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John Cowles 1757 – 1830 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Nov 1757

Birth Location: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1830

Death Location: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Captain Cowles

Mother: Hannah Bardwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Smith

Children(s): Ethan Cowles

John Cowles was born in 1757 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Captain John Cowles and Hannah Bardwell. John Cowles married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ethan Smith Cowles. John Cowles passed away in 1830 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • John Cowles was born in 1757 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Captain John Cowles and Hannah Bardwell.
  • John Cowles married Elizabeth Smith, and had children including Ethan Smith Cowles.
  • John Cowles passed away in 1830 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Cowles's Ancestors

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John Cowles
1757 – 1830
Birth Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Captain John Cowles
1731 – 1811
Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Bardwell
1739 – 1813
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Cowles
1700 – 1745
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Jennings
1706 – 1795
Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Joseph Bardwell
1711 – 1791
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Morton
1715 – 1800
Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathon Cowles
1671 – 1756
Prudence Frary
1677 – 1756
Ebenezer Bardwell
1679 – 1732
Mary Field
1684 – 1732
Ebenezer Morton
1682 – 1760
Sarah Morton
1681 – 1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cowles
1642 – 1711
Deborah Bartlett
1647 – 1711
Eliezer Frary
1639 – 1709
Robert Bardwell
1647 – 1726
Mary Gull
1656 – 1726
Capt. Field
1648 – 1716
Joanna Wyatt
1663 – 1732
Richard Morton
1635 – 1710
Ruth Edwards
1643 – 1714

John Cowles's Descendants

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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
      1. 1. Hiram (Dexter) Cowles (Jul 13 1875 – 23 Jul 1973) m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Liles (8 Sept 1881 – 1 Dec 1930)
        1. 1. Lola (Estella) Cowles (5/2/1895 – 10/5/1980)
        2. 2. Ella (May) Cowles (3/10/1898 – 4/6/1920)
        3. 3. John (Hudson) Cowles (02/06/1900 – 10/23/1960)
        4. 4. Florence (Ethel) Cowles (03/09/1904 – 01/04/1979)
        5. 5. Maggie (Elizabeth) Cowles (01/19/1906 – 01/06/1913)
        6. 6. Ida (Bell Marie) Cowles (08/27/1908 – 01/24/1958)
        7. 7. Joseph (Carroll) Cowles (12/26/1910 – 02/11/1979)
        8. 8. Harry (Eddy) Cowles (01/01/1913 – 07/05/1980)
        9. 9. Verly (Edna) Cowles (06/20/1915 – 03/30/1919)
        10. 10. Effie (Louretta) Cowles (17 August 1917 – 13 May 2011) m. Lester (Ray) Stevens (07/28/1915 – 06/16/1998)
      2. 2. Bertha Cowels (Jan 1878 – )
      3. 3. Harry (E) Cowels (Feb 1881 – )
      4. 4. Lizzie Cowels (Aug 1883 – )
      5. 5. Carrie Cowels (Feb 1886 – )
      6. 6. May Cowles (Abt 1871 – )

John Cowles's Timeline

2 Records

1757
26 Nov 1757
Birth of John Cowles in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
1830
1830
Age 73
Death of John Cowles in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1757
    Event Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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