Alexander Cotton and Susannah Harris

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Husband Alexander Cotton ^{1 2}

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           Born: 4 Feb 1801 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1 2
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           Died: 22 Oct 1840 - Mahoning Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1 2
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         Father: William Cotton, Sr. (1762-1841/1841) 3 4 5 6 7
         Mother: Mary Foster Scott (1767-1844) 2 5 6 7

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       Marriage: 27 Apr 1826 1 2

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Wife Susannah Harris ²

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            AKA: Susan Harris 1
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         Father: Barnabas C. Harris (      -      ) 1
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Children

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1 F Sarah Sabina Cotton ¹

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           Born: 17 Feb 1827 1
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         Spouse: Alexander W. Rogers (      -1859) 1
           Marr: 1 Jan 1849 1

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2 M J. Tunis Cotton ¹

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           Born: 29 Jan 1830 1
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3 F Lorena Cotton ¹

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           Born: 20 Nov 1832 1
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         Spouse: William Marquis (1815-      ) 1
           Marr: 14 Dec 1858 1

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4 M Josiah S. Cotton ¹

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           Born: Abt 25 Feb 1837
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           Died: 14 Feb 1866 1
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         Spouse: Mary Renster (      -      ) 1

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General Notes: Husband - Alexander Cotton

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He was an active member of the Neshannock Presbyterian Church. He subsequently became one of the organizing members of the Pulaski Presbyterian Church, and was a ruling elder in the same.
He was found one morning, before breakfast, by his daughter Sabina, in an insensible condition, at a spring near the house. He was immediately carried in, but found to be dead. Cause of death, apoplexy.

1 Editor, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 181.

2 Jeff McBride, Descendants of Thomas A. Forster (Laurel, Md: Web-published, 2012).

3 Editor, History of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1877), Pg 180.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 433.

5 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 953.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 430.

7 F. S. Reader, Some Pioneers of Washington County, Pa. - A Family History (New Brighton, PA: F. S. Reader & Son, 1902), Pg 86.