When Sanders Swinton Cochrane was born on 25 November 1825, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Cochrane, was 17 and his mother, Margaret Swinton, was 13. He married Martha Elizabeth Willis on 15 September 1862. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Haven Township, Reno, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Reno, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1885. He registered for military service in 1886. He died on 12 February 1898, in Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Haven, Reno, Kansas, United States.
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American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Scottish (central Scotland): variant of Cochran .
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