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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 birth of Francis Cowan took place in 1823 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland, to John Cowan and Margaret Mitchell. Francis Cowan married Ann McCormack, and together they had John Alexander Cowan, Margaret "Maggie" Cowan, William Henry Cowan, Jane E Cowan, Jane Eliza Cowan, Alicia "Alice" Cowan and Lucy P. Cowan. Francis Cowan's death occurred in 1899 in Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Parents

John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
JC
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

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Liverpool
    Record Source: Irish Immigrants: New York Port Arrival Records, 1846-1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Annandale
    Record Source: New Jersey State Census, 1895

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1899
    Event Place: Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Deaths and Burials Index, 1798-1971

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