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William Brice Cochran 1809 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 January 1809

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 4 January 1896

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: William Sr.

Mother: Margery McGINNIS

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William Brice Cochran was born in 1809 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Cochrane Sr. and Margery McGINNIS. William Brice Cochran passed away in 1896 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Brice Cochran was born in 1809 in North Carolina, United States of America, the child of William Cochrane Sr. and Margery McGINNIS.
  • William Brice Cochran passed away in 1896 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Cochran's Ancestors

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William Cochran
1809 – 1896
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States of America
Parents
William Cochrane Sr.
1752 – 1829
Dunegal, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Margery McGINNIS
1772 – 1857
Ireland
Grandparents
William Cochran
1722 – 1814
Carrikeel, Antrim, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Boothe
1742 – 1823
Antrim, Ulster, Ireland
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 Timeline

2 Records

1809
12 January 1809
Birth of William Brice Cochran in North Carolina, United States of America
North Carolina, United States of America
1896
4 January 1896
Age 87
Death of William Brice Cochran in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 January 1809
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1896
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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