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Mary Ann Cowles 1826 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Mar 1826

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 08 May 1899

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Horace Cowles

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Aaron Hardy

Children(s): Horace Hardy, William Hardy, Alfred Hardy, Edward Hardy, Theodore Hardy, James Hardy, Mary Hardy

In 1826, Mary Ann Cowles entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Horace Cowles and Mary Ann Steele Smith. In 1880, Mary Ann Cowles resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. Mary Ann Cowles married Aaron Atwood Hardy, and had children including Horace Cowles Hardy, William Lyman Hardy, Alfred Hardy, Edward Willis Hardy, Theodore Hardy, James Atwood Hardy, Mary Cowles Hardy. Mary Ann Cowles passed away in 1899 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Mary Ann Cowles entered the world in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, born to Horace Cowles and Mary Ann Steele Smith.
  • In 1880, Mary Ann Cowles resided in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.
  • Mary Ann Cowles married Aaron Atwood Hardy, and had children including Horace Cowles Hardy, William Lyman Hardy, Alfred Hardy, Edward Willis Hardy, Theodore Hardy, James Atwood Hardy, Mary Cowles Hardy.
  • Mary Ann Cowles passed away in 1899 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horace Cowles
1782 – 1841
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Smith
1784 – 1837
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Aaron Hardy
1811 – 1888
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
AH

Children(s)

Horace Hardy
1849 – 1936
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
HH
William Hardy
1851 – 1903
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
WH
Alfred Hardy
1852 – 1903
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
AH
Edward Hardy
1854 – 1903
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
EH
Theodore Hardy
1857 – 1859
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
TH
James Hardy
1858 – 1859
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
JH
Mary Hardy
1860 – 1863
Birth Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
MH

Mary Cowles's Ancestors

Self
Mary Cowles
1826 – 1899
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Horace Cowles
1782 – 1841
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Ann Steele) Smith
1784 – 1837
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Isaac Cowles
1756 – 1837
Farmington, Connecticut
Lucina Hooker
1758 – 1817
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Smith
1733 – 1809
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut
Huldah BULL
1743 – 1822
Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Solomon Cowles
1719 – 1793
Martha Seymour
1719 – 1812
Roger Hooker
1710 – 1774
Anna KELLOGG
1720 – 1791
Jonathan Bull
1718 – 1793
Esther
1722 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cowles
1675 – 1756
Elizabeth Smith
1689 – 1767
John Hooker
1664 – 1745
Abigail Stanley
1669 – 1743
David Bull
1687 – 1762
Sarah Ashley
1693 – 1747

Mary Cowles's Descendants

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Mary (Ann) Cowles (05 Mar 1826 – 08 May 1899) m. Aaron (Atwood) Hardy (30 Jun 1811 – 19 Jan 1888)
  1. 1. Horace (Cowles) Hardy (19 Nov 1849 – 24 Nov 1936) m. Jessie Ford (02 Aug 1856 – )
    1. 1. Frances (F) Hardy (01 Jan 1881 – 23 Oct 1971) m. Henry (Hastings) Curran (08 Nov 1877 – 11 Apr 1966)
    2. 2. Florence HARDY (10 Aug 1881 – Oct 1980)
    3. 3. Mary Hardy (24 Apr 1888 – )
    4. 4. Allis (Atwood) Hardy (02 Jun 1890 – )
    5. 5. Jessie Hardy (22 Jul 1893 – 05 Aug 1959) m. Robert (Hare) Delafield (Jan 1894 – 12 Feb 1945)
      1. 1. Robert (H) Delafield (Abt. 1917 – )
      2. 2. Anne (S) Delafield (Abt. 1921 – )
  2. 2. William (Lyman) Hardy (03 Apr 1851 – 1903)
  3. 3. Alfred Hardy (23 Aug 1852 – 1903) m. Mary S (Aug 1867 – 1910)
  4. 4. Edward (Willis) Hardy (30 May 1854 – 1903) m. Agnes (Cornelia Mary) HUBERT (02 Dec 1873 – 22 May 1964)
    1. 1. Sophie Hardy (02 Apr 1894 – 02 Apr 1962)
    2. 2. Emma (C) Hardy (02 May 1903 – 12 Jan 1984) m. Hill
  5. 5. Theodore Hardy (11 Jan 1857 – 03 May 1859)
  6. 6. James (Atwood) Hardy (26 Dec 1858 – 24 Jun 1859)
  7. 7. Mary (Cowles) Hardy (22 Sep 1860 – 15 May 1863)

Mary Cowles's Timeline

3 Records

1826
05 Mar 1826
Birth of Mary Ann Cowles in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1880
1880
Age 54
Mary Ann Cowles resided here in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
1899
08 May 1899
Age 73
Death of Mary Ann Cowles in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 Mar 1826
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 840; Family History Film: 1254840; Page: 26D; Enumeration District: 002; Image: 0303.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York; Roll: 840; Family History Film: 1254840; Page: 26D; Enumeration District: 002; Image: 0303.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pittsburgh, PA
    Record Source: Connecticut Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 May 1899
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
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