The Cochrane & Allied Families

Cochranes from Scotland to Colonial Virginia (c 1760), to Kentucky (1811), to Kansas (1859) and beyond. Allied families to the United States from England, Scotland, Ireland and Switzerland.

Boonville, Cooper, Missouri, USA

Notes:
1803 - The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from France, which included present day Missouri.

1812 - After Louisiana became a state, the remaining territory of the Louisiana Purchase was renamed the Missouri Territory.

1816 - Howard County was formed from portions of St. Louis County and unincorporated territory in the Missouri Territory.

1817 - The town of Boonville was founded in Howard County, Missouri Territory, USA.

1818 - Cooper County was formed from a portion of Howard County, and Boonville became the county seat of Cooper County.

1821 - On 10 August, Missouri became the 24th state in the United States of America. The remainder of the Missouri Territory became an unorganized territory.

Latitude: 38.973611, Longitude: -92.743056