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William John Cochran 1717 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Apr 1717

Birth Location: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Cochran

Mother: Catherine Anderson

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In 1717, William John Cochran entered the world in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, born to Thomas Robertson Cochran and Catherine Sarah Ross or Anderson. William John Cochran passed away in 1795 in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1717, William John Cochran entered the world in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, born to Thomas Robertson Cochran and Catherine Sarah Ross or Anderson.
  • William John Cochran passed away in 1795 in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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William Cochran's Ancestors

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William Cochran
1717 – 1795
Birth Place: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Robertson Cochran
1657 – 1735
Carikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Catherine (Sarah Ross or) Anderson
1663 – 1717
Londonderry,Ulster,,Ireland
Grandparents
John Cochran
1635 – 1695
Mayboy, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Margaret (Stickland) Elder
1639 – 1679
Carrikeel, Londonderry, Ulster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Cochran
1575 – 1645
William Alders
1610 – 1675
Katherine (Smith)
1615 – 1675
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Elder(Adlers)
1590 – 1671

William Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1717
14 Apr 1717
Birth of William John Cochran in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
, Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
1795
1795
Age 78
Death of William John Cochran in Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1717
    Event Place: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Waynesboro, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

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