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John Cowan 1838 – 1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1838

Birth Location: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: Abt. 1889

Death Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Margaret Mitchell

Spouse(s): Rachel Hastings

Children(s): William Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Thomas Cowan

John Cowan was born in 1838 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland, the child of John Cowan and Margaret Mitchell. John Cowan married Rachel Hastings, and had children including William Cowan, Elizabeth Milligan Cowan, Elizabeth Millikin Cowan, Thomas John Cowan. John Cowan passed away in 1889 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

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Biography

  • John Cowan was born in 1838 in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland, the child of John Cowan and Margaret Mitchell.
  • John Cowan married Rachel Hastings, and had children including William Cowan, Elizabeth Milligan Cowan, Elizabeth Millikin Cowan, Thomas John Cowan.
  • John Cowan passed away in 1889 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
JC
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Rachel Hastings
1838 – 1894
Birth Location: Derryhaw, Armagh, Ireland
RH

Children(s)

William Cowan
1865 –
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
WC
Elizabeth Cowan
1868 – 1868
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
EC
Elizabeth Cowan
1870 –
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
EC
Thomas Cowan
1873 –
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
TC

John Cowan's Ancestors

Self
John Cowan
1838 – 1889
Birth Place: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
Parents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Armagh Ireland
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Armagh Ireland
Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Tullyglush, Armagh, Ireland, or, Scotland
Elizabeth Watt
Great-Grandparents
Mitchell
Watt
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cowan's Descendants

1.
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John Cowan (ABT 1838 – Abt. 1889) m. Rachel Hastings (ABT 1838 – 1894)
  1. 1. William Cowan (13 Jun 1865 – ) m. Elizabeth Cummings (1867 – )
    1. 1. William Cowan (1888 – )
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Cowan (1890 – )
    3. 3. Sarah (Jane Frances) Cowan (1894 – )
    4. 4. James Cowan
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Milligan) Cowan (29 Jun 1868 – 1868)
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Millikin) Cowan (29 Apr 1870 – ) m. McWhirter
  4. 4. Thomas (John) Cowan (12 Jul 1873 – )

John Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1838
ABT 1838
Birth of John Cowan in Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
1845
1845
Age 7
John Cowan was christened
None
1889
Abt. 1889
Age 51
Death of John Cowan in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1838
    Event Place: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 1845

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1889
    Event Place: Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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