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David Cowan 1660 – 1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt 1730

Death Location: Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Jane Shields

Spouse(s): Lady Crawford

Children(s): Janet Cowan, William Cowen

Early life: David Cowan arrived in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1660, born to Alexander "Saundy" Cowan and Jane Oswald Shields. Over time, David Cowan formed a family with Lady Margaret Crawford, which included Janet "Jonet" Cowan and William Cowen. David Cowan concluded life in Scotland, United Kingdom in 1730.

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Parents

Alexander Cowan
1630 – 1703
Birth Location: Edington, Chirnside Parish Berwickshire, Scotland
AC
Jane Shields
1626 – 1675
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
JS

Spouses(s)

Lady Crawford
1683 – 1703
Birth Location: Scotland, United Kingdom
LC

Children(s)

Janet Cowan
Birth Location: –
JC
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
WC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1660
    Event Place: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Scottish Covenanters Index, Database online., Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Abt 1730
    Event Place: Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Database online., Database online.
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