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Ward Cotton 1770–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Mar 1770

Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1843

Death Location: Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Hannah Sturtevant

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Ward Cotton began in 1770 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Ward Cotton passed away in 1843 in Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ward Cotton began in 1770 in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Ward Cotton passed away in 1843 in Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cotton
1712–1789
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
JC
Hannah Sturtevant
1727–1800
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
HS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ward Cotton's Ancestors

Self
Ward Cotton
1770–1843
Birth Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Cotton
1712–1789
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Hannah (Cotton) Sturtevant
1727–1800
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ward Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1770
24 Mar 1770
Birth of Ward Cotton in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1843
15 Nov 1843
Age 73
Death of Ward Cotton in Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1770
    Event Place: Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1843
    Event Place: Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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