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Theophilus Cotton 1682–1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1682

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 16 August 1726

Death Location: Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America

Father: Rev. Jr

Mother: Joanna Rossiter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Diamond

Children(s):

The story of Theophilus Cotton began in 1682 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA. Theophilus Cotton married Elizabeth Diamond. Theophilus Cotton passed away in 1726 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Theophilus Cotton began in 1682 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Theophilus Cotton married Elizabeth Diamond.
  • Theophilus Cotton passed away in 1726 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America.

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Theophilus Cotton's Ancestors

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Theophilus Cotton
1682–1726
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Rev. John Cotton Jr
1639–1699
Boston, Suffolk, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Joanna (Jane Bray) Rossiter
1642–1702
Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, American Colonies
Grandparents
John Cotton
1585–1652
Derby, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Hawkridge
1601–1676
England, Boston, Suffolk, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Bryan Rossiter
1610–1672
Combe St Nicholas, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Rossiter
1614–1669
Crewkerne, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Rossiter
1575–1630
Joan Combe
1578–1630
John Alsopp
1595–1631
Temperance Gilbert
1597–1648
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Rossiter
1539–1608
Elizabeth Combes
1547–1608
Sir ll
1549–1593
Martha Payves
1552–1603

Theophilus Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1682
5 May 1682
Birth of Theophilus Cotton in Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
1726
16 August 1726
Age 44
Death of Theophilus Cotton in Hampton Falls, NH, New Hampshire, USA
Hampton Falls, NH, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1682
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1726
    Event Place: Hampton Falls, NH, New Hampshire, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hampton Falls, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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