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William Cochran 1659–1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1659

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 18 Dec 1771

Death Location: Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Cochran

Mother: Catherine Dulin

Spouse(s): Sarah Cochran

Children(s): James Cochran, Sarah Cochran, John Cochran, William COCHRAN, Andrew Cochran, William Cochran, Janet Cochran, Margaret Cochran, John Cochran, Sarah Cochran, William Cochrane, Child Cochran, John Cochran, James Cochran

In 1659, William Cochran entered the world in Ireland, born to Thomas Cochran And Catherine Dulin. William Cochran married Sarah Cochran, and had children including Andrew Cochran, Child Cochran, James Cochran, Janet Cochran, John Cochran, John Smith Cochran, Margaret Cochran, Sarah Cochran, William Cochran, William Cochrane. William Cochran passed away in 1771 in Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1659, William Cochran entered the world in Ireland, born to Thomas Cochran And Catherine Dulin.
  • William Cochran married Sarah Cochran, and had children including Andrew Cochran, Child Cochran, James Cochran, Janet Cochran, John Cochran, John Smith Cochran, Margaret Cochran, Sarah Cochran, William Cochran, William Cochrane.
  • William Cochran passed away in 1771 in Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cochran's Ancestors

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William Cochran
1659–1771
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Thomas Cochran
1693–
Ireland
Catherine Dulin
1640–1785
Amberg-Sulzbach, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cochran's Descendants

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William Cochran (1659–18 Dec 1771) m. Sarah Cochran (1702–06 Feb 1783)
  1. 1. James Cochran 1743–
  2. 2. Sarah Cochran 1680–1705 m. William Shepherd 1675–1741
    1. 1. Eleanor Shepherd 1699–1794
    2. 2. Mary Shepherd 1742–1813
    3. 3. Mary Shepherd 1703–
    4. 4. Abraham Shepherd 1730–1779
    5. 5. David Shepard 1719–1792
    6. 6. John Shepherd 1709–1765
    7. 7. William Shepherd 1707–
    8. 8. Captain (Thomas C Shepherd) Sr 1705–1776 m. Elizabeth (Van) Metre 1715–1792
      1. 1. Martha Shepherd 1752–1781
      2. 2. Elizabeth Shepherd 1738–1788
      3. 3. Mary Shepherd 1740–1781
      4. 4. Abraham Shepherd 1754–1822
      5. 5. Sarah Shepherd 1736–1780
      6. 6. Rebecca Shepherd 1735–1810
      7. 7. John Shepherd 1763–1812
      8. 8. Susannah Shepherd 1758–1835
      9. 9. William Shepherd 1740–1824
      10. 10. Lawrence ("Larrence" Shepherd) Sr 1737–1842
      11. 11. Thomas (C Shepherd) Jr 1745–1793
      12. 12. Colonel (David) Shepherd 1734–1795 m. Rachel Teague 1735–1795
        1. 1. Sarah Shepherd 1755–1832 m. Francis Duke 1751–1777 m. Levi (B) Springer 1744–1823
        2. 2. David Shepherd 1760–
        3. 3. William Shepherd 1753–1777
        4. 4. Elizabeth Shepherd 1755–1792
        5. 5. Ruth Shepherd 1757–1846
        6. 6. Moses Shepherd 1763–1832
  3. 3. John (Smith) Cochran 1811–1864
  4. 4. William COCHRAN 1722–1814
  5. 5. Andrew Cochran 1730–1781
  6. 6. William Cochran 1728–1814
  7. 7. Janet Cochran 1740–1830
  8. 8. Margaret Cochran 1738–1793
  9. 9. John Cochran 1742–1784
  10. 10. Sarah Cochran 1734–1809
  11. 11. William Cochrane 1736–1814
  12. 12. Child Cochran 1746–
  13. 13. John Cochran 1725–1795
  14. 14. James Cochran 1732–1810

William Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1659
1659
Birth of William Cochran in Ireland
Ireland
1771
18 Dec 1771
Age 112
Death of William Cochran in Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1659
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Dec 1771
    Event Place: Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

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