Name Info

ALAN COTTON 1290-1322
Fathers:HUGH,WILLIAM

Search.........Person
PAF-ID.........09066891
Gender.........male
Age............32y 0m 0d
Fam-Group......SEARLS
Fam-ID.........COTTON
Citizenship....foreign
Status.........deceased
Last-Marital...widowed

#Marriages.....1
#Divorces......0
#Sources.......1
#Events........1
#Images:.......0
#Comments......0
#Siblings......0
#Children......1

Person-Type....A
Immigrant?.....no
Immig-Known?...no
Parent?........father
Spouse?........husband
Sibling?.......brother
Child?.........son
Twin...........no
Adopted?.......

Title(s).......
Ancestor....... triple ancestor
RelatedToMe....20XGreat;20XGreat
Gen-#..........23;24
Ahn-#..........00005303060;00010742548
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Burial.........

Parents and Siblings
  1. Parent: HUGH COTTON, male, born:1265 Tittenley (Cheshire) England, died:1288-1350 (23y 0m 0d) Rudheath (Cheshire) England, Anc:2, Dad:WILLIAM COTTON, Mom:ISABELLA LEON, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1
  2. Parent: ELIZABETH TITTENLEGH, female, born:1265 Tittenley (Cheshire) England, died:1319 (54y 0m 0d) Coton (Shropshire) England, Anc:2, Dad:HAMON TITTENLEGH, Mom:HAWISE ACTON, #M:1, #SrcDocs:1

Spouse(s) and Children
  1. Marriage: 1310 ?Cheshire county England
  2. Spouse: MARGARET ACTON, female, born:1295 Acton (Cheshire) England, died:1320-1380 (25y 0m 0d) Cheshire county England, Anc:2, Dad:ROGER ACTON, Mom:MATILDA MAUD D'AGILOFINGES, #SrcDocs:1
  3. ..Child: HUGH COTTON, male, born:1315 , died:1360 (45y 0m 0d) Rudheath (Cheshire) England, Anc:2, Dad:ALAN COTTON, Mom:MARGARET ACTON, #SrcDocs:1

Events
Birth
: 1290 , Cotton, Shropshire county, England
Married
: 1310 , Age:20y 0m 0d, ?Cheshire county England, Role:groom
Death
: 1322 , Age:32y 0m 0d, ?Cheshire county England

Places In
Cheshire county England
Cotton (Shropshire) England

Sources
Website ancestors.familySearch.org

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Historical
1291: Israel - Moslems expel Crusaders from the Middle East
1291: Switzerland - Three Swiss cantons, Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden form the League of the Three Forest Cantons for mutual defense, this League constitutes the basis for the ultimate establishment of the Swiss state
1293: Sweden, Finland - Eric IX (Jedvardsson), Christian King of Sweden, defeats the Finns and forces them to convert to Christianity
1294: Mongolia - Kublai Khan dies
1295: Iran, Italy - Khans of Persia convert to Islam, the Polos return to Venice
1296: Italy - Marco Polo, fighting for Venice, is captured by Genoa and Imprisoned for two years, where he dictates his travels to his fellow Inmate, Rustichello da Pisa, who Incorporates tales of his own as well as other collected anecdotes and current affairs from China, the book is called "The Travels of Marco Polo", It depicts the journey throughout Asia, giving Europeans their first comprehensive look into the Inner workings of the Far East, Including China, India, and Japan
1298: China - Chinese develop a cannon
1298: England - Battle of Falkirk, English under Edward I defeat the Scots who had rebelled under the leadership of William Wallace
1302: Belgium, France - Battle of the Spurs, Flemish army defeats French army near Courtrai, Belgium
1302: France - Philip IV of France calls together representatives of the nobility, townspeople and clergy, the meeting became known as the Estates-General, the purpose is to garner support against Pope Boniface whose 'Unam Sanctum' proclaims Papal supremacy over national leaders
1309: France - Pope Clement V, heavily Influenced by Philip IV of France, takes residency in Avignon, France (until 1378)
1314: Scotland, England - Battle Bannockburn (central Scotland), the Scots, led by Robert the Bruce, routes a larger force led by Edward II, King of England and gains Scottish Independence for the next three centuries
1315-1317: Europe - The Great Famine occurs, the worst famine to strike northern Europe, It started with bad weather which caused crop failures for the next two years, It took until 1322 to fully recover and millions died
1315: Switzerland, Austria - Battle of Morgarten, Swiss forces, led by the canton of Schwyz, defeat Leopold I (Hapsburg), Duke of Austria and leads to an expanded Swiss alliance