Mary (Polly) Cochran

Mary (Polly) Cochran

Female 1804 - 1871  (66 years)

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  • Name Mary (Polly) Cochran 
    Born 30 Sep 1804  Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Jun 1871  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 22 Jun 1871  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I211  Speirs-Taylor
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2016 

    Father Robert Cochran,   b. 1777, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1816, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Patterson,   b. 18 Feb 1778, Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Apr 1846, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1799  Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Maine Marriages to 1875 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
    Family ID F73  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Speirs,   b. 14 Jul 1804, Bolton, East Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 1877, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 1 Dec 1828  Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Mary Speirs,   b. 16 Oct 1830, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
    +2. Adam Speirs,   b. 7 Jul 1834, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jun 1908, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. George Speirs,   b. 6 Nov 1836, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Mar 1911, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     4. Henry Speirs,   b. Abt 1837, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Orson Pratt Speirs,   b. 13 Oct 1838, Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1901  (Age 63 years)
     6. William Henry Harrison Speirs,   b. 4 Jul 1841, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1934, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years)
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2016 
    Family ID F72  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 30 Sep 1804 - Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 1 Dec 1828 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Jun 1871 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 Jun 1871 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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    Thomas and Mary (Cochran) Speirs
    Thomas and Mary (Cochran) Speirs
    Married in 1828 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania
    Mary (Poly) Cochran Speirs
    Mary (Poly) Cochran Speirs
    Born September 30, 1804 in Belfast, Waldo, Maine, United States

    Documents
    Robert and Elizabeth Cochran Family Birth Record
    Robert and Elizabeth Cochran Family Birth Record
    Robert Cochran and Elizabeth his wife family
    George Cochran born 28 Sep 1799
    Elisa Cochran born 28 Apr 1802
    Polly Cochran born 30 Sep 1804
    1830 US Census
    1830 US Census
    South Ward, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. page 24

    Thomas Spires Household
    1 male 30-40....37- William (1793)
    1 male 20-30....26- Thomas (1804)
    1 fem 20-30.....26- Polly Cochran (1804)
    1840 US Census
    1840 US Census
    Hancock County, Illinois (probably Nauvoo)

    William Spears Household
    1 male 40-50.....47- William (1793)
    1 fem 60-70..........unknown
    1 fem 70-80......73- Mary Tait Speirs (1767)
    George Spears Household
    1 male 40-50.....41- George (1799)
    1 fem 30-40......37- Sarah Churchfield (1803)
    1 male 0-5........4- William (1836)
    1 male 0-5...........unknown
    1 fem 0-5.........2- Margaret (1838
    1 fem 60-70..........unknown
    Thos Spears Household
    1 male 30-40.....36- Thomas (1804)
    1 fem 20-30......36- Polly Cochran (1804)
    1 fem 10-15......10- Mary (1830)
    1 male 5-10.......6- Adam (1834)
    1 male 0-5........4- George (1836)
    1 male 0-5........3- Henry (1837)
    1 male 0-5........2- Orson (1838)
    1850 US Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs
    1850 US Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs
    Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
    Thomas Spears, 47 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland
    Mary Spears, 46 years old; born in Maine
    Mary Spears, 20 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    Adam Spears, 17 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    George Spears, 15 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    Henry Spears, 13 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    Orson Spears, 12 years old; born in Pennsylvania
    William Spears, 9 years old; born in Illinois

    Source:
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M432_919; Page: 73B; Image: 150
    1860 US Federal Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs
    1860 US Federal Census and the Household of Thomas and Mary Speirs
    Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
    Thomas Speirs, 55 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland
    Mary Spears, 55 years old; born in Maine
    George Spears, 23 years old; farm laborer; born in Pennsylvania
    Orson Spears, 21 years old; farm laborer; born in Pennsylvania
    Harrison Spears, 19 years old; blacksmith; born in Illinois

    Source:
    Year: 1860; Census Place: Great Salt Lake City Ward 10, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1313; Page: 144; Image: 150; Family History Library Film: 805313
    1870 US Federal Census and the Households of Thomas and Orson Speirs
    1870 US Federal Census and the Households of Thomas and Orson Speirs
    Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory
    Dwelling 73
    Thomas Speirs, 66 years old; blacksmith; born in Scotland
    Mary Spears, 66 years old; born in Maine
    Dwelling 75
    Orson Speirs, 30 years old; carpenter; born in Pennsylvania
    Elizabeth Spears, 25 years old; born in England
    Alice Spears, 5 years old; born in Utah
    Owen Spears, 3 years old; born in Utah
    Orson Spears, 4/12 year old; born in Utah

    Source:
    Year: 1870; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 10, Salt Lake, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1611; Page: 609A; Image: 360309; Family History Library Film: 553110
    1871 Utah Death Register for Mary Cochran Speirs
    1871 Utah Death Register for Mary Cochran Speirs
    Name Mary C Speirs
    Age 66
    Birth Date 1804
    Death Date 21 Jun 1871
    Death City Salt Lake City
    Death County Salt Lake
    Spouse Thomas
    Thomas and Mary Speirs's Family in the LDS Church Membership
    Thomas and Mary Speirs's Family in the LDS Church Membership
    This record shows the membership of Thomas, Mary, and their five children in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints during the early days of the church.

    Source:
    Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.
    The Family of Thomas and Mary (Cockran) Speirs in the Mormon Migration
    The Family of Thomas and Mary (Cockran) Speirs in the Mormon Migration
    Thomas and Mary, along with their family, migrated with the Saints to Utah with the Willard Richards Company. They arrived in the Salt Lake valley from 10-19 October 1848.

    Source:
    https://history.lds.org/overlandtravel/companies/2/willard-richards-company
    Thomas Speirs in the Seventy Quorum Membership
    Thomas Speirs in the Seventy Quorum Membership
    Thomas was in the Presidency of the twenty-fifth Quorum of the Seventy.

    Source:
    Black, Harvey B. Seventy Quorum Membership, 1835–1846: An Annotated Index of Over 3,500 Seventies Organized into the First Thirty-Five Quorums of the Seventy in Kirtland, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois. Provo, Utah: Infobases, Inc., 1996. Private Donor.

    Headstones
    The Headstones of Thomas Speirs and Mary Cochran Speirs in the Salt Lake City Cemetery
    The Headstones of Thomas Speirs and Mary Cochran Speirs in the Salt Lake City Cemetery
    Thomas Speirs
    Birth: Jul. 14, 1801, Scotland
    Death: Jul. 8, 1877
    Salt Lake City
    Salt Lake County
    Utah, USA
    Find A Grave Memorial# 80035382

    Mary (Cochran) Speirs
    Birth: Sep. 30, 1804
    Belfast
    Waldo County
    Maine, USA
    Death: Jun. 20, 1871
    Salt Lake City
    Salt Lake County
    Utah, USA
    Find A Grave Memorial# 80036535

    Plot: Plot: H_10_16_1W
    The Headstone of Mary (Cochran) Speirs
    The Headstone of Mary (Cochran) Speirs
    In the Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah.
    Plot: Plot: H_10_16_4W

    Histories
    Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
    Speirs Family Reunion held July 14, 1905
    A summary of Thomas and Mary Speirs lives
    Entry for Thomas and Mary Speirs
    Entry for Thomas and Mary Speirs

    "Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah" by Frank Esshom published 1913