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Hugh Cowan 1661–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Joseph Cowan

Mother: Mary Davidson

Spouse(s): Mary 1665

Children(s):

In 1661, Hugh Cowan entered the world in Down, Down, Ireland, born to Joseph Cowan And Mary Davidson. Hugh Cowan married Mary Scott 1665. Hugh Cowan passed away in 1760 in Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1661, Hugh Cowan entered the world in Down, Down, Ireland, born to Joseph Cowan And Mary Davidson.
  • Hugh Cowan married Mary Scott 1665.
  • Hugh Cowan passed away in 1760 in Pennsylvania, United States.

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Hugh Cowan's Ancestors

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Hugh Cowan
1661–1760
Birth Place: Down, Down, Ireland
Parents
Joseph Cowan
1645–
ScotlandBarony, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Mary Davidson
1642–
Down, Down, Ireland
Grandparents
Hugh (Colqhoun) Cowan
1628–
Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Christeine Wylie
1633–
Lanarkshire Co, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Cowan
1594–1675
Agnes \Sinclar
1600–1625
Henry Wylie
1606–1690
Sarah Abraham
1610–1634
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sr.
1575–
Deliverance Cowan
1577–1655
William Sinclair
1580–1633
Bessie Clerksoune
1574–1621
Thomas Willye
1580–1608
Sarah Annett
1580–1608
Richard Abraham
1590–1650
Ellen Chadwick
1590–1635

Hugh Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Hugh Cowan in Down, Down, Ireland
Down, Down, Ireland
1760
1760
Age 99
Death of Hugh Cowan in Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Down, Down, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, United States

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