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John Cowan 1635 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Invernay, Argylshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1687

Death Location: Inverary, Argyllshire, Scotland

Father: Jhone Cowane

Mother: Besse Cochrane

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Liddell

Children(s): Jean Cowen

According to available records, John Cowan was born in 1635 in Invernay, Argylshire, Scotland, the child of Jhone Cowane and Besse Cochrane. Following those early years, John Cowan married Elizabeth “Jeane” Liddell, and their family grew to include Jean Foster Cowen. In the later years of life, John Cowan died in 1687 in Inverary, Argyllshire, Scotland.

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Parents

Jhone Cowane
1615 – 1650
Birth Location: Scotland
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Besse Cochrane
1615 – 1673
Birth Location: Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Liddell
1638 – 1699
Birth Location: Scotland, St Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

Jean Cowen
1675 – 1758
Birth Location: Inveraray, Argyll, Scotland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1635
    Event Place: Invernay, Argylshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1687
    Event Place: Inverary, Argyllshire, Scotland
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