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Elijah COWLES 1808 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1808

Birth Location: Farmington, Conn.

Death Date: 22 May 1859

Death Location: Cleveland, Ohio

Father: Gad Cowles

Mother: Anna DEMING

Spouse(s): Mary Lewis, Evelina Robinson

Children(s): Henry Cowles, Gad Cowles, Louisa Cowles

The story of Elijah COWLES began in 1808 in Farmington, Conn.. Elijah COWLES married Mary D. Lewis, Evelina Beatrice Robinson, and had children including Henry Augustus Cowles, Gad Cowles, Louisa Cowles. Elijah COWLES passed away in 1859 in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah COWLES began in 1808 in Farmington, Conn..
  • Elijah COWLES married Mary D. Lewis, Evelina Beatrice Robinson, and had children including Henry Augustus Cowles, Gad Cowles, Louisa Cowles.
  • Elijah COWLES passed away in 1859 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gad Cowles
1768 – 1845
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Anna DEMING
1777 – 1848
Birth Location: Farmington, Conn.
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Spouses(s)

Mary Lewis
1821 – 1848
Birth Location: Waterford, Saratoga Co., New York
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Evelina Robinson
1808 – 1859
Birth Location: Syracuse, Onandaga, New York
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Children(s)

Henry Cowles
1846 – 1911
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
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Gad Cowles
1848 – 1848
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut
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Louisa Cowles
1850 –
Birth Location: Syracuse, Onandaga, New York
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Elijah COWLES's Ancestors

Self
Elijah COWLES
1808 – 1859
Birth Place: Farmington, Conn.
Parents
Gad Cowles
1768 – 1845
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Anna DEMING
1777 – 1848
Farmington, Conn.
Grandparents
Elijah ((5)) Cowles
1727 – 1793
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Eunice ((5)) Gould
1731 – 1810
North Guilfdord, Connecticut, United States
John Deming
1753 – 1810
Plainville, Hartford, CT
Susannah Cowles
1754 – 1824
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cowles
1675 – 1756
Elizabeth Smith
1689 – 1767
Thomas Gould
1689 – 1746
Mary Crittenden
1690 – 1776
Samuel DEMING
1725 – 1796
Anna HART
1726 – 1797
James Cowles
1723 – 1789
Abigail HOOKER
1735 – 1772
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Cowles
1639 – 1691
Abigail Stanley
1637 – 1734
Joseph Smith
1655 – 1718
Lydia Bristol
1657 – 1752
Benjamin Gould
1669 – 1718
Elizabeth Robinson
1663 – 1745
Abraham Cruttenden
1662 – 1725
Susannah Kirby
1664 – 1729
Thomas Hart
1695 – 1754
Anna Stanley
1699 – 1770
Isaac Cowles
1675 – 1756
Elizabeth Smith
1689 – 1767
Joseph Hooker
1705 – 1764
Sarah Lewis
1712 – 1797

Elijah COWLES's Descendants

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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 – )

Elijah COWLES's Timeline

2 Records

1808
10 Feb 1808
Birth of Elijah COWLES in Farmington, Conn.
Farmington, Conn.
1859
22 May 1859
Age 51
Death of Elijah COWLES in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Farmington, Conn.
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1859
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
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