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Captain John Finley Cowan 1801–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1801

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 JAN 1851

Death Location: Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama

Father: Major Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Martin

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In 1801, Captain John Finley Cowan entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Major John W Cowan And Elizabeth Agnes Martin. Captain John Finley Cowan passed away in 1851 in Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama.

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Biography

  • In 1801, Captain John Finley Cowan entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to Major John W Cowan And Elizabeth Agnes Martin.
  • Captain John Finley Cowan passed away in 1851 in Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama.

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Captain Cowan's Ancestors

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Captain Cowan
1801–1851
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
Major John W Cowan
1763–1837
Cowan, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Elizabeth (" Agnes") Martin
1763–1827
Greene, Tennessee, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Walker) Cowan
1746–1784
Lunenburg,VA
Susannah (Lambert WOODS) Cowan
1751–1836
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Joseph (Josiah Josias, Revolutionary War,) Martin
1725–1795
Augusta, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Agnes Gray) *
1724–1795
of Long Cane, Abbeville, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Captain Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1801
1801
Birth of Captain John Finley Cowan in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1851
13 JAN 1851
Age 50
Death of Captain John Finley Cowan in Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama
Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1801
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 JAN 1851
    Event Place: Bellefonte, Jackson County, Alabama

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