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James J Cowan 1863 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1863

Birth Location: Gallatin County Illinois

Death Date: 1870-1880

Death Location: Gallatin County , Illinois

Father: Andrew Cowan

Mother: Margaret Bruce

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In 1863, James J Cowan entered the world in Gallatin County Illinois, born to Andrew Jackson Cowan and Margaret Caroline Bruce. James J Cowan passed away in 1870 in Gallatin County , Illinois.

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Biography

  • In 1863, James J Cowan entered the world in Gallatin County Illinois, born to Andrew Jackson Cowan and Margaret Caroline Bruce.
  • James J Cowan passed away in 1870 in Gallatin County , Illinois.

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James Cowan's Ancestors

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James Cowan
1863 – 1870
Birth Place: Gallatin County Illinois
Parents
Andrew Jackson Cowan
1824 – 1872
Jersey County, Illinois, United States of America
Margaret (Caroline) Bruce
1822 – 1880
White, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
John (N) Bruce
1795 – 1876
Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Phipps
1795 – 1852
Calvert, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Francis Bruce
1768 – 1819
Mary Crysel
1767 – 1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bruce
1740 – 1816
Mary Smith
1745 – 1818
William Crysel
1735 – 1784
Mary Coleburn
1738 – 1790

James Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1863
1863
Birth of James J Cowan in Gallatin County Illinois
Gallatin County Illinois
1870
1870-1880
Age 7
Death of James J Cowan in Gallatin County , Illinois
Gallatin County , Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Gallatin County Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870-1880
    Event Place: Gallatin County , Illinois

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