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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: Mitchel None

Spouse(s): Ann McCormack

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

Francis Cowan was born in 1823 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland, the child of John Cowan And Mitchel. Francis Cowan married Ann Mccormack, and had children including Alicia Alice Cowan, Jane E Cowan, Jane Eliza Cowan, John Alexander Cowan, Lucy P Cowan, Margaret Maggie Cowan, William Henry Cowan. Francis Cowan passed away in 1899 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Cowan was born in 1823 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland, the child of John Cowan And Mitchel.
  • Francis Cowan married Ann Mccormack, and had children including Alicia Alice Cowan, Jane E Cowan, Jane Eliza Cowan, John Alexander Cowan, Lucy P Cowan, Margaret Maggie Cowan, William Henry 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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Mitchel None
1804–1900
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Ann McCormack
1829–1895
Birth Location: Doogary, Tynan Parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland
AM

Children(s)

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

Francis Cowan's Ancestors

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

Francis Cowan's Descendants

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Francis Cowan (1823–12 Apr 1899) m. Ann McCormack (1829–29 Oct 1895)
  1. 1. Jane (E) Cowan 1862–1864
  2. 2. Lucy (P.) Cowan 1865–1931 m. Jacob (M) Todd 1867–1944
    1. 1. Todd 1900–1906
    2. 2. Paul Todd 1906–1977 m. Irma (Clemantine) MacDonald 1916–1990
  3. 3. William (Henry) Cowan 1858–1911 m. Ida (H) Baldwin 1866–
    1. 1. Ruth (Baldwin) Cowan 1901–1993 m. Bradley (DeLamater) Nash 1900–1997
  4. 4. Margaret ("Maggie") Cowan 1856–1912 m. John (J. A.) Menneiley 1858–1938
  5. 5. John (Alexander) Cowan 1852–1920 m. Sarah (Ann) Asay 1866–1904
    1. 1. Francis (Ernest "Frank" Cowan) Sr 1884–1953 m. Grace (Sanderson) Root 1890–1979 m. Sadie (Lula) Bears 1892–1972
      1. 1. Dorothy (Estelle) Cowan 1910–2009 m. Thatcher (Woodman) Soule 1908–1992 m. Rowland (Hill) Barrett 1912–1982
        1. 1. Helen (Elaine) Soule 1933–1946
        2. 2. Douglas (H) Barrett 1947–2006
      2. 2. Francis (Ernest) Cowan 1908–1990 m. Alta (Dorris) McCoy 1908–1944 m. Sarah (Marie) Payne 1914–1986
    2. 2. Edna (Grace) Cowan 1887–1948 m. Carl (Johan) Vinther 1887–
      1. 1. Carl (Johan) Vinther 1914–1959 m. Louise (M) Bruno 1914–2002
        1. 1. Robert (Lawrence) Vinther 1936–1985
        2. 2. Gordon (James) Vinther 1939–2019
      2. 2. Marjorie (Elizabeth) Vinther 1915–1972 m. Roy Shigemi 1919–2003
    3. 3. Walter (R) Cowan 1890–1973 m. Elsie (Iola) Ebright 1893–1988 m. Ira (M) Snyder 1891–1952
      1. 1. Marion (Ruth) Cowan 1913–2000
      2. 2. Walter Cowan 1915–2004 m. Dorothy Cowan 1918–2011
    4. 4. Alice (Ruth "Ruth") Cowan 1892–1972 m. Stanley (Howard) Hermann 1894–
      1. 1. Barbara Ruggles 1929–1978
    5. 5. William (Lawrence) Cowan 1897–1982 m. Dorothy (Marguerite) Eckhard 1901–1990
  6. 6. Jane (Eliza) Cowan 1863–1946
  7. 7. Alicia ("Alice") Cowan 1866–1936 m. Ferris (D. L.) Degroot 1855–1900

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
    [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

    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
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