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Mary Cowan 1847 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1847

Birth Location: Langholm, Dumfriesshire

Death Date: 1928

Death Location: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Father: James Cowan

Mother: Rachael Beattie

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Mary Cowan was born in 1847 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, the child of James Cowan and Rachael Atchinson Beattie. In 1861, Mary Cowan resided in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Mary Cowan passed away in 1928 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Mary Cowan was born in 1847 in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, the child of James Cowan and Rachael Atchinson Beattie.
  • In 1861, Mary Cowan resided in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
  • Mary Cowan passed away in 1928 in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland.

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Mary Cowan's Ancestors

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Mary Cowan
1847 – 1928
Birth Place: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
Parents
James Cowan
1807 – 1865
Langm, dumfs
Rachael (Atchinson) Beattie
1807 – 1862
Ewes, Dumfriesshire
Grandparents
Mathew Cowan
1778 – 1851
Langholm, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Margaret Brown
1777 – 1843
Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1741 – 1786
Jean Hinshelwood
1750 – 1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Cowan
1737 –
Mary Hotson
James Hinshelwood
1721 – 1802
Margaret Paisley
1725 – 1779

Mary Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1847
abt 1847
Birth of Mary Cowan in Langholm, Dumfriesshire
Langholm, Dumfriesshire
1861
1861
Age 14
Mary Cowan resided here in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1928
1928
Age 81
Death of Mary Cowan in Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1847
    Event Place: Langholm, Dumfriesshire
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Canonbie; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_142

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Canonbie, Dumfries-shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Canonbie; ED: 4; Page: 1; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1861_142

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