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Matilda Margaret Elder 1601–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1601

Birth Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Father: ALEXANDER eldir

Mother:

Spouse(s): John Cochran

Children(s): Janet Cochran

Matilda Margaret Elder was born in 1601 in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Alexander Eldir And Alisone Watterstone. Matilda Margaret Elder married John Cochran, and had children including Janet Mary Cochran. Matilda Margaret Elder passed away in 1679 in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Matilda Margaret Elder was born in 1601 in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland, the child of Alexander Eldir And Alisone Watterstone.
  • Matilda Margaret Elder married John Cochran, and had children including Janet Mary Cochran.
  • Matilda Margaret Elder passed away in 1679 in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

ALEXANDER eldir
1580–
Birth Location: MAYBOY LONDONDERRY ULSTER IRELAND
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Spouses(s)

John Cochran
1598–1692
Birth Location: Carrikeel, Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Janet Cochran
1641–1671
Birth Location: Ardnamuchan, Argyleshire, Scotland
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Matilda Elder's Ancestors

Self
Matilda Elder
1601–1679
Birth Place: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Parents
ALEXANDER eldir
1580–
MAYBOY LONDONDERRY ULSTER IRELAND
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Elder's Descendants

1.
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Matilda (Margaret) Elder (1601–1679) m. John Cochran (1598–1692)
  1. 1. Janet (Mary) Cochran 1641–1671 m. James (William Mc) Keen 1645–1707
    1. 1. Justice (John James) McCain 1665–1756 m. Janet Cochran 1673–1712
      1. 1. Elizabeth McKeen 1696–1763 m. James (Deacon) Nesmith 1692–1767
        1. 1. Benjamin (McKeen NESMITH) ** 1734–1800 m. Agnes (Baptiste) Gilmore 1740–1814

Matilda Elder's Timeline

2 Records

1601
1601
Birth of Matilda Margaret Elder in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
1679
1679
Age 78
Death of Matilda Margaret Elder in Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
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