Born: About 1795 |
Died: date unknown |
Father: Rowland Cotton Mother: Kezia Holt |
Brothers and Sisters: Daniel Cotton Samuel Cotton Elijah Cotton Mary Cotton |
Spouse: Mary Ann White |
Children: Charles Stanhope Cotton |
Additional Information:
"[Lester Cotton] commanded vessels on the lakes [Great Lakes] for many years. Among Lester Hope Cotton's vessels was the steamer Western World, plying between Buffalo and Chicago.
--From a Buffalo newspaper article.
The family moved from Buffalo, N.Y., to Milwaukee, Wisconsin about 1836.