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William Knox Cochran 1799 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 September 1799

Birth Location: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 17 February 1856

Death Location: Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Thomas Cochran

Mother: Margaret Knox

Spouse(s): Mary Harvey

Children(s): Ritchard Cochran

In 1799, William Knox Cochran entered the world in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas C Cochran and Margaret Lavina Knox. In 1850, William Knox Cochran resided in Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA. William Knox Cochran married Mary Harvey, and had children including Ritchard Cochran. William Knox Cochran passed away in 1856 in Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1799, William Knox Cochran entered the world in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Thomas C Cochran and Margaret Lavina Knox.
  • In 1850, William Knox Cochran resided in Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William Knox Cochran married Mary Harvey, and had children including Ritchard Cochran.
  • William Knox Cochran passed away in 1856 in Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cochran's Ancestors

Self
William Cochran
1799 – 1856
Birth Place: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas C Cochran
1759 – 1839
Carrollsburg Manor, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Lavina) Knox
1761 – 1860
Hamiltonban, York, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
William Cochran
1722 – 1814
Carrikeel, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Boothe
1742 – 1823
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
Samuel Knox
1726 – 1808
Hamiltonban Twp, York [adams], Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Hopkins) Knox
1736 – 1820
Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Cochran
1693 – 1771
Sarah Cochran
1702 – 1785
Richard Booth
1713 – 1760
Ann Barber
1717 – 1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cochran
1657 – 1735
Catherine Anderson
1663 – 1717
James Cochran
1658 – 1735
Margaret COCHRAN
1675 – 1735

William Cochran's Descendants

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William (Knox) Cochran (21 September 1799 – 17 February 1856) m. Mary Harvey (abt 1802 – )
  1. 1. Ritchard Cochran (abt 1836 – )

William Cochran's Timeline

3 Records

1799
21 September 1799
Birth of William Knox Cochran in Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 51
William Knox Cochran resided here in Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
1856
17 February 1856
Age 57
Death of William Knox Cochran in Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 September 1799
    Event Place: Menallen, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 749; Page: 135b
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Allegheny, Armstrong, Pennsylvania; Roll: 749; Page: 135b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 February 1856
    Event Place: Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Custards, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current

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