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Mary "Polly" Cowan 1783 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1783

Birth Location: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1841

Death Location: Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

Father: John COWAN

Mother: Abigail BURR

Spouse(s): James Shaw

Children(s): John Shaw, Thomas Shaw

The birth of Mary "Polly" Cowan took place in 1783 in Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA, to John COWAN and Abigail BURR. Mary "Polly" Cowan married James Shaw, and together they had John Shaw and Thomas Shaw. Mary "Polly" Cowan's death occurred in 1841 in Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States.

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MC

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Parents

John COWAN
1750 – 1804
Birth Location: New Jersey
JC
Abigail BURR
1758 – 1798
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia Colony
AB

Spouses(s)

James Shaw
1782 – 1853
Birth Location: Wayne County, Indiana, USA
JS

Children(s)

John Shaw
1809 – 1866
Birth Location: , Warren, Ohio, USA
JS
Thomas Shaw
Birth Location: –
TS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 20 Apr 1783
    Event Place: Berkeley, James, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Dec 1841
    Event Place: Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
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