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Joel Cowan 1794–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1794

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 25 May 1854

Death Location: Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA

Father: James Cowan

Mother: Rachel McDowell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Henderson

Children(s): Hugh Cowen

Joel Cowan was born in 1794 in Georgia, the child of James Cowan And Rachel Mcdowell. Joel Cowan married Elizabeth B Henderson, and had children including Hugh Mortimore Cowen. Joel Cowan passed away in 1854 in Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Joel Cowan was born in 1794 in Georgia, the child of James Cowan And Rachel Mcdowell.
  • Joel Cowan married Elizabeth B Henderson, and had children including Hugh Mortimore Cowen.
  • Joel Cowan passed away in 1854 in Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Joel Cowan's Ancestors

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Joel Cowan
1794–1854
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
James Cowan
1761–1830
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Rachel McDowell
1773–1804
, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Cowan
1731–1789
Sailsbury, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah (Stirling) Stewart
1734–1816
Salisbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
John McDowell
1736–1809
County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth Reed
1747–1812
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1688–1758
Elizabeth Parke
1692–1777
Matthew Stewart
1716–1790
Elizabeth Montgomery
1716–1792
John Captain
1715–1794
Jane King
1715–1736
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mariorie Broun
1660–1758
Samuel Parke
1673–1750
Hannah Cadman
1672–1702
Lazarus Stewart
1690–1744
Margaret Harris
1685–1755
Hugh Montgomery
1705–1779
Catherine Moore
–1832
William McDowell
1682–1759
Mary Irvine
1684–1782

Joel Cowan's Descendants

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Joel Cowan (abt 1794–25 May 1854) m. Elizabeth (B.) Henderson (Abt. 1800–14 Oct 1838)
  1. 1. Hugh (Mortimore) Cowen 1828–1863
    1. 1. Cordelia (Jane) Cowen 1857–1918 m. Julius (H. Ceasar McGuire Blackburn) Clough 1847–1927
      1. 1. Wilford Clough 1879–1958 m. Edith (May) Stuard 1885–1968
        1. 1. Lora (Francis) Clough 1908–1945

Joel Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Joel Cowan in Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
1794
abt 1794
Birth of Joel Cowan in Georgia
Georgia
1854
25 May 1854
Age 60
Death of Joel Cowan in Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA
Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Wilkes County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1794
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1854
    Event Place: Darwin, Clark, Illinois, USA

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