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Joseph Cowan 1753–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1753

Birth Location: Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 30 Oct 1835

Death Location: Lovesfield (near Sylva),Haywood (now Jackson), NC ,USA

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Margaret (Cowan)

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Joseph Cowan was born in 1753 in Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Cowan And Margaret Simonton Cowan. Joseph Cowan passed away in 1835 in Lovesfield (near Sylva),Haywood (now Jackson), NC ,USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Cowan was born in 1753 in Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA, the child of John Cowan And Margaret Simonton Cowan.
  • Joseph Cowan passed away in 1835 in Lovesfield (near Sylva),Haywood (now Jackson), NC ,USA.

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Joseph Cowan's Ancestors

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Joseph Cowan
1753–1835
Birth Place: Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Cowan
1720–1776
, , Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret (Simonton) (Cowan)
1733–1790
Burke, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Mary Fleming
1699–1751
Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Robert (Simonton) Major
1708–1786
Bedminster, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Simonton
1686–1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1753
1753
Birth of Joseph Cowan in Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1835
30 Oct 1835
Age 82
Death of Joseph Cowan in Lovesfield (near Sylva),Haywood (now Jackson), NC ,USA
Lovesfield (near Sylva),Haywood (now Jackson), NC ,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1753
    Event Place: Cowans Ford, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Lovesfield (near Sylva),Haywood (now Jackson), NC ,USA

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