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Margaret Cowan 1688 – 1791 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 July 1688

Birth Location: Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland

Death Date: 29 May 1791

Death Location: Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: James Cowen

Mother: Margaret Laurie

Spouse(s): Robert Laird

Children(s): Robert Laird

The story of Margaret Cowan began in 1688 in Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland. Margaret Cowan married Robert Murdoch Laird, and had children including Robert Laird. Margaret Cowan passed away in 1791 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Cowan began in 1688 in Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland.
  • Margaret Cowan married Robert Murdoch Laird, and had children including Robert Laird.
  • Margaret Cowan passed away in 1791 in Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cowen
1667 – 1715
Birth Location: Saint Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Margaret Laurie
1670 – 1772
Birth Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Robert Laird
1687 – 1727
Birth Location: St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Robert Laird
1727 – 1772
Birth Location: Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland
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Margaret Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Cowan
1688 – 1791
Birth Place: Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland
Parents
James Cowen
1667 – 1715
Saint Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Margaret (Loury) Laurie
1670 – 1772
Stirling, Stirlingshire, , Scotland
Grandparents
William (Andrew) Cowan
1647 – 1689
St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland
(Elizabeth) (Elspeth) Hodge
1642 – 1683
Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Andrew ((Androw)) Laurie
1650 –
Saint Ninians, Stirlingshire, Central, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Cowan
1622 – 1683
Isobell Crawford
1623 – 1676
David Hodge
1614 – 1677
Elizabeth MacKall)
1607 – 1667
Margrat Lowry
1622 – 1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cowan's Descendants

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Margaret Cowan (19 July 1688 – 29 May 1791) m. Robert (Murdoch) Laird (13 Jan 1687 – 1727)
  1. 1. Robert Laird (29 Oct 1727 – 21 Oct 1772) m. BARBARA BROWN (1725 – )
    1. 1. MARION\mary LAIRD (16 Dec 1753 – 1819) m. Archibald ((Gilleasbuig) Laing DNA) match (13 SEPT 1755 – 1795)
      1. 1. James Laing (August 10, 1777 – 1826) m. Isabel Graham (C 1781 – C1820)
        1. 1. Isobel Laing (16-26 May 1803 – 8 Jun 1878) m. James ([Stewart]) BAIRD (abt 1801 – 20 Jun 1874)

Margaret Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1688
19 July 1688
Birth of Margaret Cowan in Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland
Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland
1791
29 May 1791
Age 103
Death of Margaret Cowan in Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 July 1688
    Event Place: Bonness, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1791
    Event Place: Stirlingshire, Scotland
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