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William Cosby 1741–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Asheville,,North Carolina,USA

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA

Father: Captain Cosby

Mother: Margaret Murray

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William Cosby was born in 1741 in Asheville,,North Carolina,USA, the child of Captain Henry Lestrange Cosby And Margaret Evelyn Murray. William Cosby passed away in 1821 in Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA.

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Biography

  • William Cosby was born in 1741 in Asheville,,North Carolina,USA, the child of Captain Henry Lestrange Cosby And Margaret Evelyn Murray.
  • William Cosby passed away in 1821 in Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA.

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William Cosby's Ancestors

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William Cosby
1741–1821
Birth Place: Asheville,,North Carolina,USA
Parents
Captain Henry Lestrange Cosby
1721–1753
Westminster, London, England
Margaret (Evelyn) Murray
1719–1752
New York, New York, United States
Grandparents
Sir (William 'Army Colonel' COSBY, 24th Col Gov of New York, 6th Royal Gov of NJ) **
1690–1736
Stradbally Hall, Queens County (County Laois), Ireland
(Lady) (Grace) Montague
1687–1767
Horton, Northamptonshire, Eng.
Joseph Murray
1695–1757
New York, USA
Grace (Cosby Freeman,) Murray
1700–1788
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cosby
1639–1694
Elizabeth L'Estrange
1640–1692
Edward Montagu
1649–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Cosby
1612–1674
Anne Loftus
1606–1673
Henry L'Estrange
1605–1665
Elizabeth Sandes
1610–1695

William Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of William Cosby in Asheville,,North Carolina,USA
Asheville,,North Carolina,USA
1821
1821
Age 80
Death of William Cosby in Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA
Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Asheville,,North Carolina,USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, NC, USA

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