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Hugh Cowan 1774–1831 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1774

Birth Location: Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 3 Nov 1831

Death Location: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Hugh COWAN

Mother: Margaret Whiteford

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Children(s):

The story of Hugh Cowan began in 1774 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland. Hugh Cowan passed away in 1831 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Cowan began in 1774 in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Hugh Cowan passed away in 1831 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Hugh Cowan's Ancestors

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Hugh Cowan
1774–1831
Birth Place: Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Hugh COWAN
1743–1831
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Margaret Whiteford
–1774
Grandparents
Andrew (Cowan) 6ggp
1712–1784
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet (Baillie) 6ggp
1716–1773
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John 7ggp
1681–1740
Margaret BOYD
1683–
Hugh 7ggp
1693–
Margaret 7ggp
1696–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John 8ggp
1665–1720
Margaret 8ggp
1665–
William 8ggp
1652–
Jonat 8ggp
1648–1694
William Baillie
1673–
Margaret Cunningham
1672–
William 8ggp
1675–1705
Margret 8ggp
1680–

Hugh Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1774
5 Aug 1774
Birth of Hugh Cowan in Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland
1831
3 Nov 1831
Age 57
Death of Hugh Cowan in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1774
    Event Place: Stevenston, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1831
    Event Place: Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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