Lewis Bentick COCHRAN

1848 - 1916  (67 years)

• Name	Lewis Bentick COCHRAN  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	24 May 1848	Maitland, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1850	Canada West, Canada
  	Merchant and shopkeeper. Open store in Alberta
  Residence	Abt 1871	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married; Occupation: Merchant; Religion: Church Of England
  Residence	1881	Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  	Occupation: Merchant; Religion: Church of England; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1890	Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada   [12]
  Residence	1891	Medicine Hat, Assiniboia West, Territories, Canada   [8]
  	Occupation: ?? Retail Dealer; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Church of England
  Residence	1901	The Territories, Canada   [7]
  	Occupation: General Merchant; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Religion: Church of England
  Residence	5 Jul 1906	Alberta, Medicine Hotel, Alberta, Canada   [10]
  	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Residence	1911	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan   [6, 9]
  	Occupation: Merchant; Religion: Anglican; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law
  Lewis Bentick Cochran	4 Apr 1916	Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [13]
  		Lewis Bentick Cochran
  Death	4 Apr 1916	Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [1, 2]
  Burial	Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I98	Our Genealogy
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	Hon. Arthur McNutt COCHRAN,   b. 16 Oct 1811, Newport (now Brooklyn), Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada d. 10 Aug 1883, Maitland, Hants Co., Nova Scotia, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Susan Sangster WIER,   b. 1819, Nova Scotia d. 28 Nov 1897 (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	29 Oct 1839
  Family ID	F37	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah ANDERSON,   b. 1842, Musquodoboit Harbor, Nova Scotia d. 25 Jan 1912 (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	3 Sep 1870	Upper Selmah, Hants County   [3, 14]
  Children	1. George Anderson COCHRAN,   b. 1882, Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 7 Jun 1969, Sidney, British Columbia (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Marion Esson COCHRAN,   b. 1880, Maitland, Nova Scotia d. 1946, Victoria (Age 66 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Colin C COCHRAN,   b. 19 Jan 1872, Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1949, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Elizabeth Anderson Cochran CHUDLEIGH,   b. 1878, Maitland, Nova Scotia d. 22 Oct 1969, Victoria, British Columbia (Age 91 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Winnifred Katherine Stuart COCHRAN,   b. 1874, Maitland, Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 1946, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 72 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Moran Arthur COCHRAN,   b. 1877, Maitland, Nova Scotia d. 21 Nov 1891, Alberta, Canada (Age 14 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F36	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Sep 2026

  
  

• Histories		BB095989-AD7D-4F93-8112-1C8477B51671
  		Lewis Bentick Cochran
  		Lewis Cochran and clan Details in second phot
  		L. B. Cochrane Groceries, Dry Goods, Gents Furnixhings - Medicine Hat, AB L. B. Cochrane Groceries, Dry Goods, Gents Furnishings Store Cochran, Lewis Bentick Lewis Cochran was born at Maitland, Nova Scotia in 1846. He married Sarah Anderson at Maitland and moved to Medicine Hat in 1888. Lewis operated a general store and acted as an Immigration Agent. They raised six children. Lewis Cochran died in Victoria, B.C. in…
  		Note on back of Lewis B Cochran Photo. And Whiddens in back

  
  

• Sources

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