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Emily Cowan 1831–1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 NOV 1831

Birth Location: Jersey County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 June 1910

Death Location: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Father: Matthew Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Huitt

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In 1831, Emily Cowan entered the world in Jersey County, Illinois, USA, born to Matthew Riburer Cowan And Elizabeth Ann Huitt. Emily Cowan passed away in 1910 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1831, Emily Cowan entered the world in Jersey County, Illinois, USA, born to Matthew Riburer Cowan And Elizabeth Ann Huitt.
  • Emily Cowan passed away in 1910 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois.

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Emily Cowan's Ancestors

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Emily Cowan
1831–1910
Birth Place: Jersey County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Matthew Riburer Cowan
1792–1872
Kentucky, USA
Elizabeth (Ann) Huitt
1798–1881
, Franklin, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan (Hewitt) (Huitt)
1761–1848
Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Radcliff
1760–1852
Franklin, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
William (Huitt)
1735–1810
Tacey Wilkinson
1739–1800
Moses Ratcliff
1730–1810
Mary Farmer
1723–1791
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hewitt
1707–1780
Abigail Aborn
1717–1780
William Wilkinson
1714–1776
Emma Powell
1720–
John Ratcliff
1694–1771
Sarah Fellows
1694–1734
Henry II
1696–1753
Sarah Ward
1690–1753

Emily Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1831
10 NOV 1831
Birth of Emily Cowan in Jersey County, Illinois, USA
Jersey County, Illinois, USA
1910
17 June 1910
Age 79
Death of Emily Cowan in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois
Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1831
    Event Place: Jersey County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 June 1910
    Event Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois

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