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Mary BULL 1736 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 May 1736

Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 12 Oct 1811

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: David Bull

Mother: Sarah Ashley

Spouse(s): William LEWIS, James Cowles

Children(s): Elias LEWIS, Esther Lewis, Mary LEWIS, Jeremiah COWLES

The story of Mary BULL began in 1736 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States. Mary BULL married William LEWIS, James (Lieut) Cowles, and had children including Elias LEWIS, Esther (4) Lewis, Mary LEWIS, Jeremiah COWLES. Mary BULL passed away in 1811 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary BULL began in 1736 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.
  • Mary BULL married William LEWIS, James (Lieut) Cowles, and had children including Elias LEWIS, Esther (4) Lewis, Mary LEWIS, Jeremiah COWLES.
  • Mary BULL passed away in 1811 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Bull
1687 – 1762
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
DB
Sarah Ashley
1693 – 1747
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
SA

Spouses(s)

William LEWIS
1734 – 1771
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
WL
James Cowles
1723 – 1789
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JC

Children(s)

Elias LEWIS
1762 – 1831
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EL
Esther Lewis
1764 – 1838
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
EL
Mary LEWIS
1766 – 1836
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
ML
Jeremiah COWLES
1774 – 1834
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
JC

Mary BULL's Ancestors

Self
Mary BULL
1736 – 1811
Birth Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
David Bull
1687 – 1762
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Ashley
1693 – 1747
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Bull
1646 – 1708
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Esther ((7)) Cowles
1649 – 1691
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
John ((Captain)) Ashley
1669 – 1759
Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Dewey
1672 – 1708
Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bull
1605 – 1684
Susannah (Bull)
1610 – 1680
John Cowles
1598 – 1678
Hannah Varnum
1613 – 1683
David Ashley
1642 – 1718
Hannah Glover
1646 – 1722
Jedediah Dewey
1647 – 1718
Sarah Orton
1652 – 1711
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bull
1580 – 1623
Jone Allyn
1588 – 1640
George Varnum
1593 – 1649
Hannah Varnum
1595 – 1620
Robert Ashley
1620 – 1682
Mary (Horton)
1624 – 1683
Henry Glover
1603 – 1689
Helena Russell
1607 – 1689
Thomas Dewey
1606 – 1648
Frances (Clark)
1615 – 1690
Thomas Orton
1613 – 1688
Margaret Pell
1629 – 1715

Mary BULL's Descendants

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Mary BULL (02 May 1736 – 12 Oct 1811) m. William LEWIS (07 Dec 1734 – 13 Jun 1771) m. James ((Lieut)) Cowles (20 Dec 1723 – 21 Jun 1789)
  1. 1. Elias LEWIS (01 Apr 1762 – 25 Apr 1831) m. Urania Hooker (14 Mar 1774 – 17 Mar 1817) m. Jemima Woodruff (27 Mar 1768 – 30 Jul 1803)
    1. 1. William Lewis (Abt. 1796 – 03 Oct 1819)
    2. 2. James Lewis (Abt. 1796 – 11 May 1824)
    3. 3. George (B.) Lewis (Abt. 1801 – 04 May 1821)
  2. 2. Esther ((4)) Lewis (26 Apr 1764 – 30 Sep 1838) m. Jonathan ((4)) Cowles (03 Feb 1757 – 17 Aug 1822)
    1. 1. Nancy Cowles (1784 – 29 May 1787)
    2. 2. William (Lewis) Cowles (26 Jan 1787 – 26 Mar 1868) m. Charity Cowles (13 Sep 1788 – 03 Sep 1875)
      1. 1. Jonathan COWLES (19 Oct 1810 – 20 Jan 1867) m. Eliza (S.) KING (1821 – 06 Aug 1892)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) COWLES (1840 – 09 Feb 1878)
        2. 2. Isabella (A.) COWLES (10 Jun 1845 – 03 Nov 1865)
        3. 3. Margaret (Romenia) COWLES (07 Sep 1849 – 14 Mar 1891)
      2. 2. Nancy COWLES (05 Jan 1812 – 21 Feb 1812)
      3. 3. Ralph COWLES (20 Feb 1813 – 10 Dec 1855)
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) COWLES (05 Oct 1815 – 12 Oct 1833)
      5. 5. Margaret (J.) COWLES (26 Nov 1817 – 18 Dec 1838)
      6. 6. Julia COWLES (28 Sep 1819 – 30 Aug 1833)
      7. 7. William COWLES (16 Nov 1821 – 30 Aug 1838)
      8. 8. Maria (Louisa) COWLES (14 Oct 1824 – 30 Sep 1840)
      9. 9. Emily COWLES (01 Oct 1829 – 22 Jul 1889) m. Franklin Wheeler (16 May 1826 – BET 1859 AND 1917)
    3. 3. Nancy Cowles (24 Feb 1789 – 23 Mar 1809)
    4. 4. Henry (Booth) Cowles (13 Apr 1791 – 1853) m. Rebecca (F.) Green (1794 – 13 Dec 1876)
      1. 1. Louisa (Mary) Cowles (26 Sep 1815 – 16 Dec 1843) m. William (Samuel) Cowles (10 Mar 1796 – 26 Nov 1867)
        1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Cowles (01 May 1839 – 03 Dec 1914) m. Henry (Adams) Blyth (Bet. 1822–1842 – 30 Mar 1915)
        2. 2. Florence (Adams) Cowles (14 Jul 1841 – 1895) m. George Esselstyn (27 Sep 1841 – Aft. 1895)
      2. 2. Frederic (Augustus) Cowles (1820 – 16 Feb 1884) m. Lucretia (Hart) Erwin (22 Oct 1829 – 1866)
        1. 1. Emily (Virginia) Cowles (Abt. 1835 – )
        2. 2. Ann (Clay (Anna)) Cowles (Jun 1853 – 1929) m. Walter (P.) Watson (Abt. Oct 1858 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Green) COWLES (Abt. 1854 – ) m. Randal
      3. 3. Virginia (E) Cowles (Abt. 1833 – 1895)
    5. 5. Maria (L) Cowles (20 Apr 1795 – 26 Sep 1884) m. Robert (D.) James (BET 1778 AND 1798 – BET 1812 AND 1884) m. Robert (Darrington (3)) James (Abt. 1797 – Nov 1860)
      1. 1. Jonathan (Cowles) James (1828 – 1828)
      2. 2. Francis ((Frank Ol Yank) Boykin) James (1831 – Dead) m. Esther Savage (Abt. 1820 – aft 1880) m. Milly Carter (Jan 1835 – Dead)
        1. 1. Lillian ("Lillie" "Lily" (Slave)) James (1858 – 30 Dec 1936) m. James (D. "Jimmy") Wilson (1865 – 13 Feb 1900) m. Allen Parker
        2. 2. Edward James (Nov 1851 – 24 Jul 1929) m. Julia Franklin (Abt. 1863 – 09 Jan 1950)
        3. 3. Ellen James (Abt. 1853 – Dead)
        4. 4. Claiborne James (1855 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth James (1859 – 23 Feb 1930) m. Mark Noble (Abt. 1853 – 05 Aug 1927)
        6. 6. Wesley (Carter) James (8 Dec 1860 – 28 May 1953) m. Josephine Jackson (1873 – 06 Apr 1940) m. Mary (L.) Savage (13 Aug 1879 – 28 Oct 1963)
        7. 7. Millie James (1865 – 1903)
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) James (1866 – )
        9. 9. Frank (B.) James (1868 – 27 Jan 1927) m. Missouri House (Aug 1867 – 1905)
        10. 10. Emily James (1870 – 12 Nov 1933) m. Thomas Crawford (1868 – )
        11. 11. Clementine James (12 Sep 1872 – 26 Jan 1943) m. Joe Thomas
        12. 12. Lottie (Mary) James (1875 – 28 Oct 1911) m. Anthony Moore (May 1870 – Dead)
        13. 13. Samuel James (01 Jan 1877 – 13 Jul 1934) m. Iradella Fox (Abt. 1886 – Mar 1986)
        14. 14. Irvin James (1882 – Dead)
      3. 3. John (Darrington) James (Abt. 1832 – 19 Aug 1852)
      4. 4. Maria ((Mariah) Cowles) James (22 Nov 1833 – 15 Jul 1874) m. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (30 Jul 1830 – 31 Jan 1891)
        1. 1. Virginia Boykin (12 Feb 1856 – 16 Mar 1911) m. William (L) Holt (Sep 1854 – 1939)
        2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (Abt. 1858 – 05 Feb 1917)
        3. 3. Mary (James) Boykin (12 Jul 1860 – 12 Feb 1925)
        4. 4. Maria (Louise) Boykin (Abt. 1862 – 1917)
        5. 5. Fannie (Hunter) Boykin (08 Apr 1864 – 27 Dec 1940)
        6. 6. Robert (James) Boykin (03 Dec 1865 – 03 Dec 1865)
        7. 7. Hamilton (Smith) Boykin (24 Feb 1867 – 21 Feb 1926) m. Annie (May) Howe (1880 – )
        8. 8. Irene (Miller "daisy") Boykin (08 Nov 1868 – 13 Mar 1947)
        9. 9. Origen (Jewett) Boykin (Abt. 1870 – 1871)
        10. 10. John (James) Boykin (1871 – 1871)
        11. 11. Marshall (Darrington) Boykin (Apr 1874 – 1935)
      5. 5. Robert (Darrington) James (12 Oct 1837 – 27 Aug 1918) m. Cora (Caroline) Rone (Abt. 1843 – ) m. Henrietta (T.) Dade (Abt. 1851 – )
        1. 1. Frank (B) James (07 May 1863 – 29 Nov 1944) m. Maria (Guadalupe) Tejada (1865 – Abt. 14 May 1930)
        2. 2. Robert (Darrington) James (29 Jan 1866 – 29 Oct 1930) m. Imogene (Helen) Byrne (03 Nov 1885 – 11 Sep 1956)
        3. 3. Sandy (Rooney) James (Abt. 1868 – )
        4. 4. Emily (H.) James (Abt. 1870 – 15 Jan 1910) m. J.J. Waters
    6. 6. Louisa Cowles (26 Nov 1797 – 25 Apr 1802)
  3. 3. Mary LEWIS (20 Oct 1766 – 17 Apr 1836) m. Zenas Cowles (22 Feb 1761 – 04 Feb 1835)
    1. 1. Julia Cowles (1785 – 21 May 1803)
    2. 2. Dolly Cowles (1787 – 21 Sep 1803)
    3. 3. Edward Cowles (1789 – 25 Mar 1864)
    4. 4. Jeanette Cowles (1792 – 22 Feb 1809)
    5. 5. Emily Cowles (09 Feb 1796 – 28 Aug 1876) m. John Richards (14 Mar 1797 – 29 Mar 1859)
      1. 1. John RICHARDS (16 Aug 1830 – 1892)
      2. 2. Elizabeth RICHARDS (01 Oct 1832 – 01 Mar 1863)
      3. 3. Julia (Ann) RICHARDS (18 Dec 1834 – 1903)
      4. 4. Emily RICHARDS (10 Feb 1838 – 16 Mar 1850)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cowles (1798 – 04 Nov 1823)
    7. 7. Lewis (Seymour) Cowles (1800 – 19 Dec 1825)
    8. 8. Julia Cowles (1803 – 20 Jan 1859) m. Stephen Crosby (Abt. 1799 – )
      1. 1. Mary CROSBY (30 May 1823 – 28 Apr 1840)
    9. 9. Walter (Bull) Cowles (1806 – 15 Apr 1869)
    10. 10. Thomas Cowles (12 Jan 1809 – 22 Oct 1884) m. Julia (Ann) Cowles (22 Sep 1810 – 28 Dec 1843) m. Elizabeth (Ells) Sheffield (07 Mar 1821 – 20 Oct 1884)
      1. 1. Anna (Mary) Cowles (1839 – 25 May 1888) m. Dana (G.) Rumsey (Abt. 1834 – Bef. 1880)
        1. 1. Nettie Rumsey (Abt. 1857 – ) m. Fred Bushnell (Abt. 1855 – )
      2. 2. Helen (Maria) Cowles (1841 – 1893) m. Walter (Curtiss) Cowles (24 Apr 1836 – Aft. 1908)
        1. 1. William (Deming) Cowles (23 Nov 1861 – Aft. 1894)
        2. 2. Katherine (Hooker) Cowles (08 Nov 1865 – Aft. 1905)
      3. 3. Infant COWLES (1843 – 1844)
      4. 4. William (Sheffield) Cowles (01 Aug 1845 – 01 May 1923) m. Mary Thurman ( – 1895) m. Anna ("Bamie") Roosevelt (07 Jan 1855 – 28 Aug 1931)
        1. 1. William (Sheffield) Cowles (18 Oct 1898 – 02 May 1986) m. Margaret (Awyn) Krech (12 Sep 1900 – 16 Mar 1982) m. Mary (Ethel) Scott (12 Sep 1900 – Mar 1982)
      5. 5. Edward (S.) Cowles (Abt. 1853 – 27 Sep 1883)
      6. 6. Walter (Cleveland) Cowles (10 Jul 1853 – 25 Nov 1917)
      7. 7. Thomas (Jr) Cowles (1857 – 30 Sep 1882)
  4. 4. Jeremiah COWLES (14 Aug 1774 – 30 Nov 1834)

Mary BULL's Timeline

2 Records

1736
02 May 1736
Birth of Mary BULL in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
1811
12 Oct 1811
Age 75
Death of Mary BULL in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 May 1736
    Event Place: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [5] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Cowles families in America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Cemetery Inscriptions, 1675-1934
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2012
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