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William Lewis Cochran 1873–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1873

Birth Location: Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 29 May 1951

Death Location: Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Isaac Cochran

Mother: Adeline Lewis

Spouse(s): Isabel Shapleigh

Children(s): William Cochrane, Elinor Cochrane

William Lewis Cochran was born in 1873 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Isaac Augustus Cochran And Adeline Frances Addie Lewis. In 1910, William Lewis Cochran resided in Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. In 1920, William Lewis Cochran resided in Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. William Lewis Cochran married Isabel Heywood Shapleigh, and had children including Elinor Pickering Cochrane, William Shapleigh Cochrane. William Lewis Cochran passed away in 1951 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • William Lewis Cochran was born in 1873 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Isaac Augustus Cochran And Adeline Frances Addie Lewis.
  • In 1910, William Lewis Cochran resided in Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1920, William Lewis Cochran resided in Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Lewis Cochran married Isabel Heywood Shapleigh, and had children including Elinor Pickering Cochrane, William Shapleigh Cochrane.
  • William Lewis Cochran passed away in 1951 in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cochran's Ancestors

Self
William Cochran
1873–1951
Birth Place: Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Isaac Augustus Cochran
1843–
Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Adeline (Frances "Addie") Lewis
1840–
Centerville, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Capt. (Isaac) Cochran
1788–1862
Windham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Annis Dinsmoor
1799–1877
Joseph Lewis
1810–1896
Dorcas (Howe) Kelley
1814–1896
Great-Grandparents
James Cochran
1748–1822
Elizabeth Nesmith
1749–1824
Dea. Dinsmoor
1757–1836
Mary Park
1761–1799
Joseph Lewis
1778–1860
Mehitable Crowell
1785–1858
Freeman Kelley
1776–1848
Deborah Crosby
1777–1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cochran
1704–1788
Jane McKeen
1708–1790
Dea. Jr.
1718–1793
Mary Dinsmoor
1723–1805
William Dinsmoor
1731–1801
Elizabeth Cochran
1735–
Thomas Lewes
1743–
Edmond Crowell
1740–1829
Levi Kelley
1754–1840
Abigail
–1833
Jesse Crosby
1733–1804
Ruth Goodspeed
1739–1797

William Cochran's Descendants

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William (Lewis) Cochran (1 Feb 1873–29 May 1951) m. Isabel (Heywood) Shapleigh (24 Dec 1875–21 Aug 1952)
  1. 1. William (Shapleigh) Cochrane 1908–1974 m. Dorothy (Vivian) Jones 1906–1992
    1. 1. Maj. (John Shapleigh) Cochrane 1945–2012
  2. 2. Elinor (Pickering) Cochrane 1901–1993 m. Nicholas (William) Knight 1906–1989

William Cochran's Timeline

4 Records

1873
1 Feb 1873
Birth of William Lewis Cochran in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
William Lewis Cochran resided here in Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
William Lewis Cochran resided here in Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1951
29 May 1951
Age 78
Death of William Lewis Cochran in Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1873
    Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 339; Image: 715
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0944; FHL microfilm: 1374615

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0944; FHL microfilm: 1374615

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 339; Image: 715

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1951
    Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

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