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James Cowan 1750 – 1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: Downiestowe, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 30 May 1835

Death Location: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: William Cowen

Mother: Janet Andrew

Spouse(s): Helen White

Children(s): James Cowan

James Cowan was born in 1750 in Downiestowe, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of William Cowen and Janet Andrew. James Cowan later married Helen White, and together they raised children including James Cowan. In 1835, James Cowan passed away in Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Parents

William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Birth Location: Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland
WC
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769
Birth Location: New Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Helen White
1852 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
HW

Children(s)

James Cowan
1774 –
Birth Location: Ayrshire, Scotland
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1750
    Event Place: Downiestowe, Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: OneWorldTree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 May 1835
    Event Place: Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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