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John R Cowan 1815 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1815

Birth Location: Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England

Death Date: 12 Jun 1887

Death Location: Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Mary Rutherford

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John R Cowan was born in 1815 in Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, the child of Thomas Cowing \ Cowan and Mary Rutherford. John R Cowan passed away in 1887 in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • John R Cowan was born in 1815 in Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England, the child of Thomas Cowing \ Cowan and Mary Rutherford.
  • John R Cowan passed away in 1887 in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA.

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John Cowan's Ancestors

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John Cowan
1815 – 1887
Birth Place: Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Parents
Thomas Cowing \ Cowan
1782 – 1832
Carlisle, North Cumberland, England
Mary Rutherford
1778 – 1824
Burnhope, Wearhead, Durham, England
Grandparents
Michael Rutherford
1741 – 1809
St. John's Chapel, Durham, England
Esther Kidd
1749 – 1824
Wellhope, Weardale, Dur, . England
Great-Grandparents
William Rutherford
1704 – 1801
Rachell Smith
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1687 – 1765
Catherine Cairncross
1688 – 1741

John Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1815
16 Oct 1815
Birth of John R Cowan in Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England
1887
12 Jun 1887
Age 72
Death of John R Cowan in Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA
Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1815
    Event Place: Carlisle, City of Carlisle, Cumbria, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jun 1887
    Event Place: Ainsworth, Brown, Nebraska, USA

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