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Francis J "Frank" Cowley 1861 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1861

Birth Location: Corning, Steuben, New York, USA

Death Date: 17 Feb 1939

Death Location: Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Father: John Cowley

Mother: Eliza Kinney

Spouse(s): Catherine Cowley

Children(s): Francis Cowley, Florence Pfaffenbach, Arthur Cowley, Harold Cowley, Edward Cowley, Anna Cowley, John Cowley, Ralph Cowley

In 1861, Francis J "Frank" Cowley entered the world in Corning, Steuben, New York, USA, born to John Mathias Cowley and Eliza Kinney. Francis J "Frank" Cowley married Catherine (Katie) Cowley, and had children including Francis Kenneth (Frank) Cowley, Florence J Pfaffenbach, Arthur Donald Cowley, Harold Jeremiah Cowley, Edward paul Cowley, Anna C Cowley, John Louis Cowley, Ralph Joseph Cowley. Francis J "Frank" Cowley passed away in 1939 in Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Francis J "Frank" Cowley entered the world in Corning, Steuben, New York, USA, born to John Mathias Cowley and Eliza Kinney.
  • Francis J "Frank" Cowley married Catherine (Katie) Cowley, and had children including Francis Kenneth (Frank) Cowley, Florence J Pfaffenbach, Arthur Donald Cowley, Harold Jeremiah Cowley, Edward paul Cowley, Anna C Cowley, John Louis Cowley, Ralph Joseph Cowley.
  • Francis J "Frank" Cowley passed away in 1939 in Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowley
1814 – 1901
Birth Location: Cork, Ireland
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Eliza Kinney
1817 – 1900
Birth Location: Lindley, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
EK

Spouses(s)

Catherine Cowley
1865 – 1949
Birth Location: Ireland
CC

Children(s)

Francis Cowley
1891 – 1951
Birth Location: Buffalo Erie, New York, USA
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Florence Pfaffenbach
1892 – 1987
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Arthur Cowley
1894 – 1945
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
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Harold Cowley
1896 – 1953
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
HC
Edward Cowley
1898 – 1978
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
EC
Anna Cowley
1900 – 1943
Birth Location: New York, USA
AC
John Cowley
1902 – 1942
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
JC
Ralph Cowley
1906 – 1938
Birth Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
RC

Francis Cowley's Ancestors

Self
Francis Cowley
1861 – 1939
Birth Place: Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
Parents
John Mathias Cowley
1814 – 1901
Cork, Ireland
Eliza Kinney
1817 – 1900
Lindley, Steuben County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Bernard (Bryan) Cowley
1788 – 1867
Ratoath Parish,County Meath, Ireland
Mary (Anne) Flood
1806 – 1872
Ratoath, Curragha, Meath, Ireland
Levi Kinney
1766 – 1852
New Jersey, United States of America
Margarite Decker
1778 – 1863
New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Mary Flood
1790 –
Laurance Kinne
1745 –
Maria Cole
1751 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacobus Cole
1724 – 1796
Lena Bosh
1725 –

Francis Cowley's Descendants

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Francis (J "Frank") Cowley (6 Apr 1861 – 17 Feb 1939) m. Catherine ((Katie)) Cowley (7 Aug 1865 – 24 Jun 1949)
  1. 1. Francis (Kenneth (Frank)) Cowley (30 Jun 1891 – 5 Nov 1951)
  2. 2. Florence (J) Pfaffenbach (3 Sep 1892 – Jun 1987)
  3. 3. Arthur (Donald) Cowley (25 May 1894 – 19 Apr 1945)
  4. 4. Harold (Jeremiah) Cowley (12 Jun 1896 – 1953)
  5. 5. Edward (paul) Cowley (21 Jun 1898 – Mar 1978) m. Catherine (V) O'Mara (29 Jan 1900 – 27 May 1992)
    1. 1. Edward (Paul) Cowley (29 May 1925 – 2014) m. Betty (L) Kephart (8 January 1927 – 6 May 2018)
      1. 1. Paul (Edward) Cowley
        1. 1. Billy Cowley
        2. 2. Cierra Cowley
        3. 3. Kevin Cowley
      2. 2. Edward (Paul) Cowley m. Karen
      3. 3. Kathleen Cowley m. Hall m. Reich
        1. 1. Louis Hall m. Amandine
        2. 2. Brian (Patrick) Hall
        3. 3. Emily Reich
        4. 4. William Reich
      4. 4. Doris Cowley m. Sherer m. Dave Jalbert
        1. 1. Alexandra Sherer
        2. 2. Samantha Sherer m. Greg Smith
        3. 3. Jameson Sherer m. Rebecca
      5. 5. Billy Cowley
    2. 2. Margaret (Lou) Cowley (abt 1931 – 18 Jul 1982) m. Warren (Lee) Bills (16 Jan 1928 – 14 May 2014)
      1. 1. Karen (Lou) Bills (13 Apr 1953 – 13 Mar 2019)
  6. 6. Anna (C) Cowley (31 May 1900 – 1943)
  7. 7. John (Louis) Cowley (27 May 1902 – After 1942)
  8. 8. Ralph (Joseph) Cowley (19 August 1906 – 1 Feb 1938)

Francis Cowley's Timeline

2 Records

1861
6 Apr 1861
Birth of Francis J "Frank" Cowley in Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
Corning, Steuben, New York, USA
1939
17 Feb 1939
Age 78
Death of Francis J "Frank" Cowley in Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America
Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1861
    Event Place: Corning, Steuben, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1939
    Event Place: Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States of America
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