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Orville Delos Cotton 1845–1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Feb 1845

Birth Location: Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1928

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Father: Jonathan Cotton

Mother: Polly Kingsley

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Orville Delos Cotton was born in 1845 in Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA, the child of Jonathan Smith Cotton And Polly Kingsley. Orville Delos Cotton passed away in 1928 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • Orville Delos Cotton was born in 1845 in Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA, the child of Jonathan Smith Cotton And Polly Kingsley.
  • Orville Delos Cotton passed away in 1928 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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Orville Cotton's Ancestors

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Orville Cotton
1845–1928
Birth Place: Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jonathan Smith Cotton
1796–1859
Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Polly Kingsley
1802–1857
Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Noys Cotton) Jr
1758–1846
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
Dorothy ("Dolly") Smith
1766–1852
Wentworth, Grafton, New Hampshire
Thomas Kingsley
1775–
New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cotton
1718–1816
Elizabeth Leavitt
1720–1760
Joseph Smith
1725–1775
Thankful Nickerson
1745–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Cotton
1678–1755
Margaret Fernald
1681–1719
Jeremy Jr
1673–1733
Elizabeth Gannett
1673–1715
Solomon Shepard
1700–1797
Abigail Moore
1702–1781
Nathaniel Nickerson
1705–1766
Thankful Bangs
1709–1788

Orville Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1845
8 Feb 1845
Birth of Orville Delos Cotton in Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA
Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA
1928
16 Aug 1928
Age 83
Death of Orville Delos Cotton in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1845
    Event Place: Milton, Wayne, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1928
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

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