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Elijah Cowles 1824 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1824

Birth Location: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 30 Sep 1884

Death Location: Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA

Father: Silas Cowles

Mother: Zilpha Shumway

Spouse(s): Mary Skimmer, Mary MATTHEWS

Children(s): Elliot COWLES, Edward Cowles, Schuyler COWLES, George Cowles, Lyman COWLES, Carrie COWLES, Ovando Cowles, Bethiah COWLES, Lewis COWLES

Elijah Cowles was born in 1824 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Silas Cowles and Zilpha Shumway. Elijah Cowles married Mary Skimmer, Mary Schyler MATTHEWS, and had children including Elliot Allison COWLES, Edward Dewight Cowles, Schuyler Colfax COWLES, George Matthews Cowles, Lyman Leander COWLES, Carrie Leonora COWLES, Ovando Hollister Cowles, Bethiah Almena COWLES, Lewis Gilbert COWLES. Elijah Cowles passed away in 1884 in Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Cowles was born in 1824 in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Silas Cowles and Zilpha Shumway.
  • Elijah Cowles married Mary Skimmer, Mary Schyler MATTHEWS, and had children including Elliot Allison COWLES, Edward Dewight Cowles, Schuyler Colfax COWLES, George Matthews Cowles, Lyman Leander COWLES, Carrie Leonora COWLES, Ovando Hollister Cowles, Bethiah Almena COWLES, Lewis Gilbert COWLES.
  • Elijah Cowles passed away in 1884 in Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA.

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Elijah Cowles's Ancestors

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Elijah Cowles
1824 – 1884
Birth Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Silas Cowles
1779 – 1853
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Zilpha Shumway
1782 – 1859
Leverett, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
David Cowles
1741 – 1817
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Eastman
1744 – 1815
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Cowles
1703 – 1776
Sarah Gaylord
1709 – 1790
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Cowles
1671 – 1756
Prudence Frary
1677 – 1756

Elijah Cowles's Descendants

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Elijah Cowles (16 Mar 1824 – 30 Sep 1884) m. Mary Skimmer (1828 – 15 Feb 1857) m. Mary (Schyler) MATTHEWS (13 Apr 1840 – 09 Jul 1914)
  1. 1. Elliot (Allison) COWLES (10 Jul 1852 – 16 Apr 1930)
  2. 2. Edward (Dewight) Cowles (01 Sep 1854 – 03 Sep 1919)
  3. 3. Schuyler (Colfax) COWLES (07 Aug 1859 – )
  4. 4. George (Matthews) Cowles (11 Nov 1861 – 12 May 1941) m. Prinky ??? (29 Jul 1865 – 26 Aug 1941)
    1. 1. Bartow Cowles (16 Oct 1889 – )
  5. 5. Lyman (Leander) COWLES (24 Sep 1863 – 03 Nov 1944)
  6. 6. Carrie (Leonora) COWLES (06 Feb 1866 – )
  7. 7. Ovando (Hollister) Cowles (01 Dec 1871 – 1936)
  8. 8. Bethiah (Almena) COWLES (12 Apr 1876 – 24 May 1951)
  9. 9. Lewis (Gilbert) COWLES (06 Jul 1878 – 09 Jun 1966)

Elijah Cowles's Timeline

2 Records

1824
16 Mar 1824
Birth of Elijah Cowles in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1884
30 Sep 1884
Age 60
Death of Elijah Cowles in Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA
Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1824
    Event Place: Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1884
    Event Place: Bartow, Polk, Florida, USA

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