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David Cowan 1660–1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Death Date: 1730

Death Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Jane Shields

Spouse(s): Lady Crawford

Children(s): William Cowan

The story of David Cowan began in 1660 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.. David Cowan married Lady Margaret Crawford, and had children including William Cowan. David Cowan passed away in 1730 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland..

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Biography

  • The story of David Cowan began in 1660 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland..
  • David Cowan married Lady Margaret Crawford, and had children including William Cowan.
  • David Cowan passed away in 1730 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland..

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Children(s)

David Cowan's Ancestors

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David Cowan
1660–1730
Birth Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Parents
Alexander "Saundy" Cowan
1640–
Scotland
Jane Shields
1626–1675
Dysart, Fife, Scotland
Grandparents
Helen (Hogart) Thomson
1586–
Chirnside, Berwickshire, Scotland
Charles (Oswald) Shields
1600–1685
Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Thomson
–1602
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Cowan's Descendants

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David Cowan (1660–1730) m. Lady (Margaret) Crawford (–1730)
  1. 1. William Cowan 1718–1802 m. Janet Andrew 1727–1769
    1. 1. James Cowan 1750–1835 m. Jane Creighton 1750–
      1. 1. James Cowan 1777–1878 m. Mary (Elisabeth) Pettigrew 1780–1878
        1. 1. Anne Cowan 1802–1883 m. Quinton Pettigrew 1801–1841

David Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1660
1660
Birth of David Cowan in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
1730
1730
Age 70
Death of David Cowan in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.

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