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John Cowles 1700 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Dec 1700

Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Bef. Dec 1745

Death Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jonathon Cowles

Mother: Prudence Frary

Spouse(s): Mary Jennings

Children(s): Isreal Cowles, Captain Cowles, Martha Cowles, Mary Cowles

John Cowles was born in 1700 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathon Cowles and Prudence Frary. John Cowles married Mary Jennings, and had children including Isreal Cowles, Captain John Cowles, Martha Cowles, Mary Cowles. John Cowles passed away in 1745 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Cowles was born in 1700 in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jonathon Cowles and Prudence Frary.
  • John Cowles married Mary Jennings, and had children including Isreal Cowles, Captain John Cowles, Martha Cowles, Mary Cowles.
  • John Cowles passed away in 1745 in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathon Cowles
1671 – 1756
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Prudence Frary
1677 – 1756
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Jennings
1706 – 1795
Birth Location: Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Isreal Cowles
1726 – 1797
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Captain Cowles
1731 – 1811
Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Martha Cowles
1734 – 1815
Birth Location: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Cowles
1742 – 1822
Birth Location: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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John Cowles's Ancestors

Self
John Cowles
1700 – 1745
Birth Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jonathon Cowles
1671 – 1756
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Prudence Frary
1677 – 1756
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cowles
1642 – 1711
Farmington, CT
Deborah Bartlett
1647 – 1711
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Eliezer Frary
1639 – 1709
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cowles\Coles
1598 – 1675
Hannah
1613 – 1683
Robert Bartlett
1602 – 1676
Ann Warringer
1610 – 1676
John Frary
1601 – 1675
Prudence Townsend
1600 – 1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cowles
1563 –
Mary Feake
1568 –

John Cowles's Descendants

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John Cowles (27 Dec 1700 – Bef. Dec 1745) m. Mary Jennings (Abt. 1706 – 1795)
  1. 1. Isreal Cowles (28 Sept 1726 – 1797)
  2. 2. Captain (John) Cowles (28 Jul 1731 – 19 Sept 1811) m. Hannah Bardwell (23 Dec 1739 – 3 Feb 1813)
    1. 1. John Cowles (26 Nov 1757 – 1830) m. Elizabeth Smith (30 Jan 1761 – 1827)
      1. 1. Ethan (Smith) Cowles (10 Jan 1790 – 1 Sep 1862) m. Sarah (Sally) Roberts (7 Sep 1793 – 16 Jan 1861)
        1. 1. John (Hudson) COWLES (25 Aug 1825 – 23 Feb 1904) m. Margaret (Leuretta (Maggie)) Smith (10 Dec 1849 – 5 Dec 1925) m. John Cowles
    2. 2. Abner Cowles (7 Feb 1761 – 29 May 1837)
    3. 3. Lewis Cowles (15 Aug 1772 – 7 May 1812) m. Lydia Thayer
    4. 4. Joshua Cowles (28 Apr 1775 – 12 Mar 1842) m. Elizabeth Rice
    5. 5. Enos Cowles (20 Jun 1777 – 23 Jan 1852)
    6. 6. Vester Cowles (15 Oct 1779 – 28 Nov 1851)
  3. 3. Martha Cowles (14 Nov 1734 – 11 September 1815)
  4. 4. Mary Cowles (23 Sept 1742 – 1822)

John Cowles's Timeline

2 Records

1700
27 Dec 1700
Birth of John Cowles in Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1745
Bef. Dec 1745
Age 45
Death of John Cowles in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Dec 1700
    Event Place: Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. Dec 1745
    Event Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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