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Mary Polly COWAN 1783 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 April 1783

Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 5 December 1841

Death Location: Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Abigail Burr

Spouse(s): James Shaw

Children(s): John Shaw, William Shaw, George Shaw, Elam Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Jane Shaw, Andrew Shaw, Margaret Shaw, Susannah Shaw, Samuel Shaw, Mary Shaw, Nancy Shaw

1783 marked the beginning of Mary Polly COWAN's life in Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States, to parents John Cowan and Abigail Burr. Eventually, Mary Polly COWAN married James Shaw, and they welcomed John Shaw, William B Shaw, George Washington Shaw, Elam Shaw, Thomas Shaw, Abigail Shaw, Jane Shaw, Andrew Levi Shaw, Margaret Elizabeth Shaw, Susannah (Susan) Elizabeth Shaw, Samuel O Shaw, Mary Ann Shaw and Nancy M Shaw. Mary Polly COWAN passed in 1841 at Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

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MC

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Parents

John Cowan
1750 – 1804
Birth Location: Bethlehem, Hunterdon Co, NJ
JC
Abigail Burr
1758 – 1798
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia Colony
AB

Spouses(s)

James Shaw
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Iredell, North Carolina, USA
JS

Children(s)

John Shaw
1809 – 1866
Birth Location: Warren, Ohio, United States
JS
William Shaw
1811 – 1886
Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America
WS
George Shaw
1812 – 1875
Birth Location: Morgan County, Illinois, USA
GS
Elam Shaw
1813 – 1842
Birth Location: –
ES
Thomas Shaw
1815 – 1860
Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN
TS
Abigail Shaw
1817 – 1898
Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN
AS
Jane Shaw
1819 – 1852
Birth Location: Wayne County, Indiana, United States of America
JS
Andrew Shaw
1820 – 1875
Birth Location: Illinois tennessee or kentucky, USA
AS
Margaret Shaw
1821 – 1899
Birth Location: Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, USA
MS
Susannah Shaw
1822 – 1906
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
SS
Samuel Shaw
1823 – 1900
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
SS
Mary Shaw
1823 – 1898
Birth Location: Wayne Co, IN
MS
Nancy Shaw
1827 – 1906
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
NS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 April 1783
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 December 1841
    Event Place: Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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