When Rachael Cotton was born about 1783, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, her father, William Cotton, was 34 and her mother, Mrs William Cotton, was 34. She married Isaac Osborne Hackleman on 26 June 1836. She died on 25 October 1881, in Harrisburg, Harrison Township, Fayette, Indiana, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Connersville, Fayette, Indiana, United States.
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The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
Historical Boundaries: 1813: Franklin, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Franklin, Indiana, United States 1819: Fayette, Indiana, United States
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called from Old English (æt) cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire). Particularly common in Staffordshire.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas ), derived via Nicot, or of the personal name Jacques , derived via Jacot.
History: John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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