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Cochran Family History
Cochran Genealogy & Family TreeCochran is a Scottish name from Renfrewshire, Scotland, where one of the earliest known ancestors William de Coughran was recorded in 1296. It comes from the Welsh word coch which means "red." It also refers to those from the Lowlands of Cochran. The family motto is Virtute et labore which means "By valor and exertion."
Other spellings include "Cochrane," "Cocrane," "Cocran," "Cochren," "Cockren," and "Cockran." Notable people with the surname include American Olympic athlete Barbara Cochran (skiing), American actress Shannon Cochran (The Ring, Star Trek: Nemesis, Witness Protection), and American actor Rory Cochrane (Argo, Dazed and Confused, Oculus). The first Cochran to come to America was John Cochran in New England in 1717.
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Cochran Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John W. Cochran -- --, 1808 December 0, 1851 County Antrim
- Ardesco Bright Cochran -- --, 1868 December 0, 1955 Pennsylvania
- Joseph Robert Cochran -- --, 1826 April 0, 1839
- Mary (Polly) Cochran -- --, 1798 December 0, 1865 Pennsylvania
- James Cochran -- --, 1707 March 19, 1772
Cochran Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Cochran -- --, 1608 December 0, 1647 Ulster
- Ninian Cochran -- --, 1610 December 0, 1700 Ulster
- William J Cochran -- --, 1720 December 0, 1795 Pennsylvania
- Hattie Mae Cochran -- --, 1884 December 9, 1946 North Carolina
- John Cochran -- --, 1723 January 24, 1724 New Hampshire
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