Alexander Cochran

Male1708–

Brief Life History of Alexander

Alexander Cochran was born in 1708, in Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. He married Christian Thomson on 10 May 1729, in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.

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Alexander Cochran
1708–
Christian Thomson
1709–
Marriage: 10 May 1729
Alexander Cochran
1732–
Cochran
1736–
Jannet Cochran
1741–
Kathrine Cochran
1745–

Sources (12)

  • Alexander Cochran, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
  • Alexander Cochran in entry for Catharine Cochran, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
  • Alexander Cockran in entry for Kathrine Cockran, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    10 May 1729Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Children (4)

    World Events (2)

    1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

    Age 94

    In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

    1815

    Age 107

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire): habitational name from the lands of Cochrane in the parish of Paisley, near Glasgow. The placename is of uncertain derivation, perhaps from Welsh coch ‘red’, although this etymology is not supported by the early spelling Coueran.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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