Descendants of James Cochrane

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Generation No. 1

JAMES COCHRANE was born abt. 1786 came to Canada in 1817. May have been a Ships Captain. A Presbyterian whom emigrated from Antrim, Antrim Co. Ireland. Applied for land in St. Marys, York Co. in 1844. Brother's name was John Cochrane. Applied for land in St. Marys, York Co. NB in 1837. Wife's name unknown.
Children of JAMES COCHRANE and ??:

William Cochrane

Generation No. 2

WILLIAM COCHRANE was born b. abt. 1811, a Baptist who emigrated from Antrim, Antrim Co. Ireland. Applied for land in St. Marys, York Co. in 1837 and again in 1844. Wife Naomi Cochrane b. abt. 1818, formerly Naomi Pond, of St. Marys.
Children of WILLIAM COCHRANE and NAOMI POND:

1. Emily Cochrane b. abt. 1836
2. Dorkus Cochrane b. abt. 1840
3. James Cochrane b. abt. 1842
4. Olive Cochrane b. abt. 1844
5. Ester Cochrane b. abt 1846, married John Faulkner 13 Sep. 1865, officiated by Rev. William Kinghorn.
6. Charles William Cochrane born abt. 1849
7. Richard Cochrane born abt. 1851
8. Moses Jesse Cochrane born abt. 1854

Generation No. 3

CHARLES WILLIAM COCHRANE born 22 Mar.1845 in Marysville, NB. He was a small man. Employed as a farmer. Applied for land in Tilley Settlement, Victoria Co. in 1877. Died 8 Jul. 1920.
Married (sometime between 1871 & 1876): Adelaide Harris born 9 May 1848 in Marysville, NB.; died 11 Sep. 1920. Was a small but physically strong person. She was known to walk from Perth to her home 12 miles away with a 98-lb. bag of flour on her shoulder. She was also known to always be in bare feet wherever she went.
They were one of the first families to settle in Lerwick, NB. They, along with two other families, the Leslies and the Abernethys, were the first to settle in this area after completion of work on the New Brunswick railway lines; this would probably have been the line which connected Montreal with St. John and Halifax. They named it after Lerwick, Scotland, where the Leslies and the Abernethys emigrated from.

Children of CHARLES WILLIAM COCHRANE and ADELAIDE HARRIS:

1. Charles William Cochrane b. 1876 -d. 1959 born at Centerville, NB.
   Married Effie Broad (Wortman) and had one son named Graydon Wortman.
2. George Clinton Cochrane born 15 July 1878 at Lerwick, NB; died 5 June 1954
3. Alexander Cochrane (Sandy) born 1883 at Lerwick. Moved to Oregon, USA.
4. Harriet Cochrane born deaf and dumb at Lerwick 13 Aug. 1887; died 1930. Never married.
5. Devona Cochrane born 1893 at Lerwick, NB.; died 1959. Married George Shorey and had 10 children.
6. Ellen Cochrane b. 15 May 1895.

MOSES JESSE COCHRANE born abt. 1854, died in Boston, married Mary Finnamore.

Children of MOSES JESSE COCHRANE and MARY FINNAMORE (all born in Marysville):

1. Norman Clinton Cochrane b. 28 August 1882, a cotton weaver.
   Married Ethal Minerva Moore. They had a son named Chester Leroy Cochrane.
2. Jennie Cochrane b 1883, a cotton weaver.
3. Gertrude Cochrane b. 1886
4. Evangeline Cochrane b. abt. 1856
5. George Cochrane b. abt. 1860

Generation No. 4

GEORGE CLINTON COCHRANE was a farmer for a number of years, he was also a cook at Sporting camps during the summers, and Lumbering camps during the winters. His last few years of employment were spent cooking for the NB. Power Corp. surveying camps.
Wife: Lana Good. (Acadian) b. 15 Aug. 1884; died 26 Jun. 1963, hit by a car outside her home. Came from KingsClear, near Fredericton, and she was employed as a School Teacher. Her Father was Issac Good, and her Mother was Lana Myrtle Good. The complete Genealogy for the Good Family is in the possession of Douglas Cochrane.

[Remaining family information withheld for purposes of privacy.]

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Some Cochrane Family Trivia

Our Branch of the family, which came from Antrim Co, Antrim emigrated to Long Island, New York aboard the Brig Ann, then on to Canada in 1817. First settling in Marysville, NB (now amalgamated with Fredericton). They moved to Centerville, then on to Bridgewater, Maine, USA around 1876. After a short time they once again moved from Maine to Lerwick, NB. Eventually some members of the family moved to Perth Andover in the 1940's when in 1970 they purchased the house that Edith Cochrane lives in at this time. From here the family has branched out to many places. Lerwick Primitive, now the Freewill Baptist Church is the family Church where some of our ancestors are buried. Some Cochranes in the past left the (e) off the name.

As with any prominent families that made an impact or contribution to the community, especially in days gone by, it was not unusual to have a place named after you or a family member. Lana Cochrane (Good) was a member of one of those families. She was a descendant of one of the first surgeons who came to Canada. His name was Jean Cyr who was nicknamed "Crock" by some local Scots for his surname was similar to the gaelic work for crock.

Some places named after him are:

• Crocks Point named for him when he lived here in 1750, then moved on to Madawaska.
• Crock Island on the St. John River, Madawaska, 21 miles SW of Edmunston, named in 1790.
• Riviere de Crocs, which flows SE into the St. John River 21 miles SW of Edmunston, named in 1790 also.

Lana's Father was named "Good" and there are places that bear his name, such as:

• Good Corner, 4 miles SW of Centreville, which had a post office there from 1866-1917. An A. Good was the first postmaster.
• Daddygood Mountain on Deer Island named for a man called "Good" who had many children.

Other points of interest are the locations in New Brunswick that are named after Cochranes, such as:

• Cochranes Island, Charlotte Co., Pennfield
• Cochrane Rocks, Charlotte Co., Saint Andrews
• Cochrane Brook, Queens Co., Petersville
• Cochrane Meadows, Queens Co., Petersville
• Cochrane Mountain or Dickie Mountain, Queens Co., Petersville
• Cochrane Brook, Queens Co., Chipman
• Cochrane Brook or Huds Brook, located close by the one in Chipman
• Cochrane Rapids, Queens Co., Chipman
• Cochrane Corner, Kings Co., Greenwich
• Cochrane Lake, Kings Co., Kingston
• Cochrane Brook, Victoria Co., Perth

There is a place 12 miles SW of Gagetown called Summer Hill which is a name of a place in Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland. This place had a Post Office there from 1862-1950.

Cochrane, Gaelic for "The Roar of War", shouted by the Highlanders before going into battle. Gaelic translation of our name (Cocrinn = a point or promontory in open sight) is broken down into two parts:
Coc = a manifest or plain.
Rinn = a cape or promontory

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Archival Research

New Brunswick Census 1851, Parish of St. Marys, York Co.

William Cochrane	40	Husband	Irish	H	Labourer Arrived 1817
Naomi	33	Wife	Native	W
James	9	Son
William	2	Son
Emily	15	Daughter
Dorcas	11	Daughter
Olive	7	Daughter
Esther	5	Daughter
Catherine	13	Daughter

Lived in a part log house.

Same Census mentions a John Cochrane, a native of Ireland, 50 years of age, a labourer, arrived in colony in 1829. He was a servant to Joseph Plant, an Innkeeper.

New Brunswick Census 1861, Parish of St. Marys, York Co.

William Cochrane	Head of Family	50	Irish	Farmer	Free Church Baptist
Naomi	Wife	43	Native
James	Son	19
Olive	Daughter	17
Esther	Daughter	15
Charles William	Son	12
Richard	Son	10	Scholar
Moses Jesse	Son	7	Scholar
Evangeline	Daughter	5	Scholar
George	Son	1 month
Moses	Son	7	Scholar
James	Father	68	Native		Presbyterian infirm

Thomas Cochrane	Head of Family	35	Native	Farmer and lumberman	Episcopal
Grace	Wife	43	Native		Presbyterian
Alexander	Son	9
James William	Son	7
Albert	Son	5
Thomas Aaron	Son	3
Peter Nathaniel	Son	8 months
Mary Ann	Sister	19

Same census refers to a Martha Cochrane, a native of New Brunswick, 12 years of age, a servant to William Plant, a farmer and Innkeeper. *This census also contained the details of William Cochrane's farm.*

New Brunswick Census 1871, Parish of St. Marys, York Co.

William Cochrane	60	born in NB	Free Church Baptist	Irish	Farmer	Married
Niomi	52	born in NB		English		Married
Charles	22			Irish
Richard	20
Moses	17
Eva	15
George	10
James	85	born in Ireland		Irish		Widowed
James	30	born in NB
Adelaide Harris (Charles Cochrane's future wife)	26	born in NB	Church of England	Welsh

New Brunswick Census 1881, Parish of St. Marys, York Co.

William Cochrane	70	born in NB	Free Baptist	Irish	Farmer	Married
Naoma	63	born in NB		English		Married
Richard	30					of unsound mind
George	20				Farmer
Eunice Forkeuler	14	possible lodger				Going to School
Naoma Forkeuler	10	possible lodger				Going to School
Finnemore Minnie (Moses Jesse's Future Wife)	15	born in NB	Methodist	Irish		Going to School

New Brunswick Census 1901, Parish of St. Marys, York Co.

Mary Cochrane	Head	Married	b. 23 Feb. 1866		born in NB	Irish	Methodist
Norman	Son		b. 28 Aug. 1872	18			Cotton Weaver
Jennie	Daughter		b. 4 Dec. 1883	17			Cotton Weaver
Gertrude	Daughter		b. 20 Feb. 1886	15

Frank Cochrane	Head of Family	Married	b. 15 Jul. 1869	31	Farmer	Irish	Methodist
Charlotte	Wife	Married	b. 5 Feb. 1869	32
Elizabeth	Daughter		b. 12 Feb.1900	1

William Cochrane living with Charles Samson b. 10 Dec. 1870 30 Labourer Irish Presbyterian
Beatrice Cochrane, a cook living with Havelock Coy b. 26 Nov. 1882 18 Irish Baptist born in NB (may have been Barbara)

New Brunswick Census 1881 Parish of Drummond, Victoria Co.

Charles Cochrane	Married	32	b. in NB	Free Will Baptist	Irish	Farmer
Addelaide	Married	36		Church of England	Welsh
Devona		8			Irish
Charles William	Son	6
George	Son	2

New Brunswick Census 1891 Parish of Drummond, Victoria Co.

Charles Cochrane	Married	44	born in NB	Father	born in Ireland	Free Baptist	Farmer
Adelaide	Married	45	born in NB		Parents born in NB
William
Devona	Daughter	15
George	Son	13
Alexander	Son	7
Harriet	Daughter	6

New Brunswick Census 1901 Parish of Drummond, Victoria Co.

Charles Cocoran	Head	Married	b. 1 May 1844	56	born in NB	English	Baptist	Farmer
Adda	Wife	Married	b.22 Mar.1844	57			Church of England
Charles	Son		b. 3 May 1874	26				Farmer
George	Son		b. 12 Jul. 1876	24				Lumberman
Sandie	Son		b. 10 Aug.1882	18				Farmer
Harriet	Daughter		b. 13 Aug. 1887	13				born deaf and dumb
Evallina	Daughter		b. 20 Aug. 1894	6
Ellen	Daughter		b. 15 May 1895	5

Primary Sources of Information are:

Letters and telephone conversations from Christina Inman (Cochrane)

Letters from George Gilbert Cochrane

Letters from Madge Cochrane

RCAF War Records

The New Brunswick Gazetteer

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Telephone conversations with Edith Cochrane

Patricia Nicholson, Perth-Andover

Conversations with Harry Cochrane

Letter from Ethal Cameron (nee) Cochrane

Compiled by: Douglas Cochrane CD 2000  
 
 
 

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