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Alexander "Saundy" Cowan 1630 – 1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1630

Birth Location: Edington, Chirnside Parish Berwickshire, Scotland

Death Date: abt 1703

Death Location: Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: George Cowan

Mother: Helen Thomesoune

Spouse(s): Jane Shields

Children(s): John Cowan, James Cowan, David Cowan

It was in 1630 that Alexander "Saundy" Cowan was born in Edington, Chirnside Parish Berwickshire, Scotland, a child of George Cowan and Helen Thomesoune. Alexander "Saundy" Cowan went on to marry Jane Oswald Shields and had children such as John Cowan, James Cowan and David Cowan. Alexander "Saundy" Cowan was deceased by 1703 in Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

George Cowan
Birth Location: Scotland
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Helen Thomesoune
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Shields
1626 – 1675
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

John Cowan
1650 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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James Cowan
1651 –
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
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David Cowan
1660 – 1730
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1630
    Event Place: Edington, Chirnside Parish Berwickshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Database online., Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: abt 1703
    Event Place: Preston, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Database online., Database online.
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