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Samuel Cotton 1704 – 1741 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1704

Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1741

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel COTTON

Mother: Lydia Bates

Spouse(s): Mary Cornwell

Children(s): Mary Cotton

Samuel Cotton was born in 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel COTTON and Lydia Bates. Samuel Cotton married Mary Cornwell, and had children including Mary Polly Cotton. Samuel Cotton passed away in 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Cotton was born in 1704 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA, the child of Samuel COTTON and Lydia Bates.
  • Samuel Cotton married Mary Cornwell, and had children including Mary Polly Cotton.
  • Samuel Cotton passed away in 1741 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel COTTON
1676 – 1741
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Bates
1673 – 1713
Birth Location: Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cornwell
1709 –
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Cotton
1736 –
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Cotton
1704 – 1741
Birth Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel COTTON
1676 – 1741
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Bates
1673 – 1713
Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cotton
1643 – 1683
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Stow
1643 – 1705
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
John Bates
1641 – 1722
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Farwell
1640 – 1714
Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William COTTON
1610 – 1652
Ann GRAVES
1612 – 1665
Mary Griggs
1618 – 1680
Edward Bates
1606 – 1665
Lydia Fairbanks
1622 – 1704
Henry Farwell
1605 – 1670
Olive Welby
1604 – 1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Griggs
1585 – 1646
Mary Green
1590 – 1639

Samuel Cotton's Descendants

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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)
        1. 1. Priscilla LUCAS (1711 – 1797) m. Charles MILLER (1710 – 1795)

Samuel Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1704
26 May 1704
Birth of Samuel Cotton in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
1741
27 Apr 1741
Age 37
Death of Samuel Cotton in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1704
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] 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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