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Elizabeth French Cowan 1768 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1768

Birth Location: New York, United States

Death Date: 9 Dec 1856

Death Location: Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States

Father: Abner French

Mother: Ann Weld

Spouse(s): David Barnhart

Children(s): Anna Barnhardt

Elizabeth French Cowan was born in 1768 in New York, United States, the child of Abner French and Ann Weld. In 1850, Elizabeth French Cowan resided in District 52, Huntington, Indiana, USA. Elizabeth French Cowan married David Barnhart, and had children including Anna Barnhardt. Elizabeth French Cowan passed away in 1856 in Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth French Cowan was born in 1768 in New York, United States, the child of Abner French and Ann Weld.
  • In 1850, Elizabeth French Cowan resided in District 52, Huntington, Indiana, USA.
  • Elizabeth French Cowan married David Barnhart, and had children including Anna Barnhardt.
  • Elizabeth French Cowan passed away in 1856 in Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abner French
1741 – 1825
Birth Location: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Ann Weld
1740 – 1842
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Spouses(s)

David Barnhart
1767 – 1850
Birth Location: Lancaster Co., Lancaster, PA?
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Children(s)

Anna Barnhardt
1792 – 1864
Birth Location: Chautauqua County, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Cowan's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Cowan
1768 – 1856
Birth Place: New York, United States
Parents
Abner French
1741 – 1825
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Ann Weld
1740 – 1842
New York, United States
Grandparents
David French
1698 – 1774
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Bathsheba Porter
1707 – 1745
Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen French
1664 – 1742
Abigail Beal
1671 – 1716
Nicholas Porter
1672 – 1773
Bathsheba Reed
1674 – 1722
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen French
1641 – 1718
Hannah Whitman
1641 – 1718
Joshua Beal
1633 – 1718
Elizabeth Farnsworth
1640 – 1689
John Porter
1638 – 1717
Deliverance Byrum
1644 – 1720
William Reed
1639 – 1706
Hester Tomson
1652 – 1705

Elizabeth Cowan's Descendants

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Elizabeth (French) Cowan (31 Jan 1768 – 9 Dec 1856) m. David Barnhart (1767 – BEF 1850)
  1. 1. Anna Barnhardt (1 May 1792 – Sep 8, 1864) m. Charles Hayward (6 April 1790 – 29 April 1868)
    1. 1. Chancy Hayward (1812 – 1838)
    2. 2. Arme Hayward (25 Oct 1812 – 28 Dec 1893) m. Abner Loomis (7 Jul 1803 – 21 Sep 1873)
      1. 1. Hannah (Jane) Loomis (1835 – 9 Apr 1906) m. Richard (Jacob) Brown (19 OCT 1831 – 30 JUN 1903)
        1. 1. Henry (Anzine) Brown (15 June 1854 – 20 August 1928) m. Anna (Elizabeth) Gephardt (4 Apr 1855 – 22 May 1924)
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Brown (14 Jan 1858 – 20 Dec 1918) m. James (Liby) Burd (abt 1855 – May 1880)
        3. 3. Robert (Abner) Brown (04 Sep 1859 – 24 Aug 1947) m. Cora (M) Spangler (Jul 1866 – 1927)
        4. 4. Anna (Alice) Brown (abt 1862 – 20 Dec 1918) m. Henry Barnhart (Sep 1861 – )
        5. 5. George (Sherman) Brown (abt 1864 – ) m. Dora (H) Ekey (May 1862 – )
        6. 6. Warren (E) Brown (05 Dec 1866 – 09 Feb 1867)
        7. 7. Charles (Edward) Brown (04 Nov 1872 – 02 Dec 1935) m. Helen Seymour (abt 1875 – )
        8. 8. Gertrude (Arzenia) Brown (19 August 1874 – 28 Oct 1933) m. Clarence (Henry) Wohlgamuth (9 Sep 1871 – 11 Feb 1938)
        9. 9. Frank (L) Brown (27 MAR 1879 – 20 Dec 1953)
      2. 2. Charles (Hayward) Loomis (12 May 1834 – 12 June 1905) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Collins (4 November 1834 – 18 Oct 1903)
        1. 1. Alma (Alice) Loomis (Abt 1866 – 8 Nov 1886) m. James (Lee) Morrison (12 July 1863 – 10 October 1944)
        2. 2. Kitturah (Elnora) Loomis (7 Nov 1862 – 15 Oct 1865)
        3. 3. Laura (Jane) Loomis (24 Oct 1864 – 3 Oct 1865)
        4. 4. Emma (Louisa) Loomis (9 Aug 1866 – 2 Jul 1927)
        5. 5. Ira (Hugh) Loomis (1 Jul 1868 – 3 Jun 1921) m. Effie (Mae) Althiser (28 March 1880 – 15 September 1968)
        6. 6. Edward Loomis (Jun 1872 – Aug 1926)
        7. 7. Clara (Isabelle) Hawkins (Abt 1874 – 22 September 1923)
        8. 8. Curtis Loomis (Abt 1876 – )
        9. 9. Owen Loomis (Abt 1871 – 13 September 1956) m. Lillian (Maxine) Summers (14 December 1915 – 14 June 1989)
      3. 3. James Loomis (13 May 1837 – 16 Oct 1837)
      4. 4. Edward Loomis (Jan 1839 – 1919) m. Martha (Jane) Sechrist (17 February 1843 – 14 November 1929) m. Frances (abt 1840 – )
        1. 1. Mary Loomis (abt 1868 – 15 November 1884)
        2. 2. Anna Loomis (20 July 1869 – 10 May 1955) m. Joshua (C) Snyder (4 February 1868 – 9 March 1957)
        3. 3. Huldah Loomis (23 November 1871 – 31 March 1935) m. Isaac Olinger (31 October 1867 – 14 August 1927)
        4. 4. Fordyce (Cicero) Loomis (Abt 1874 – Abt 1947) m. Daisy (F) Arnold (Oct 1877 – 26 Feb 1928)
        5. 5. David (Prentice) Loomis (14 Jun 1877 – 22 December 1937) m. Bertha (Mae) Brown (15 Nov 1882 – )
        6. 6. Ruth (A.) Loomis (18 July 1881 – 1 July 1960) m. Austin (Laird) Secrest (2 July 1879 – 7 August 1964)
      5. 5. Frances Loomis (4 June 1840 – 11 Apr 1924) m. Frederick Reed (5 May 1828 – 8 November 1913)
        1. 1. Daniel (E.) Reed (Abt 1863 – )
        2. 2. Anna (A) Reed (Jan 1864 – 1950)
        3. 3. Sarah (Angilene) Reed (9 October 1865 – 6 March 1956)
        4. 4. Ialla Reed (Abt 1867 – )
        5. 5. Cora (E) Reed (28 May 1870 – 7 October 1959) m. Alvin (P) Moore
        6. 6. Martha (Emma) Reed (12 Apr 1872 – 27 December 1954) m. Clarence (H) Cannon (25 Sep 1868 – 25 May 1945)
        7. 7. Mollie (“Maude” Olive) Reed (Sep 1875 – ) m. John (H) Ruhlln (1856 – )
        8. 8. Ora (May) Reed (Abt 1879 – 6 Sep 1881)
        9. 9. Roy (Lee) Reed (16 Jul 1884 – ) m. Mary (E) Hayes (Aug 1881 – )
      6. 6. Abner Loomis (2 Jun 1842 – 7 Jun 1863)
      7. 7. Arme Loomis (3 Aug 1844 – 25 Sep 1929) m. Winfield (Scott) Cummins (6 February 1845 – 16 October 1915)
        1. 1. Fred (Nelson) Cummins (11 February 1872 – 20 February 1936) m. Cassie (M.) Newell (11 February 1867 – 1927) m. Bertha Clarkson (abt 1914 – )
      8. 8. George (Hayward) Loomis (5 Sep 1846 – 29 November 1895) m. Sarah Watson (March 1854 – 1919)
        1. 1. Orrie Loomis (Abt 1873 – )
        2. 2. Abner (Mock) Loomis (3 Mar 1875 – )
        3. 3. Sally Loomis (Abt 1877 – )
        4. 4. Annie Loomis (Abt 1880 – )
        5. 5. Earnest (Edward) Loomis (19 January 1889 – 7 December 1938) m. Frances Bayles (abt 1892 – )
        6. 6. George (R) Loomis (Feb 1895 – Apr 1956) m. Annabell (Jean) Barbour (12 Feb 1907 – 28 Sep 1984)
      9. 9. Louisa Loomis (18 Dec 1848 – 16 August 1899) m. Luther (James) Robbins (18 January 1842 – 21 September 1904)
        1. 1. Laura (B.) Robbins (3 April 1871 – 13 November 1909)
        2. 2. Mary (D.) Robbins (16 March 1876 – 14 September 1972) m. Jacob (A) Fields (28 August 1881 – 7 September 1910)
      10. 10. Theodore Loomis (31 Jul 1851 – 22 Oct 1884) m. Lydia Mason
      11. 11. Minerva (Ann) Loomis (1 May 1854 – 20 Feb 1884) m. Noah (M) Bisel (27 February 1852 – 19 September 1937)
        1. 1. Rossa (May) Bisel (2 Jan 1874 – 14 Mar 1949)
        2. 2. Cora Bisel (Abt 1876 – )
      12. 12. Benjamin (Franklin) Loomis (14 Nov 1857 – 26 Feb 1919) m. Mary Barnes (2 Aug 1860 – 15 Jul 1949)
        1. 1. Lelia (E) Loomis (4 August 1891 – 7 February 1975) m. John (Berzilla) Karstetter (27 July 1889 – 22 February 1965)
        2. 2. Vena (Belle) Loomis (Jun 1893 – 1940)
    3. 3. Alma Hayward (10 Mar 1817 – 1 January 1890) m. Henry (Dyer) Loomis (11 Mar 1805 – 1872)
    4. 4. Mary Hayward (2 November 1705 – 13 June 1792)
    5. 5. Benjamin Hayward (1820 – )
    6. 6. Susan Hayward (17 February 1818 – 1843) m. James (Loudon) Drake (1 May 1817 – Mar 10, 1886)
      1. 1. Francis (M) Drake (abt 1840 – 1904)
      2. 2. Rachel (Ellen) Drake (16 December 1843 – 16 February 1922)
      3. 3. Newton (L) Drake (8 August 1847 – 29 December 1864)
      4. 4. Mary Drake (1849 – 1930)
      5. 5. James (Story) Drake (18 February 1852 – 12 March 1933)
      6. 6. Cora (J) Drake (Aug 1853 – 24 Sep 1935) m. Rolla (H.) Valentine (Dec 1843 – )
        1. 1. Jessica (L.) Vallentine (May 1876 – 1950) m. James (B) Pergrin (Jun 1871 – 1 Dec 1932)
        2. 2. Francis (R) Valentine (Jan 1877 – )
      7. 7. Fremont (Banks) Drake (16 April 1856 – 22 February 1943)
      8. 8. Jackson Drake (1863 – 1928)
    7. 7. George Hayward (1824 – 18 Jul 1850)
    8. 8. Dorris Hayward (15 October 1828 – 5 Oct 1904) m. Samuel (F.) Crandal (31 January 1829 – 18 Dec 1901)
      1. 1. Francis Crandal (abt 1852 – )
      2. 2. Alonzo Crandal (11 February 1853 – 2 January 1939)
      3. 3. Emerelda Crandal (abt 1856 – 15 August 1924) m. David (H) Robison (13 December 1848 – 10 May 1925)
        1. 1. Daisy (Leota) Robinson (November 1879 – 1953) m. Charles (A) Shrodes (14 December 1869 – 25 May 1939)
        2. 2. Melvin (S.) Robertson (11 Apr 1890 – 8 Dec 1965)
      4. 4. Minerva Crandal (2 March 1857 – 11 September 1926) m. Henry Coblentz (28 September 1854 – 19 October 1906)
        1. 1. Bessie (Mae) Coblentz (15 Sep 1883 – 25 Sep 1961) m. Joseph (Max) Remen (15 Jun 1874 – 10 Jul 1946)
      5. 5. Anna (May) Crandal (27 December 1858 – 15 December 1933)
      6. 6. Samuel Crandal (22 October 1860 – 24 November 1920)
      7. 7. Oliver Crandal (abt 1862 – Jul 17, 1888) m. Ida (C) Meese (abt 1864 – )
      8. 8. Mildreth Crandal (11 March 1864 – 12 May 1944)
      9. 9. Addie Crandal (29 December 1867 – 19 March 1892)
      10. 10. Florence (R.) Crandal (9 March 1876 – 31 July 1925)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Hayward (1829 – 8 Jun 1860)
    10. 10. Nahum Hayward (29 September 1831 – 22 April 1883) m. Christena (A) Sibert (19 January 1835 – 29 October 1889)
      1. 1. Florence (Leota) Hayward (8 July 1858 – 10 February 1861)
      2. 2. Bertha (A) Hayward (21 April 1861 – 9 October 1941)
      3. 3. Calvin (Boyd) Hayward (6 August 1865 – 31 May 1934)
    11. 11. Anna Hayward (1834 – 1898) m. Isaac Sours (8 August 1828 – 5 Feb 1914)
      1. 1. Ida Sours (1857 – 1857)
      2. 2. Arthur (R.) Sours (13 February 1859 – 21 March 1933)
      3. 3. Albert (Warren) Sours (2 Apr 1860 – 8 May 1928)
      4. 4. Jessie Sowers (18 April 1862 – 24 May 1936)
      5. 5. William (A.) Sours (1863 – 1864)
      6. 6. Levi (C.) Sours (26 January 1866 – 6 October 1925)
      7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Sours (14 November 1867 – 12 January 1959)
      8. 8. Mabel Sours (1869 – 1869)
      9. 9. Cellesta (Jennie) Sours (12 December 1870 – 15 December 1902)
      10. 10. Nahum (Hayward) Sours (14 January 1873 – 14 March 1963)
      11. 11. Olive Sowers (11 October 1875 – 30 June 1951)
    12. 12. Nathaniel Hayward (AFT 1835 – 22 Apr 1883)
    13. 13. Minerva (H.) Hayward (15 September 1836 – 5 October 1903) m. Oliver (H) Ferrell (18 March 1836 – 23 July 1904)
      1. 1. Olive Quintilla (2 April 1871 – 26 September 1961) m. Samuel Pfeiffer (Feb 1867 – )
        1. 1. Oliver (Clifford) Pfeiffer (Oct 1892 – 4 Aug 1964)
        2. 2. Greta (M) Pfeiffer (Dec 1894 – )
        3. 3. Charles Pfeiffer (1902 – )
        4. 4. Earl Pfeiffer (1904 – )
        5. 5. Hadley Pfeiffer (1909 – )
        6. 6. Glaster Pfeffer (abt 1912 – )

Elizabeth Cowan's Timeline

5 Records

1768
31 Jan 1768
Birth of Elizabeth French Cowan in New York City, New York, USA
New York City, New York, USA
1768
31 Jan 1768
Birth of Elizabeth French Cowan in New York, United States
New York, United States
1850
1850
Age 82
Elizabeth French Cowan resided here in District 52, Huntington, Indiana, USA
District 52, Huntington, Indiana, USA
1855
18 July 1855
Age 87
Death of Elizabeth French Cowan in Huntington County, Indiana, USA
Huntington County, Indiana, USA
1856
9 Dec 1856
Age 88
Death of Elizabeth French Cowan in Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States
Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1768
    Event Place: New York City, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 52, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 152; Page: 3A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1768
    Event Place: New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 52, Huntington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 52, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 152; Page: 3A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773 - 2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Se

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1855
    Event Place: Huntington County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Jackson, Huntington, Indiana, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pleasant Mills, Adams County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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