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William Cochran 1802 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 February 1802

Birth Location: Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 4 January 1853

Death Location: Somerset, Wabash Cty., IN, Indiana, USA

Father: John Cochran

Mother: Martha Ralston

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In 1802, William Cochran entered the world in Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Cochran and Martha Patty Ralston. William Cochran passed away in 1853 in Somerset, Wabash Cty., IN, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1802, William Cochran entered the world in Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA, born to John Cochran and Martha Patty Ralston.
  • William Cochran passed away in 1853 in Somerset, Wabash Cty., IN, Indiana, USA.

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William Cochran's Ancestors

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William Cochran
1802 – 1853
Birth Place: Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Cochran
1760 – 1817
Derry, Cavan, Ireland
Martha (Patty) Ralston
Grandparents
James Cochran
1735 – 1766
Ireland
ISABELLA ((C)) COCHRAN
1741 – 1803
prob Pa
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cochran
1657 – 1735
Catherine Anderson
1663 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cochran
1635 – 1695
Margaret Elder
1639 – 1679

William Cochran's Timeline

2 Records

1802
14 February 1802
Birth of William Cochran in Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
1853
4 January 1853
Age 51
Death of William Cochran in Somerset, Wabash Cty., IN, Indiana, USA
Somerset, Wabash Cty., IN, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 February 1802
    Event Place: Salem, Westmoreland Cty., PA, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1853
    Event Place: Somerset, Wabash Cty., IN, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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