Person Record

Metadata

Name

Cotton, William Wallace, 1843-1923

Born

Oct. 1843*

Birthplace

Portsmouth, N.H.

Deceased

Aug. 17, 1923

Deceased where

Newcastle, N.H.

Places of residence

Portsmouth, N.H.
Newcastle, N.H.

Occupation

Owner of a ship chandlery and hardware store - Rider & Cotton, established c1836, William Cotton and Thomas H. Rider becoming proprietors in 1872.

Father

Leonard Cotton, 1800-1872.

Mother

Martha Clarkson.

Spouse

Annie M. Moses, daughter of John Woodman Moses and Mary Nelson Nutter, b. 1844

Children

1. Leonard W. Cotton, b. & d. Jan. 1969 in Portsmouth, N.H.
2. Mary Cotton, b. 1870, d. 1952, m. 1. prob. to Albert C. Tufts and m. 2. Jul. 12, 1906 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Lemuel Aiken Welles (1870-1953), of Bronxville, N.Y., son of Roger Welles and Mercy Aiken.
3. Elizabeth Gertrude Cotton, b. 1875, d. 1966, m. Jun. 17, 1903 in Portsmouth, N.H. to Henry Albert Withington (1873-1945) of Winter Hill, Mass., son of Henry H. Withington and Clara Lincoln.
4. Frederick P. Cotton, b. Jul. 3, 1881 in Portsmouth, N.H., d. Jul. 21, 1902 in Newcastle, N.H.

Notes

* birth dates of Oct. 1, or 2, or 29 have been found.

Relationships

Partnership with Thomas H. Rider in Rider & Cotton.
Spouses: Annie M. Moses, daughter of John Woodman Moses and Mary Nelson Nutter, b. 1844 in Newcastle, N.H., d. Dec. 24, 1932, m. Jan. 16, 1866.