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Francis Cowan 1823 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1823

Birth Location: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 12 Apr 1899

Death Location: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Margaret Mitchell

Spouse(s): Ann McCormack

Children(s): John Cowan, Margaret Cowan, William Cowan, Jane Cowan, Jane Cowan, Alicia Cowan, Lucy Cowan

The story of Francis Cowan began in 1823 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland. Francis Cowan married Ann McCormack, and had children including John Alexander Cowan, Margaret "Maggie" Cowan, William Henry Cowan, Jane E Cowan, Jane Eliza Cowan, Alicia "Alice" Cowan, Lucy P. Cowan. Francis Cowan passed away in 1899 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Francis Cowan began in 1823 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland.
  • Francis Cowan married Ann McCormack, and had children including John Alexander Cowan, Margaret "Maggie" Cowan, William Henry Cowan, Jane E Cowan, Jane Eliza Cowan, Alicia "Alice" Cowan, Lucy P. Cowan.
  • Francis Cowan passed away in 1899 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
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Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Ann McCormack
1829 – 1899
Birth Location: Doogary, Tynan Parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland
AM

Children(s)

John Cowan
1852 – 1920
Birth Location: Ireland
JC
Margaret Cowan
1856 – 1912
Birth Location: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
MC
William Cowan
1858 – 1911
Birth Location: Plainfield, New Jersey
WC
Jane Cowan
1862 – 1864
Birth Location: Plainsfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
JC
Jane Cowan
1863 – 1946
Birth Location: New Jersey
JC
Alicia Cowan
1866 – 1936
Birth Location: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, USA
AC
Lucy Cowan
1865 – 1931
Birth Location: New Jersey
LC

Francis Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Francis Cowan
1823 – 1899
Birth Place: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
Parents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Armagh Ireland
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Armagh Ireland
Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Tullyglush, Armagh, Ireland, or, Scotland
Elizabeth Watt
Great-Grandparents
Mitchell
Watt
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Cowan's Descendants

1.
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Francis Cowan (1823 – 12 Apr 1899) m. Ann McCormack (1829 – Mar 1899)
  1. 1. John (Alexander) Cowan (27 Jun 1852 – 16 Feb 1920) m. Sarah (Ann) Asay (3 Jul 1866 – 1904)
    1. 1. Francis (Ernest "Frank") Cowan (10 May 1884 – 19 Nov 1953) m. Grace (Sanderson) Root (28 Jan 1890 – 17 Aug 1979) m. Sadie (Lula) Bears (29 Feb 1892 – 21 Jun 1972)
      1. 1. Francis (Ernest) Cowan (12 Sep 1908 – 22 Oct 1990) m. Alta (Dorris) McCoy (28 Apr 1908 – May 1944) m. Sarah (Marie) Payne (26 Nov 1914 – 29 Jun 1986)
        1. 1. Joan (Dorris) Cowan (13 Mar 1931 – ) m. Richard (L) Odenbaugh (03 Mar 1930 – 31 Jan 2014)
        2. 2. Nancy (Lee) Cowan (2 Aug 1933 – ) m. Richard (Donald) Nix (7 Aug 1927 – 29 Oct 1991) m. Earl (E) Rogers (abt 1935 – )
      2. 2. Dorothy (Estelle) Cowan (14 Dec 1910 – 28 Jun 2009) m. Thatcher (Woodman) Soule (16 Jun 1908 – 18 Apr 1992) m. Rowland (Hill) Barrett (9 Jun 1912 – 3 Nov 1982)
        1. 1. Barbara (Ellen) Soule (16 Mar 1931 – ) m. Harry (Scott) Curtaz (11 Aug 1921 – 6 Oct 1966)
        2. 2. Helen (Elaine) Soule (28 Mar 1933 – 14 Feb 1946)
        3. 3. Susan (Jane) Barrett (18 may 1942 – ) m. Robert (Joseph) King (abt 1941 – )
        4. 4. Douglas (H) Barrett (26 Jun 1947 – 10 Aug 2006) m. Diane Ainsworth (1952 – )
    2. 2. Edna (Grace) Cowan (27 Jun 1887 – 12 Dec 1948) m. Carl (Johan) Vinther (14 Aug 1887 – 10 Feb 1959)
      1. 1. Carl (Johan) Vinther (8 Jan 1914 – 1 May 1959) m. Louise (M) Bruno (21 Jun 1914 – 11 Sep 2002)
        1. 1. Robert (Lawrence) Vinther (28 Feb 1936 – 14 Oct 1985)
        2. 2. Gordon (James) Vinther (5 Aug 1939 – 2019) m. Jacquelyn (Jean) Culberg (1944 – )
        3. 3. Margaret (Grace) Vinther (20 May 1944 – ) m. Jared (H.) Copeland (17 Aug 1941 – ) m. Robert (D) Griffing (18 May 1949 – 2 Jan 2016)
      2. 2. Marjorie (Elizabeth) Vinther (24 Nov 1915 – 9 Aug 1972) m. Keegan m. Isamu ("Roy") Shigemi (abt 1919 – 4 Oct 2003)
    3. 3. Walter (Raymond) Cowan (1890 – 17 Jun 1973) m. Ira (M) Snyder (26 Oct 1891 – 24 May 1952) m. Elsie (Iola) Ebright (28 Sep 1893 – 26 Jan 1988)
      1. 1. Marion (Ruth) Cowan (6 Sep 1913 – 1 Feb 2000)
      2. 2. Walter (Raymond) Cowan (1915 – 11 Aug 2004) m. Dorothy (Marian) Holt (26 Jan 1918 – 21 Jun 2011)
        1. 1. Patricia (Lee) Cowan (10 Oct 1941 – ) m. Loren (Edmond) Weatherwax (10 Jun 1939 – 27 Sep 2003) m. Duke
        2. 2. Lawrence (R) Cowan (19 Dec 1947 – ) m. Nancy (Y) Misawa (21 Mar 1946 – )
        3. 3. Ronald (Walter) Cowan (30 Oct 1955 – 23 Feb 2005)
        4. 4. Catherine (Ellen) Cowan (abt 1958 – ) m. Ronald (Richard) Barkley (11 Apr 1955 – )
      3. 3. Sharon (Jewell) Cowan (25 Mar 1937 – ) m. Dahlen (George) Martin (abt 1937 – )
    4. 4. Alice (Ruth "Ruth") Cowan (5 Aug 1892 – 9 Dec 1972) m. Stanley (Howard) Hermann (25 Feb 1894 – 28 May 1965)
      1. 1. Barbara Ruggles (Abt 1929 – 27 Dec 1978)
      2. 2. Jacqueline Ruggles (Abt 1932 – )
    5. 5. William (Lawrence) Cowan (15 Dec 1897 – 25 Aug 1982) m. Dorothy (Marguerite) Eckhard (6 Feb 1901 – 13 Dec 1990)
  2. 2. Margaret ("Maggie") Cowan (23 Jun 1856 – 1 May 1912) m. John (J. A.) Menneiley (Jul 1858 – 22 Oct 1938)
  3. 3. William (Henry) Cowan (4 Apr 1858 – 29 Mar 1911) m. Ida (H) Baldwin (abt 1866 – )
    1. 1. Ruth (Baldwin) Cowan (15 June 1901 – 5 February 1993) m. Bradley (DeLamater) Nash (07 Apr 1900 – 01 Jan 1997)
  4. 4. Jane (E) Cowan (22 Feb 1862 – before 1864)
  5. 5. Jane (Eliza) Cowan (1863 – 12 Jan 1946)
  6. 6. Alicia ("Alice") Cowan (02 Aug 1866 – 17 May 1936) m. Ferris (D. L.) Degroot (Dec 1855 – 09 Jul 1900)
  7. 7. Lucy (P.) Cowan (1865 – 19 Oct 1931) m. Jacob (M) Todd (08 Mar 1867 – 7 Sep 1944)
    1. 1. Todd (aft 1900 – bef 1906)
    2. 2. Paul Todd (4 Feb 1906 – 1 March 1977) m. Irma (Clemantine) MacDonald (15 Nov 1916 – 4 Jun 1990)
      1. 1. Ronald (C.) Todd (7 Jun 1945 – ) m. Susan (J) Bentz (1952 – ) m. Angelia Howell (abt 1945 – )
        1. 1. Malaika (Aynne) Todd (19 Sep 1971 – ) m. Gerard (Donald) Picard
        2. 2. Aaron (Lloyd Bruce) Todd (8 Jan 1974 – )
        3. 3. Andrew Todd (14 Feb 1976 – )
      2. 2. Paul (D) Todd (16 Apr 1949 – ) m. Marcia Leske
        1. 1. Justin (Paul) Todd (21 Dec 1979 – )

Francis Cowan's Timeline

5 Records

1823
1823
Birth of Francis Cowan in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
1856
24 oct 1856
Age 33
Francis Cowan - Naturalization in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1860
1860
Age 37
Francis Cowan resided here in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
1880
1880
Age 57
Francis Cowan resided here in Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1899
12 Apr 1899
Age 76
Death of Francis Cowan in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1823
    Event Place: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
    [2] Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 787; Family History Film: 1254787; Page: 258C; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 0518.
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] Ireland, Select Marriages, 1619-1898

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 20 May 1848
    Record Source: Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 24 oct 1856
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clinton, Hunterdon, New Jersey; Roll: 787; Family History Film: 1254787; Page: 258C; Enumeration District: 81; Image: 0518.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Annandale
    Record Source: New Jersey State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971
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