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Alexander Cowan 1787–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: bef 1787

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 1872

Death Location: Monaghan, Ireland

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Margaret Watt

Spouse(s): Jane Strachan

Children(s): John Cowan, Nancy Cowan, Isaac Cowan, William Cowan, Margaret Cowan

In 1787, Alexander Cowan entered the world in Ireland, born to William Cowan And Margaret Watt. In 1861, Alexander Cowan resided in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland. Alexander Cowan married Jane Strachan, and had children including Isaac Cowan, John Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Nancy Cowan, William Cowan. Alexander Cowan passed away in 1872 in Monaghan, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1787, Alexander Cowan entered the world in Ireland, born to William Cowan And Margaret Watt.
  • In 1861, Alexander Cowan resided in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland.
  • Alexander Cowan married Jane Strachan, and had children including Isaac Cowan, John Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Nancy Cowan, William Cowan.
  • Alexander Cowan passed away in 1872 in Monaghan, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowan
1751–1835
Birth Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
WC
Margaret Watt
1765–
Birth Location: –
MW

Spouses(s)

Jane Strachan
1792–
Birth Location: Ireland
JS

Children(s)

John Cowan
1800–1866
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
JC
Nancy Cowan
1802–
Birth Location: –
NC
Isaac Cowan
1802–
Birth Location: Ireland
IC
William Cowan
1809–1869
Birth Location: County Armagh, Ireland
WC
Margaret Cowan
1802–
Birth Location: –
MC

Alexander Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Cowan
1787–1872
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
William Cowan
1751–1835
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Watt
1765–
Grandparents
William Cowan
1726–1802
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Janet Andrew
1727–1769
New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Cowan
1660–1730
Lady Crawford
1683–1703
John Andrew
1703–
Mary Paterson
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cowan
1630–1703
Jane Shields
1626–1675
Matthew Crawford
1646–1680
Margaret Ferguson
1650–1681
John Andrew
1670–
Janet Smith
1674–

Alexander Cowan's Descendants

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Alexander Cowan (bef 1787–1872) m. Jane Strachan (ABT 1792–)
  1. 1. John Cowan 1800–1866
  2. 2. Nancy Cowan 1802–
  3. 3. Isaac Cowan 1802–
  4. 4. William Cowan 1809–1869 m. Mary (Mulloy) (Moloy) 1811–1884
    1. 1. William (Samuel) Cowan 1841–1917 m. Margaret Orr 1836–1896
      1. 1. Emma (Sarah) Cowan 1866–1953 m. Aurilian (Robert Wesley) Burrows 1860–1924
        1. 1. Margaret (Charlotte) Burrows 1896–
        2. 2. Ernest (C Lorne) Burrows 1898–
        3. 3. Edna (Maria Alice) Burrows 1900–
        4. 4. Edwin (Willian) Burrows 1903–
        5. 5. Lydia (Agnes) Burrows 1905–
      2. 2. Annie (Maria) Cowan 1867–1901
      3. 3. Samuel (W) Cowan 1869–1943 m. Elizabeth McVean 1873–1951
        1. 1. Marie (Annie) Cowan 1903–1988 m. Everett (Elwin) Rawn 1898–1986
        2. 2. William (Ernest) Cowan 1896–
        3. 3. Lorne (Victor) Cowan 1907–1994
      4. 4. Alice (Mary) Cowan 1872–1958
      5. 5. Maggie Cowan 1873–1951
      6. 6. Agnes (Clara) Cowan 1876–1963 m. Wesley (George) Holliday 1873–1943
        1. 1. Roy (Everett) Holliday 1902–1988
        2. 2. Harold (William) Holliday 1904–
      7. 7. Henry (A) Cowan 1878–1942
      8. 8. Robert (Sidney Orr) Cowan 1875–1952 m. Ida Leppington 1886–1964
        1. 1. Roberta ((Bert)) Cowan 1920–1991 m. Arthur Hall 1890–1971
        2. 2. Ruth Cowan 1911–2002 m. James (Latham) Brears 1904–1962
        3. 3. Margaret (Alice) Cowan 1918–1993
        4. 4. William (John) Cowan 1922–1994
        5. 5. Anne Cowan 1914–2006 m. Nelson (Stuart) Armstrong 1890–
      9. 9. Alfred (Ernest) Cowan 1876–1965 m. Anna (Leila) Saunders 1879–1973
        1. 1. John (Keith) Cowan 1915– m. Irene –1974
        2. 2. Gerrard (Saunders) Cowan 1910–1991 m. Doris Sutton 1915–
    2. 2. John Cowan 1837–1908
    3. 3. James Cowan 1839–1909 m. Margaret Reid 1846–1925
      1. 1. Thomas Cowan 1871–1917
      2. 2. Isaac Cowan 1877–1956 m. Ina (May) Wonch 1882–1918
        1. 1. Leslie (Kenneth) Cowan 1912–1994 m. Jessie (May) Greenfield 1915–1985
        2. 2. Eugene (Lamond) Cowan 1904–
        3. 3. Dorothy (Louise) Cowan 1906–1977
        4. 4. Bertha (Mary) Cowan 1909–1983
        5. 5. Robert (Bruce) Cowan 1910–1974
        6. 6. Isaac (Garnet) Cowan 1915–
        7. 7. Ina (Ilene Grace) Cowan 1916–1916
        8. 8. Sybil (Pearl) Cowan 1918–2003
        9. 9. John (Henry) Cowan 1901–1957
      3. 3. Albert Cowan 1880–1957
      4. 4. Margaret (Annie) Cowan 1882–1938
      5. 5. Bertha (L) Cowan 1885–1968
      6. 6. Wesley Cowan 1888–1953 m. Ethel (Maud) Robinson 1887–1964
      7. 7. George Cowan 1875–1950
      8. 8. Sarah Cowan 1869–1912
      9. 9. William Cowan 1865–1948 m. Melissa Brown 1866–1937
        1. 1. Rebecca Cowan 1891–1967
        2. 2. Fannie Cowan 1900–
        3. 3. Ruby (Mildred) Cowan 1893–1965 m. Grover (Cleveland) Palmer 1892–
      10. 10. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1867–1871
      11. 11. Charles (Henry) Cowen 1864–1903
    4. 4. Thomas Cowan 1843–1915 m. Sarah Stephenson 1850–1925
      1. 1. Annie Cowan 1868– m. George (Samuel) Wright 1864–
      2. 2. William (James) Cowan 1871–
      3. 3. Joseph Cowan 1872–1929 m. Sarah (Sophia) Brown 1865–1936
        1. 1. Annie Cowan 1898–1985
        2. 2. Nellie (Margaret) Cowan 1900–1969
        3. 3. Joseph Cowan 1904–1969
        4. 4. May Cowan 1907–
        5. 5. Evelyn Cowan 1910–
      4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Cowan 1876–
      5. 5. Sarah Cowan 1878–1963 m. Charles McIntosh 1878–1950
        1. 1. Irene (Gertrude) McIntosh 1899–1997 m. Alfred (Joseph) Stacey 1898–
        2. 2. Sarah (Alberta) McIntosh 1902– m. Stanley Hessenauer 1896–1950
        3. 3. Percival McIntosh 1898–1977
        4. 4. Charles (Lawrence Edwin) McIntosh 1904–1908
        5. 5. Oliver (Wdgar) McIntosh 1910–
        6. 6. Hazel McIntosh 1906–
      6. 6. Martha Cowan 1881–
      7. 7. Bryice Cowan 1884–1970
      8. 8. Thomas (Albert) Cowan 1885–1942 m. Ellen (Maude "Nellie" Benallick) Plant 1878–1952
        1. 1. Baby Cowan 1922–1922
        2. 2. James Cowan 1911–1984
      9. 9. Lawrence Cowan 1887–
      10. 10. George Cowan 1886–1942
      11. 11. Gertrude (Maud) Cowan 1892–
    5. 5. Isaac Cowan 1845–1919 m. Isabell O'Neil 1851–1901
      1. 1. Mary (J) Cowan 1873–
      2. 2. Priscilla Cowan 1874–
      3. 3. Sarah Cowan 1875–
      4. 4. William (J) Cowan 1876–
      5. 5. Isabell Cowan 1878–
      6. 6. Isaac Cowan 1879–
      7. 7. Thomas Cowan 1884–
      8. 8. Margaret ("Maggie") Cowan 1886–
      9. 9. John Cowan 1889–
      10. 10. Pauline Cowan 1885–
      11. 11. Frank Cowan 1891–
    6. 6. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1847–1880
  5. 5. Margaret Cowan 1802–

Alexander Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1787
bef 1787
Birth of Alexander Cowan in Ireland
Ireland
1861
1861
Age 74
Alexander Cowan resided here in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
1872
1872
Age 85
Death of Alexander Cowan in Monaghan, Ireland
Monaghan, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: bef 1787
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Griffith’s Valuation, 1848-1864

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1872
    Event Place: Monaghan, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958
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