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Richard Cotton 1826–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 2 Sep 1897

Death Location: Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Thomas Cotton

Mother: Elizah Howard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Marshall

Children(s): Elizabeth Cotton, Thomas Cotton, Richard Jr, Mary Cotton, Ellen Cotton, Charlotte Cotton, Lydia Cotton, Ann Cotton, John Cotton

The story of Richard Cotton began in 1826 in Ontario, Canada. Richard Cotton married Elizabeth Jane Marshall, and had children including Ann Cotton, Charlotte May Cotton, Elizabeth Jane Cotton, Ellen Cotton, John Cotton, Lydia Ann Cotton, Mary Grace Cotton, Richard Cotton Jr, Thomas Cotton. Richard Cotton passed away in 1897 in Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Cotton began in 1826 in Ontario, Canada.
  • Richard Cotton married Elizabeth Jane Marshall, and had children including Ann Cotton, Charlotte May Cotton, Elizabeth Jane Cotton, Ellen Cotton, John Cotton, Lydia Ann Cotton, Mary Grace Cotton, Richard Cotton Jr, Thomas Cotton.
  • Richard Cotton passed away in 1897 in Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Cotton's Ancestors

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Richard Cotton
1826–1897
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Thomas Cotton
1797–1877
Roscrea, Tipperary, Ireland
Elizah Howard
1805–1883
Portadown, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Cotton's Descendants

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Richard Cotton (1826–2 Sep 1897) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Marshall (14 May 1839–19 Nov 1897)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Cotton 1864–1893 m. Robert (James) Little 1863–1895
    1. 1. Evangeline Fisher 1887– m. John (Albert) Fisher 1877–1969
      1. 1. John (Ross "Shorty") Fisher 1906–1955 m. Loretta Showman 1911–1996
        1. 1. John (Norman Ross) Norman 1937–1999 m. Loraine (Ellen) Fisher 1940–1978
        2. 2. Helen (Mary) Sargeant 1932–2012 m. Robert (William) Sargeant 1931–2017
      2. 2. Ardell Boggs 1915–1994 m. Clarence (A.) Boggs 1906–1998
        1. 1. Elton (Earl) Boggs 1937–2004
      3. 3. Fua (A) Fisher 1908–1950 m. William (Morrison) Stoughton 1905–1950
        1. 1. Cecil (William) Stoughton 1931–1956
      4. 4. Narnja Fisher 1918–1950 m. George Paquette 1914–1963
      5. 5. C Boggs 1927–1950
      6. 6. Leonard (L. "Bud") Fisher 1921–1984 m. Anna (Magdalena) Fisher-Boist 1924–1990
      7. 7. Earl (Bud) Fisher 1909–1911
      8. 8. Narnja Fisher 1919–1950
    2. 2. Robert (Norman) Little 1890–1918
    3. 3. William (Earnest) Little 1892–1895
  2. 2. Thomas Cotton 1867–1917
  3. 3. Richard (Cotton) Jr 1872–1956
  4. 4. Mary (Grace) Cotton 1875–1952
  5. 5. Ellen Cotton 1878–1948
  6. 6. Charlotte (May) Cotton 1883–1951
  7. 7. Lydia (Ann) Cotton 1862–1943
  8. 8. Ann Cotton 1862–
  9. 9. John Cotton 1871–1941

Richard Cotton's Timeline

7 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Richard Cotton in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1828
12 Aug 1828
Age 2
Birth of Richard Cotton in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1828
1828
Age 2
Birth of Richard Cotton in Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1871
1871
Age 45
Richard Cotton resided here in Mulmur
Mulmur
1881
1881
Age 55
Richard Cotton resided here in Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 65
Richard Cotton resided here in Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
1897
2 Sep 1897
Age 71
Death of Richard Cotton in Mulmur, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
Mulmur, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1828
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1828
    Event Place: Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Mulmur
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario; Roll: C_13250; Page: 48; Family No: 194

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mulmur, Simcoe South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6369; Family No: 156

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Simcoe South
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Mulmur, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 82
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mulmur, Dufferin County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index

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