Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Cox was born on 17 October 1764, in Burton Overy, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Cox, was 34 and her mother, Susanna Ann Brown, was 26. She married Thomas Newton about 1785, in Burton Overy, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. She died on 14 June 1826, at the age of 61, and was buried in Burton Overy, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Mary Cox, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Cox, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary Cox, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
Spouse and Children
1757–1845 Male
1764–1826 Female
Parents and Siblings
1730–1797 Male
1738–1813 Female
Siblings (9)
1760–1797 Male
1762–1847 Male
1764–1826 Female
1766–1851 Male
1771–1836 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 37
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 44
1815
Age 51
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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