 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1761

Birth Location: Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 04 Dec 1860

Death Location: Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Knox

Mother: Mary Knox

Spouse(s): Thomas Cochran

Children(s): Mary Cochran, William Cochran, Samuel Cochran, James Cochran, Anna Cochran, John Cochran, Jane Byers, William Cochran, Margaret Cochran, Joseph Cochran, Thomas Cochran, Susan Elliott, Robert Cochran

In 1761, Margaret Lavina Knox entered the world in Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Samuel Knox and Mary Hopkins Knox. Margaret Lavina Knox married Thomas C Cochran, and had children including Mary Cochran, William Cochran, Samuel Cochran, James Squire Cochran, Anna Eleanor Cochran, John Cochran, Jane Byers, William Knox Cochran, Margaret "Peggy" Livina Cochran, Joseph Cochran, Thomas II Cochran, Susan Knox Elliott, Robert Hopkins Cochran. Margaret Lavina Knox passed away in 1860 in Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1761, Margaret Lavina Knox entered the world in Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Samuel Knox and Mary Hopkins Knox.
  • Margaret Lavina Knox married Thomas C Cochran, and had children including Mary Cochran, William Cochran, Samuel Cochran, James Squire Cochran, Anna Eleanor Cochran, John Cochran, Jane Byers, William Knox Cochran, Margaret "Peggy" Livina Cochran, Joseph Cochran, Thomas II Cochran, Susan Knox Elliott, Robert Hopkins Cochran.
  • Margaret Lavina Knox passed away in 1860 in Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Knox
1726 – 1808
Birth Location: Hamiltonban Twp, York [adams], Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Knox
1736 – 1820
Birth Location: Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Cochran
1759 – 1839
Birth Location: Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Cochran
1787 – 1877
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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William Cochran
1788 – 1788
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States
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Samuel Cochran
1790 – 1874
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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James Cochran
1792 – 1857
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Anna Cochran
1794 – 1864
Birth Location: USA
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John Cochran
1796 – 1813
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Jane Byers
1797 – 1865
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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William Cochran
1799 – 1856
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Margaret Cochran
1801 – 1820
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Joseph Cochran
1803 – 1846
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Thomas Cochran
1804 – 1865
Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
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Susan Elliott
1807 – 1889
Birth Location: Menallen Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Robert Cochran
1808 – 1889
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Margaret Knox's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Knox
1761 – 1860
Birth Place: Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Knox
1726 – 1808
Hamiltonban Twp, York [adams], Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Hopkins) Knox
1736 – 1820
Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Knox's Descendants

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Margaret (Lavina) Knox (22 May 1761 – 04 Dec 1860) m. Thomas (C) Cochran (17 Dec 1759 – 05 May 1839)
  1. 1. Mary Cochran (12 Sep 1787 – 28 Jan 1877)
  2. 2. William Cochran (28 Oct 1788 – 28 Oct 1788)
  3. 3. Samuel Cochran (5 Jan 1790 – 17 Oct 1874)
  4. 4. James (Squire) Cochran (21 July 1792 – 11 August 1857) m. Jane (Buchanan) Cochran (29 April 1795 – 20 December 1862)
  5. 5. Anna (Eleanor) Cochran (9 February 1794 – 15 December 1864) m. William (Sterrett) McKnight (14 April 1782 – 7 November 1851)
    1. 1. Thomas (Cochran) McKnight (25 Jul 1810 – 1893)
    2. 2. Mary (Eleanor Mc) Knight (15 Dec 1812 – 1893)
    3. 3. Margaret (Knox) McKnight (10 Jan 1815 – 04 Oct 1908) m. James (C) Smith (3 March 1809 – 18 February 1873)
      1. 1. Jane (B) Smith (27 September 1838 – 19 February 1905)
      2. 2. J. (Cochran) Smith (21 October 1841 – 30 January 1912)
      3. 3. William (Sterrett) Smith (23 May 1844 – 8 August 1861)
      4. 4. John (L) Smith (8 August 1848 – 8 July 1876)
      5. 5. Mary (E) Smith (12 February 1853 – 3 March 1932)
    4. 4. Joseph Mcknight (abt 1815 – UNKNOWN)
    5. 5. Elizabeth (J) McKNIGHT (1821 – 1881) m. William Jones
    6. 6. Jane Mcknight (ABT 1821 – UNKNOWN) m. William Jones
    7. 7. William (E) McKNIGHT (1824 – 18 May 1898) m. Matilda (Dorothy) Spangler (17 December 1827 – 13 February 1891)
      1. 1. Joanna Scott (1 August 1855 – 25 March 1924)
    8. 8. Joseph (Cochran) McKnight (Abt 1826 – Abt. 1851)
    9. 9. James McKnight (1827 – 20 September 1846) m. Agnes (Nancy Campbell (McKnight)) (Cooley) (02 AUG 1826 – 13 JAN 1887)
      1. 1. Margaret (Eleanor "Ella" McKnight) (Moore) (21 Sep 1846 – 14 Jan 1937) m. John (W.) Moore (About 1842 – 1924)
        1. 1. William (Cochran) Moore (1871 – 1971) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnston (15 September 1879 – 18 January 1962)
        2. 2. Katherine (Jane) Worrell (29 September 1876 – 10 June 1959) m. William (Albert) Worrell (1873 – )
        3. 3. Nancy (Viola) Moore (1878 – 1958) m. Thomas (Freedom) Lasher (1879 – 1974)
        4. 4. Cassie Moore
        5. 5. Earl Moore
      2. 2. James (Jnr) McKnight
    10. 10. Samuel (John) McKnight (29 Apr 1830 – 17 Sep 1920) m. Sophie (C) McKnight (Jun 1833 – 21 January 1916) m. Mary McNight (abt 1833 – ) m. Sophia Cook
      1. 1. Annie Riblet (Abt 1861 – 9 June 1891)
      2. 2. Jessie McKNIGHT (12 May 1862 – 14 September 1869)
      3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) McKnight (Feb 1864 – 21 April 1931)
      4. 4. Sarah (King) Beckman (Abt 1867 – 19 September 1963)
      5. 5. Ireland McKNIGHT (28 September 1869 – )
  6. 6. John Cochran (1796 – 1813)
  7. 7. Jane Byers (30 September 1797 – 5 June 1865) m. Jonathan Byers (1800 – 17 June 1871)
    1. 1. Margret (Lavine) Beyers (20 November 1836 – 13 January 1918)
  8. 8. William (Knox) Cochran (21 September 1799 – 17 February 1856) m. Mary Harvey (abt 1802 – )
    1. 1. Ritchard Cochran (abt 1836 – )
  9. 9. Margaret ("Peggy" Livina) Cochran (11 April 1801 – 27 July 1820)
  10. 10. Joseph Cochran (1803 – 1846) m. Jane Sherlock (1806 – 1860)
    1. 1. Mary Cochran (1829 – 1918)
  11. 11. Thomas (II) Cochran (18 Dec 1804 – 3 June 1865) m. Sarah Elliott (07 Nov 1805 – 02 Feb 1892) m. Elizabeth Cochran (abt 1803 – )
    1. 1. James (Elliott) Cochran (25 Jul 1827 – 7 January 1903)
    2. 2. Margaret (Lavine) Yeakley (14 February 1830 – 25 March 1909)
    3. 3. William Cochran (26 October 1833 – 2 May 1907)
    4. 4. Thomas (Knox) Cochran (20 Dec 1836 – 14 Aug 1842)
    5. 5. George (W) Cochran (22 Aug 1840 – 11 Nov 1918)
    6. 6. John Cochran (30 Mar 1844 – 29 Nov 1931) m. Mary (Frances) Poage (26 October 1846 – 19 March 1929)
      1. 1. Arthur (Allen) Cochran (9 November 1872 – 22 December 1961) m. Dillie (M) Cochran (Jul 1880 – )
        1. 1. Lora (N) Cochran (Sep 1899 – )
        2. 2. Mary Cochran
      2. 2. John (Everett) Cochran (2 July 1879 – 22 April 1901)
      3. 3. Mabel (M.) Hamilton (Jul 1882 – 1975)
      4. 4. George (Poage) Cochran (6 August 1885 – 23 August 1949) m. Lena (M) Cochran (abt 1892 – )
      5. 5. Eva Cochran
    7. 7. Susan Cochran (abt 1843 – )
  12. 12. Susan (Knox) Elliott (11 May 1807 – 26 September 1889) m. Alexander McElliott (abt 1793 – )
    1. 1. Thomas McElliott (abt 1829 – )
    2. 2. Win McElliott (abt 1831 – )
    3. 3. Geo McElliott (abt 1834 – )
  13. 13. Robert (Hopkins) Cochran (26 September 1808 – 12 June 1889) m. Julianna Cochran (15 August 1810 – 22 November 1891)

Margaret Knox's Timeline

3 Records

1761
22 May 1761
Birth of Margaret Lavina Knox in Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA
1786
17 Oct 1786
Age 25
Margaret Lavina Knox was married in Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania USA
Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania USA
1860
04 Dec 1860
Age 99
Death of Margaret Lavina Knox in Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1761
    Event Place: Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1786
    Event Place: Gettysburg, Adams Co., Pennsylvania USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1860
    Event Place: Cochranton, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current
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