Olson's Tree » Josiah Cotton (1680-1756)
Personal data Josiah Cotton
Source 1Source 2- He was born in the year 1680 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.Source 2
- He died on August 19, 1756 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, he was 76 years old.Source 2
- He is buried in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America.Source 2
- A child of Rev John Cotton and Joanna Rossiter
Household of Josiah Cotton
He is married to Hannah Sturtevant.
They got married on January 8, 1707 at Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, he was 27 years old.
Child(ren):
- Hannah Cotton 1709-1731
- Mary Cotton 1710-1767
- Bethiah Cotton 1714-1735
- Colonel Theophilis "Theo" Cotton 1716-1782
- Josiah Cotton 1719-1720
- Josiah Cotton 1723-1723
- Josiah Cotton 1724-1745
- Edward Cotton 1726-1726
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http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=165876371&pid=20756
/ Ancestry.com - U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Day of marriage January 8, 1707
- This page is only available in Dutch.Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
- In the year 1707: Source: Wikipedia
- January 1 » John V is proclaimed King of Portugal and the Algarves in Lisbon.
- January 16 » The Scottish Parliament ratifies the Act of Union, paving the way for the creation of Great Britain.
- April 25 » A coalition of Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal is defeated by a Franco-Spanish army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession.
- August 20 » The first Siege of Pensacola comes to an end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
- October 22 » Four British naval vessels run aground on the Isles of Scilly because of faulty navigation. In response, the first Longitude Act is enacted in 1714.
- November 30 » The second Siege of Pensacola comes to end with the failure of the British to capture Pensacola, Florida.
Day of death August 19, 1756
- The temperature on August 19, 1756 was about 16.0 °C. There was 92 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: regen zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
- Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1756: Source: Wikipedia
- May 18 » The Seven Years' War begins when Great Britain declares war on France.
- June 20 » A British garrison is imprisoned in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
- July 30 » In Saint Petersburg, Bartolomeo Rastrelli presents the newly built Catherine Palace to Empress Elizabeth and her courtiers.
- August 29 » Frederick the Great attacks Saxony, beginning the Seven Years' War in Europe.
- September 8 » French and Indian War: Kittanning Expedition.
Same birth/death day
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- 1691 » Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha, Ottoman commander and politician, 117th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1637)
- 1702 » Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent, English politician (b. 1645)
- 1753 » Johann Balthasar Neumann, German engineer and architect, designed Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers (b. 1687)
- 1808 » Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Swedish admiral and shipbuilder (b. 1721)
- 1822 » Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician and astronomer (b. 1749)
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Charles Olson, "Olson's Tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/olsons-tree/P20756.php : accessed April 30, 2025), "Josiah Cotton (1680-1756)".