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Samuel COTTON 1676 – 1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Feb 1676

Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1741

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Mary Stow

Spouse(s): Lydia Bates

Children(s): Samuel Cotton

Samuel COTTON was born in 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Cotton and Mary Stow. Samuel COTTON married Lydia Bates, and had children including Samuel Cotton. Samuel COTTON passed away in 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel COTTON was born in 1676 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Cotton and Mary Stow.
  • Samuel COTTON married Lydia Bates, and had children including Samuel Cotton.
  • Samuel COTTON passed away in 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1643 – 1683
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
JC
Mary Stow
1643 – 1705
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Bates
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
LB

Children(s)

Samuel Cotton
1704 – 1741
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel COTTON's Ancestors

Self
Samuel COTTON
1676 – 1741
Birth Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Cotton
1643 – 1683
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Stow
1643 – 1705
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William COTTON
1610 – 1652
Bunbury, Cheshire, England
Ann GRAVES
1612 – 1665
England
Mary Griggs
1618 – 1680
Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Griggs
1585 – 1646
Mary Green
1590 – 1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel COTTON's Descendants

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Samuel COTTON (21 Feb 1676 – 27 Apr 1741) m. Lydia Bates (25 Feb 1673 – 06 Sep 1713)
  1. 1. Samuel Cotton (26 May 1704 – 27 Apr 1741) m. Mary Cornwell (25 Aug 1709 – )
    1. 1. Mary (Polly) Cotton (05 Sep 1736 – ) m. Peter Stowe (30 Aug 1738 – 1817)
      1. 1. MABEL STOW (1771 – 06 Dec 1867)
      2. 2. Peter Stow (21 Jan 1771 – )
      3. 3. Esther Stowe (22 Feb 1776 – 16 Apr 1856) m. John (Ward) Lucas (24 Sep 1774 – 04 Jul 1858)
        1. 1. John (Ward) Lucas (04 Apr 1797 – 05 Nov 1852) m. Cynthia (S) Parmelee (25 Apr 1801 – 29 May 1860)

Samuel COTTON's Timeline

2 Records

1676
21 Feb 1676
Birth of Samuel COTTON in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1741
27 Apr 1741
Age 65
Death of Samuel COTTON in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1676
    Event Place: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1741
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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