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Zachariah Cotton 1774–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1774

Birth Location: Nelson, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 31 AUG 1840

Death Location: Anderson, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Cotton

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Mariah Purcell

Children(s): Frances Cotton

In 1774, Zachariah Cotton entered the world in Nelson, Kentucky, USA, born to John Ralph Cotton And Elizabeth Sarah Smith. Zachariah Cotton married Mariah Purcell, and had children including Frances Cotton. Zachariah Cotton passed away in 1840 in Anderson, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1774, Zachariah Cotton entered the world in Nelson, Kentucky, USA, born to John Ralph Cotton And Elizabeth Sarah Smith.
  • Zachariah Cotton married Mariah Purcell, and had children including Frances Cotton.
  • Zachariah Cotton passed away in 1840 in Anderson, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Zachariah Cotton's Ancestors

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Zachariah Cotton
1774–1840
Birth Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Parents
John Ralph Cotton
1721–1808
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Sarah) Smith
1739–1785
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Ralph Cotton
1698–1728
All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Mary Elizabeth
1700–1760
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1674–1718
Elizabeth Smith
1673–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cotton
1641–1693
Hannah Graves
1645–1690

Zachariah Cotton's Descendants

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Zachariah Cotton (1774–31 AUG 1840) m. Mariah Purcell (1780–1826)
  1. 1. Frances Cotton 1801–1875 m. Joseph Short 1804–1884
    1. 1. Jasper (Newton) Short 1832–1918 m. Mary (Jane) Christie 1837–1923
      1. 1. Frances (Elizabeth) Short 1870–1930 m. Justus (Arlington) Davis 1859–1920
        1. 1. Ethel (Gertrude) Davis 1908– m. Scott (Evans) Roberts 1905–1983

Zachariah Cotton's Timeline

2 Records

1774
1774
Birth of Zachariah Cotton in Nelson, Kentucky, USA
Nelson, Kentucky, USA
1840
31 AUG 1840
Age 66
Death of Zachariah Cotton in Anderson, Kentucky, USA
Anderson, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1774
    Event Place: Nelson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2019, 03:57), entry for Zachariah Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWXR-1DM

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 AUG 1840
    Event Place: Anderson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 25 July 2019, 03:57), entry for Zachariah Cotton(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LWXR-1DM

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