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Margaret Cowan 1842–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1842

Birth Location: Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: abt 1870

Death Location: Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Samuel Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Sickman

Spouse(s): Daniel Bennett

Children(s): Eliza Bennett

Margaret Cowan was born in 1842 in Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Cowan And Elizabeth Sickman. In 1850, Margaret Cowan resided in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Margaret Cowan resided in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret Cowan married Daniel Benton Bennett, and had children including Eliza J Bennett. Margaret Cowan passed away in 1870 in Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaret Cowan was born in 1842 in Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Samuel Cowan And Elizabeth Sickman.
  • In 1850, Margaret Cowan resided in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Cowan resided in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret Cowan married Daniel Benton Bennett, and had children including Eliza J Bennett.
  • Margaret Cowan passed away in 1870 in Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Margaret Cowan's Ancestors

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Margaret Cowan
1842–1870
Birth Place: Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Samuel Cowan
1813–1849
Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Sickman
1809–1879
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Cowan's Descendants

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Margaret Cowan (1842–abt 1870) m. Daniel (Benton) Bennett (30 Dec 1838–18 Dec 1912)
  1. 1. Eliza (J.) Bennett 1865–1919 m. Frank Wakefield 1873–1938
    1. 1. Effie (Mae) Wakefield 1903–1997
    2. 2. Edwin Wakefield 1906–1981

Margaret Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1842
1842
Birth of Margaret Cowan in Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 8
Margaret Cowan resided here in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
Margaret Cowan resided here in Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
abt 1870
Age 28
Death of Margaret Cowan in Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates, 1906–1966; Certificate Number Range: 118001-121000
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1063; Page: 2; Family History Library Film: 805063
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_747; Page: 144B; Image: 294

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M432_747; Page: 144B; Image: 294

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Baldwin, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1063; Page: 2; Family History Library Film: 805063

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1870
    Event Place: Baldwin Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

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