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Matthew COX 1740–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England

Death Date: Nov 1786

Death Location: Leigh, Dorset, England

Father: Mathew Cox

Mother: Dinah Webber

Spouse(s): Elizabeth WILLIS

Children(s): Elizabeth COX

Matthew COX was born in 1740 in Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England, the child of Mathew Cox And Dinah Webber. Matthew COX married Elizabeth Or Betty Willis, and had children including Elizabeth Cox. Matthew COX passed away in 1786 in Leigh, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • Matthew COX was born in 1740 in Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England, the child of Mathew Cox And Dinah Webber.
  • Matthew COX married Elizabeth Or Betty Willis, and had children including Elizabeth Cox.
  • Matthew COX passed away in 1786 in Leigh, Dorset, England.

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Matthew COX's Ancestors

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Matthew COX
1740–1786
Birth Place: Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England
Parents
Mathew Cox
1704–1772
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Dinah Webber
1706–
Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Charles Cox
1680–1748
Beaminster, Dorset, England
Elisabeth Brag
1683–1732
Dorset, England
George Webber
1680–1747
Evershot, Dorset, England
Catharine Pitcher
1680–1729
Dorset,
Great-Grandparents
William Brag
1654–
Jane Bishop
1661–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ursula Saunders
1632–1702
John Bishop
1637–
Luce Bishop
–1709

Matthew COX's Descendants

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Matthew COX (1740–Nov 1786) m. Elizabeth (Or Betty) WILLIS (1741–Oct 1825)
  1. 1. Elizabeth COX 1771–1831
    1. 1. Jane Wood 1813–1904 m. Henry Skinner 1815–1847
      1. 1. Henry (John) Skinner\Hughes 1844–1899 m. Mary (Ann) Gillett 1844–1883 m. Eliza (Mary) Rogers 1845–1923
        1. 1. William (Edward) Hughes 1869–1960 m. Catherine (Mathilda) Graubner 1871–1960

Matthew COX's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of Matthew COX in Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England
Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England
1786
Nov 1786
Age 46
Death of Matthew COX in Leigh, Dorset, England
Leigh, Dorset, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Melbury Bubb, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1786
    Event Place: Leigh, Dorset, England

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