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Elijah (5) Cowles 1727 – 1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 Jan 1727

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 29 Jun 1793

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Isaac Cowles

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Hart, Eunice Gould

Children(s): Jonathan COWLES, Elijah Cowles, Jonathan Cowles, Sarah Cowles, Gad COWLES, Seth Cowles, Eunice Cowles, Gad Cowles, James Cowles, Mary Cowles, Martin Cowles, Gad Cowles

In 1727, Elijah (5) Cowles entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Isaac (6) Cowles and Elizabeth (6) Smith. In 1790, Elijah (5) Cowles resided in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Elijah (5) Cowles married Sarah Hart, Eunice (5) Gould, and had children including Jonathan Hart COWLES, Elijah Cowles, Jonathan (4) Cowles, Sarah Hart Cowles, Gad COWLES, Seth Cowles, Eunice Cowles, Gad Cowles, James Cowles, Mary Cowles, Martin Cowles, Gad Cowles. Elijah (5) Cowles passed away in 1793 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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  • In 1727, Elijah (5) Cowles entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Isaac (6) Cowles and Elizabeth (6) Smith.
  • In 1790, Elijah (5) Cowles resided in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • Elijah (5) Cowles married Sarah Hart, Eunice (5) Gould, and had children including Jonathan Hart COWLES, Elijah Cowles, Jonathan (4) Cowles, Sarah Hart Cowles, Gad COWLES, Seth Cowles, Eunice Cowles, Gad Cowles, James Cowles, Mary Cowles, Martin Cowles, Gad Cowles.
  • Elijah (5) Cowles passed away in 1793 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Elijah Cowles's Ancestors

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Elijah Cowles
1727 – 1793
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Isaac (6) Cowles
1675 – 1756
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth ((6)) Smith
1689 – 1767
Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel ((7)) Cowles
1639 – 1691
Hartford, CT
Abigail ((7)) Stanley
1637 – 1734
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Joseph Smith
1655 – 1718
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut
Lydia Bristol
1657 – 1752
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Cowles
1598 – 1678
Hannah ??
1614 – 1683
Timothy Stanley
1604 – 1648
Elizabeth Morrice
1603 – 1679
William Smith
1617 – 1669
Elizabeth Stanley
1621 – 1674
Henry Bristol
1624 – 1695
Lydia Brown
1637 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robart Stanley
1572 – 1605
Ruth Garland
1574 – 1617
Hugh Morrice
1576 –
William Smith
Mary Smith
John Stanley
1603 – 1634
Daniel Bristol
1597 – 1693
Hester Sperry
1599 – 1695
Francis Brown
1610 – 1719

Elijah Cowles's Descendants

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Elijah ((5)) Cowles (02 Jan 1727 – 29 Jun 1793) m. Sarah Hart (17 Apr 1723 – 12 Jul 1751) m. Eunice ((5)) Gould (18 Apr 1731 – 12 Jan 1810)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Hart) COWLES (07 Jul 1751 – 23 Jul 1751)
  2. 2. Elijah Cowles (20 May 1755 – 12 Jan 1826) m. Elizabeth Cowles (13 Aug 1768 – 06 Oct 1836)
    1. 1. Harriet Cowles (12 Jan 1790 – 15 Jun 1808)
    2. 2. James Cowles (17 Apr 1795 – 20 Nov 1858) m. Jane (E.) Lewis (1818 – 12 Feb 1887)
      1. 1. James (Lewis) Cowles (14 Sep 1843 – 22 Oct 1922) m. Martha (Lancaster) Gwaltney (1846 – 10 Jun 1893)
        1. 1. Maude (Alice) Cowles (23 Feb 1871 – 16 May 1905)
        2. 2. Genevieve (Almeda) Cowles (23 Feb 1871 – Bet. 1872–1965)
        3. 3. Edith (Vaughan) COWLES (17 May 1874 – 11 May 1958)
        4. 4. Mildred (Lancaster) Cowles (24 Apr 1876 – Bet. 1877–1970)
      2. 2. Marian (Douglas) Cowles (22 Feb 1846 – Bet. 1873–1940) m. Felix Wyatt (1829 – )
      3. 3. Adrian (R.) Cowles (14 Nov 1847 – 29 Nov 1856)
      4. 4. Ella (Elizabeth) Cowles (05 Apr 1850 – 1886)
    3. 3. Elijah Cowles (06 Oct 1797 – 28 Nov 1797)
    4. 4. Augustus COWLES (21 Sep 1800 – 21 Sep 1800)
    5. 5. Augustus Cowles (13 May 1803 – 17 Feb 1851) m. Lucy (Norton) TREADWELL (06 Mar 1806 – 29 May 1833) m. Eliza (Wadsworth) Langdon (16 Apr 1813 – )
    6. 6. Harriet Cowles (12 Jul 1808 – 27 Dec 1874) m. Charles Thompson (1788 – 20 Nov 1854)
  3. 3. Jonathan ((4)) Cowles (03 Feb 1757 – 17 Aug 1822) m. Esther ((4)) Lewis (26 Apr 1764 – 30 Sep 1838)
    1. 1. Nancy Cowles (1784 – 29 May 1787)
    2. 2. William (Lewis) Cowles (26 Jan 1787 – 26 Mar 1868) m. Charity Cowles (13 Sep 1788 – 03 Sep 1875)
      1. 1. Jonathan COWLES (19 Oct 1810 – 20 Jan 1867) m. Eliza (S.) KING (1821 – 06 Aug 1892)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) COWLES (1840 – 09 Feb 1878)
        2. 2. Isabella (A.) COWLES (10 Jun 1845 – 03 Nov 1865)
        3. 3. Margaret (Romenia) COWLES (07 Sep 1849 – 14 Mar 1891)
      2. 2. Nancy COWLES (05 Jan 1812 – 21 Feb 1812)
      3. 3. Ralph COWLES (20 Feb 1813 – 10 Dec 1855)
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) COWLES (05 Oct 1815 – 12 Oct 1833)
      5. 5. Margaret (J.) COWLES (26 Nov 1817 – 18 Dec 1838)
      6. 6. Julia COWLES (28 Sep 1819 – 30 Aug 1833)
      7. 7. William COWLES (16 Nov 1821 – 30 Aug 1838)
      8. 8. Maria (Louisa) COWLES (14 Oct 1824 – 30 Sep 1840)
      9. 9. Emily COWLES (01 Oct 1829 – 22 Jul 1889) m. Franklin Wheeler (16 May 1826 – BET 1859 AND 1917)
    3. 3. Nancy Cowles (24 Feb 1789 – 23 Mar 1809)
    4. 4. Henry (Booth) Cowles (13 Apr 1791 – 1853) m. Rebecca (F.) Green (1794 – 13 Dec 1876)
      1. 1. Louisa (Mary) Cowles (26 Sep 1815 – 16 Dec 1843) m. William (Samuel) Cowles (10 Mar 1796 – 26 Nov 1867)
        1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Cowles (01 May 1839 – 03 Dec 1914) m. Henry (Adams) Blyth (Bet. 1822–1842 – 30 Mar 1915)
        2. 2. Florence (Adams) Cowles (14 Jul 1841 – 1895) m. George Esselstyn (27 Sep 1841 – Aft. 1895)
      2. 2. Frederic (Augustus) Cowles (1820 – 16 Feb 1884) m. Lucretia (Hart) Erwin (22 Oct 1829 – 1866)
        1. 1. Emily (Virginia) Cowles (Abt. 1835 – )
        2. 2. Ann (Clay (Anna)) Cowles (Jun 1853 – 1929) m. Walter (P.) Watson (Abt. Oct 1858 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Green) COWLES (Abt. 1854 – ) m. Randal
      3. 3. Virginia (E) Cowles (Abt. 1833 – 1895)
    5. 5. Maria (L) Cowles (20 Apr 1795 – 26 Sep 1884) m. Robert (D.) James (BET 1778 AND 1798 – BET 1812 AND 1884) m. Robert (Darrington (3)) James (Abt. 1797 – Nov 1860)
      1. 1. Jonathan (Cowles) James (1828 – 1828)
      2. 2. Francis ((Frank Ol Yank) Boykin) James (1831 – Dead) m. Esther Savage (Abt. 1820 – aft 1880) m. Milly Carter (Jan 1835 – Dead)
        1. 1. Lillian ("Lillie" "Lily" (Slave)) James (1858 – 30 Dec 1936) m. James (D. "Jimmy") Wilson (1865 – 13 Feb 1900) m. Allen Parker
        2. 2. Edward James (Nov 1851 – 24 Jul 1929) m. Julia Franklin (Abt. 1863 – 09 Jan 1950)
        3. 3. Ellen James (Abt. 1853 – Dead)
        4. 4. Claiborne James (1855 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth James (1859 – 23 Feb 1930) m. Mark Noble (Abt. 1853 – 05 Aug 1927)
        6. 6. Wesley (Carter) James (8 Dec 1860 – 28 May 1953) m. Josephine Jackson (1873 – 06 Apr 1940) m. Mary (L.) Savage (13 Aug 1879 – 28 Oct 1963)
        7. 7. Millie James (1865 – 1903)
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) James (1866 – )
        9. 9. Frank (B.) James (1868 – 27 Jan 1927) m. Missouri House (Aug 1867 – 1905)
        10. 10. Emily James (1870 – 12 Nov 1933) m. Thomas Crawford (1868 – )
        11. 11. Clementine James (12 Sep 1872 – 26 Jan 1943) m. Joe Thomas
        12. 12. Lottie (Mary) James (1875 – 28 Oct 1911) m. Anthony Moore (May 1870 – Dead)
        13. 13. Samuel James (01 Jan 1877 – 13 Jul 1934) m. Iradella Fox (Abt. 1886 – Mar 1986)
        14. 14. Irvin James (1882 – Dead)
      3. 3. John (Darrington) James (Abt. 1832 – 19 Aug 1852)
      4. 4. Maria ((Mariah) Cowles) James (22 Nov 1833 – 15 Jul 1874) m. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (30 Jul 1830 – 31 Jan 1891)
        1. 1. Virginia Boykin (12 Feb 1856 – 16 Mar 1911) m. William (L) Holt (Sep 1854 – 1939)
        2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (Abt. 1858 – 05 Feb 1917)
        3. 3. Mary (James) Boykin (12 Jul 1860 – 12 Feb 1925)
        4. 4. Maria (Louise) Boykin (Abt. 1862 – 1917)
        5. 5. Fannie (Hunter) Boykin (08 Apr 1864 – 27 Dec 1940)
        6. 6. Robert (James) Boykin (03 Dec 1865 – 03 Dec 1865)
        7. 7. Hamilton (Smith) Boykin (24 Feb 1867 – 21 Feb 1926) m. Annie (May) Howe (1880 – )
        8. 8. Irene (Miller "daisy") Boykin (08 Nov 1868 – 13 Mar 1947)
        9. 9. Origen (Jewett) Boykin (Abt. 1870 – 1871)
        10. 10. John (James) Boykin (1871 – 1871)
        11. 11. Marshall (Darrington) Boykin (Apr 1874 – 1935)
      5. 5. Robert (Darrington) James (12 Oct 1837 – 27 Aug 1918) m. Cora (Caroline) Rone (Abt. 1843 – ) m. Henrietta (T.) Dade (Abt. 1851 – )
        1. 1. Frank (B) James (07 May 1863 – 29 Nov 1944) m. Maria (Guadalupe) Tejada (1865 – Abt. 14 May 1930)
        2. 2. Robert (Darrington) James (29 Jan 1866 – 29 Oct 1930) m. Imogene (Helen) Byrne (03 Nov 1885 – 11 Sep 1956)
        3. 3. Sandy (Rooney) James (Abt. 1868 – )
        4. 4. Emily (H.) James (Abt. 1870 – 15 Jan 1910) m. J.J. Waters
    6. 6. Louisa Cowles (26 Nov 1797 – 25 Apr 1802)
  4. 4. Sarah (Hart) Cowles (1759 – 10 Oct 1810)
  5. 5. Gad COWLES (03 Mar 1761 – 06 Aug 1768)
  6. 6. Seth Cowles (11 Jun 1763 – 30 Apr 1842)
  7. 7. Eunice Cowles (15 Nov 1765 – 29 Jan 1843)
  8. 8. Gad Cowles (23 Nov 1768 – 23 Dec 1845) m. Anna DEMING (08 Sep 1777 – 15 Feb 1848)
    1. 1. Helen (Marie) Cowles (14 Dec 1801 – Nov 1883) m. George Spalding (16 Mar 1797 – 22 Nov 1858)
    2. 2. Julia (Ann) Cowles (26 Aug 1803 – 27 Aug 1803)
    3. 3. John (Deming) Cowles (10 Feb 1806 – 06 Apr 1806)
    4. 4. Elijah COWLES (10 Feb 1808 – 22 May 1859) m. Mary (D.) Lewis (Abt. 1821 – 21 Sep 1848) m. Evelina (Beatrice) Robinson (Bet. 1808–1815 – Aft. 1859)
      1. 1. Henry (Augustus) Cowles (03 Jan 1846 – 28 Mar 1911)
      2. 2. Gad Cowles (Feb 1848 – 24 Sep 1848)
      3. 3. Louisa Cowles (Aft. 1850 – )
    5. 5. Julius (Deming) Cowles (22 Sep 1810 – 26 Jan 1894) m. Mary Hull (Abt. 1824 – 27 Sep 1889)
    6. 6. Julia (Ann) Cowles (22 Sep 1810 – 28 Dec 1843) m. Thomas Cowles (12 Jan 1809 – 22 Oct 1884)
      1. 1. Anna (Mary) Cowles (1839 – 25 May 1888) m. Dana (G.) Rumsey (Abt. 1834 – Bef. 1880)
        1. 1. Nettie Rumsey (Abt. 1857 – ) m. Fred Bushnell (Abt. 1855 – )
      2. 2. Helen (Maria) Cowles (1841 – 1893) m. Walter (Curtiss) Cowles (24 Apr 1836 – Aft. 1908)
        1. 1. William (Deming) Cowles (23 Nov 1861 – Aft. 1894)
        2. 2. Katherine (Hooker) Cowles (08 Nov 1865 – Aft. 1905)
      3. 3. Infant COWLES (1843 – 1844)
    7. 7. Horatio Cowles (02 Dec 1813 – 18 Aug 1881)
    8. 8. Henry (Augustus) COWLES (24 Oct 1816 – 17 Feb 1837)
    9. 9. Jane (Eliza) Cowles (29 May 1820 – 25 Aug 1820)
  9. 9. James Cowles (1770 – Jan 1771)
  10. 10. Mary Cowles (07 Jan 1771 – 06 Jan 1839) m. Solomon ((General)) COWLES (26 Feb 1758 – 25 Nov 1846)
    1. 1. Charles Cowles (1805 – 27 May 1851) m. Margaret (E) Brooks (31 Jul 1814 – Jan 1876)
      1. 1. Clark (Dougan) Cowles (1840 – 20 Sep 1841)
      2. 2. Mary (E.) Cowles (31 Mar 1842 – Aft. 1850)
      3. 3. Susan (Brooks) Cowles (11 Nov 1843 – Aft. 1880)
      4. 4. Charles Cowles (22 Aug 1845 – 19 Mar 1908)
      5. 5. Margaret (Perkins) Cowles (20 Dec 1847 – 27 Aug 1854)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Cowles (16 Jul 1850 – Bet. 1851–1944)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Maria) Cowles (1807 – 23 Mar 1833)
    3. 3. Albert (Sinclair) Cowles (1810 – 21 Nov 1857)
    4. 4. Franklin Cowles (1811 – 06 Feb 1813)
    5. 5. Franklin Cowles (1813 – 01 Jul 1849)
  11. 11. Martin Cowles (26 Mar 1774 – 19 Sep 1844) m. Nancy Hooker (01 Sep 1782 – 29 Apr 1808) m. Harriet Welles (1791 – 04 Mar 1868)
    1. 1. Lucy (Hooker) Cowles (11 Feb 1803 – 12 May 1869)
    2. 2. Julius Cowles (18 Mar 1805 – 19 Mar 1805)
    3. 3. John (Edward) Cowles (19 Oct 1806 – 04 Oct 1818)
    4. 4. Francis (Winthrop) Cowles (13 Nov 1810 – 07 Mar 1868)
    5. 5. Nancy Cowles (31 Jan 1813 – 10 Feb 1888)
    6. 6. Louisa (Catherine) Cowles (04 Jun 1815 – 24 Nov 1832)
    7. 7. Caroline (Augusta) Cowles (15 Jul 1817 – 21 Apr 1853)
    8. 8. John (E.) Cowles (04 Nov 1819 – 22 Feb 1898)
    9. 9. Henry (Martin) Cowles (21 Jun 1822 – 18 Oct 1844)
    10. 10. Ellen Cowles (11 Aug 1824 – 17 Aug 1825)
    11. 11. Ellen (Maria) Cowles (12 Nov 1827 – 27 Mar 1877)
    12. 12. Harriet (Welles) Cowles (27 Aug 1830 – 04 Mar 1910)
    13. 13. Edmund (Butler) Cowles (04 Aug 1833 – 29 Dec 1893)
  12. 12. Gad Cowles ( – 06 Aug 1768)

Elijah Cowles's Timeline

4 Records

1727
02 Jan 1727
Birth of Elijah (5) Cowles in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1790
1790
Age 63
Elijah (5) Cowles resided here in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1793
29 Jun 1793
Age 66
Death of Elijah (5) Cowles in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1793
1793
Age 66
Elijah (5) Cowles - Probate in Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 Jan 1727
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: ; Image:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Cowles families in America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jun 1793
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [3] Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut

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