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Mary Cowper 1745 – 1811 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Altham, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 1811

Death Location: Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN

Father: Whalley Cowper

Mother: Grace None

Spouse(s): Reuben Grave

Children(s): Sarah Grave, Simeon Grave, Betty Grave, Stephen Grave, John Grave

In 1745, Mary Cowper entered the world in Altham, Lancashire, England, born to Whalley Cowper and Grace. Mary Cowper married Reuben Grave, and had children including Sarah (Sally) Grave, Simeon Grave, Betty Grave, Stephen Grave, John Grave. Mary Cowper passed away in 1811 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN.

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Biography

  • In 1745, Mary Cowper entered the world in Altham, Lancashire, England, born to Whalley Cowper and Grace.
  • Mary Cowper married Reuben Grave, and had children including Sarah (Sally) Grave, Simeon Grave, Betty Grave, Stephen Grave, John Grave.
  • Mary Cowper passed away in 1811 in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Whalley Cowper
Birth Location: –
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Grace None
– 1752
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Reuben Grave
1740 – 1822
Birth Location: Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
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Children(s)

Sarah Grave
1766 –
Birth Location: Skelgill, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
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Simeon Grave
1768 –
Birth Location: Skelgill, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
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Betty Grave
1771 –
Birth Location: Skelgill, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
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Stephen Grave
1773 – 1853
Birth Location: Skelgill, Vale of Newlands, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England
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John Grave
1777 –
Birth Location: Skelgill, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
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Mary Cowper's Ancestors

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Mary Cowper
1745 – 1811
Birth Place: Altham, Lancashire, England
Parents
Whalley Cowper
Grace
– 1752
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Cowper's Descendants

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Mary Cowper (1745 – 1811) m. Reuben Grave (ABT 01 APR 1740 – 14 AUG 1822)
  1. 1. Sarah ((Sally)) Grave (ABT DEC 1766 – ) m. Joseph Tiffin (12 AUG 1759 – )
    1. 1. Mary Tiffin (10 SEP 1789 – JUL 1865)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Tiffin (07 MAY 1791 – 1822)
    3. 3. Sarah Tiffin (21 APR 1793 – 1826)
    4. 4. Joseph Tiffin (06 FEB 1795 – 22 NOV 1874)
    5. 5. Reuben Tiffin (27 DEC 1796 – 1818)
    6. 6. Esther Tiffin (31 JAN 1798 – 29 MAR 1878)
    7. 7. John Tiffin (27 APR 1801 – 09 MAY 1882) m. Ann Moore m. Sarah Tinnion m. Jane Fox (ABT 1810 – ) m. Sarah Burnette (1803 – 1857)
      1. 1. John (M.) Tiffin (1831 – ) m. Sarah (A.) Wade (1835 – )
      2. 2. Ann (H.) Tiffin (20 JAN 1833 – ) m. Isaac Lemon (11 JUL 1827 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (J.) Tiffin (08 FEB 1838 – ) m. Tiffin Crone (DEC 1832 – )
      4. 4. Joseph Tiffin (30 JUN 1840 – 07 FEB 1933) m. Electa (C.) Collins (02 MAY 1848 – )
      5. 5. Reuben Tiffin (21 APR 1842 – 1929) m. Mary MacDonald
      6. 6. Fanny Tiffin (1843 – ) m. Robert Town
      7. 7. Mary (A.) Tiffin (1846 – ) m. William (H.) Town
      8. 8. William Tiffin (1847 – )
      9. 9. Esther Tiffin (1852 – )
    8. 8. Simeon Tiffin (11 JUN 1803 – 30 SEP 1878) m. Isabella Twentyman (04 JAN 1804 – 17 SEP 1880)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Tiffin (1826 – DEC 1845)
      2. 2. Henry Tiffin (1828 – 24 MAY 1914) m. Mary (Ann) Williams m. Nora (Jane) Greenway
      3. 3. Joseph Tiffin (1830 – 28 JUL 1859)
      4. 4. William Tiffin (1834 – DEC 1843)
      5. 5. Sarah Tiffin (1836 – 16 JAN 1893) m. Reuben Crone
      6. 6. Simeon Tiffin (DEC 1837 – MAR 1838)
      7. 7. Isabella Tiffin (1839 – SEP 1839)
      8. 8. Robert Tiffin (01 AUG 1841 – 16 MAY 1907) m. Sarah (M.) Weighill m. Sarah (Ann) Weighill
      9. 9. Twentyman Tiffin (1844 – )
    9. 9. Thomasin Tiffin (18 NOV 1805 – 25 DEC 1871)
    10. 10. William Tiffin (22 JUL 1808 – 27 FEB 1878)
    11. 11. Ann Tiffin (12 OCT 1810 – MAR 1900)
  2. 2. Simeon Grave (ABT DEC 1768 – ) m. Grace Thwaite
    1. 1. John Grave (ABT JAN 1808 – 12 MAY 1807)
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Graves (ABT OCT 1806 – 11 Feb 1874)
    3. 3. Reuben Grave (ABT APR 1809 – )
    4. 4. Sarah Grave (ABT SEP 1811 – 23 Aug 1878)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Grave (ABT JUL 1810 – )
    6. 6. Simeon Grave (ABT AUG 1813 – )
    7. 7. Levi Grave (ABT MAR 1815 – )
    8. 8. Thomas Grave (ABT MAR 1817 – 21 NOV 1895) m. Mary Fawcett (1817 – 06 SEP 1905)
      1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Grave (30 JAN 1846 – 30 Jan 1934) m. Thomas Tyson
      2. 2. Eliza Grave (1848 – Mar 1928) m. John (Sumpton) Bradle
      3. 3. Sarah Grave (1850 – MAR 1888) m. Robert Bailey
      4. 4. John (Routledge) Grave (10 Aug 1855 – 01 JUL 1913) m. Rose Raven (10 Feb 1857 – 11 APR 1935)
        1. 1. Mary Graves (04 NOV 1877 – 17 Aug 1965) m. Henry Fawcett
        2. 2. Reuben Graves (16 Dec 1878 – 16 Dec 1878)
        3. 3. Thomas (Martin) Graves (9 Nov 1879 – 16 JUN 1922)
        4. 4. Stephen Graves (12 AUG 1881 – 07 May 1927)
        5. 5. William (Stanley) Graves (09 MAR 1883 – 9 Feb 1955)
        6. 6. Isabel Graves (1885 – 16 MAR 1891)
        7. 7. Harriet Grave (13 Sep 1886 – 7 Jul 1966)
        8. 8. Henry (Fawcett) Graves (8 Jul 1888 – 01 Aug 1940)
        9. 9. Alfred Graves (12 Apr 1890 – 15 Sep 1964)
        10. 10. John Graves (12 Oct 1891 – 01 Aug 1973)
        11. 11. Mildred Graves (abt 1894 – Aug 1988)
        12. 12. Frank (W) Graves (16 Sep 1895 – 1 Sep 1973) m. Elizabeth Jardine (22 Jan 1900 – )
        13. 13. Lilian Graves (6 May 1897 – 21 Jan 1945)
      5. 5. Thomas Graves (abt 1857 – )
      6. 6. Mary (J.) Graves (abt 1860 – 30 Jan 1934)
      7. 7. Joseph Graves (abt 1862 – )
      8. 8. Sarah (A.) Graves (abt 1865 – )
      9. 9. Margaret (Ann) Graves (1870 – )
    9. 9. Grace Grave (ABT JUN 1819 – ) m. Wilson
    10. 10. Ann Grave (ABT MAY 1821 – )
  3. 3. Betty Grave (ABT JAN 1771 – ) m. Daniel Thwaite
  4. 4. Stephen Grave (ABT 18 OCT 1773 – 29 December 1853) m. Mary Thornthwaite (ABT 1775 – 30 DEC 1846)
    1. 1. Reuben Grave (26 MAR 1797 – 27 MAY 1807)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Grave (3 Feb 1799 – 11 Feb 1874) m. Matthias Mumberson (5 Mar 1797 – 20 Apr 1882)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Mumberson (26 Nov 1821 – 7 Feb 1895)
      2. 2. John Mumberson (17 Sep 1823 – 1 Nov 1836)
      3. 3. Mathias ((Matthew)) Mumberson (14 Nov 1825 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Mumberson (22 Dec 1827 – 1 Jan 1833)
      5. 5. Helen Mumberson (ABT 1830 – )
      6. 6. Stephen Mumberson (ABT 1830 – 27 Apr 1907)
      7. 7. James Mumberson (22 Aug 1832 – 09 Jan 1915) m. Martha (Jane) Boden (9 Sep 1840 – 08 Sep 1919)
        1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Mumberson (31 March 1864 – 18 June 1948) m. Robert Black
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Mumberson (25 September 1865 – 28 April 1907) m. Johnson Cryderman
        3. 3. Thomas (Matthias) Mumberson (25 Jun 1867 – 31 Oct 1892)
        4. 4. Martha (Ann) Mumberson (2 November 1868 – 2 December 1942) m. Charles (Walter) Cryderman
        5. 5. Edwin (Wesley) Mumberson (15 Aug 1871 – 30 May 1952)
        6. 6. Lucy (Sophia) Mumberson (5 April 1873 – 15 July 1935)
        7. 7. Joseph (James) Mumberson (15 Mar 1875 – 28 Apr 1965) m. Gertrude (Maude) Allen (ABT 1871 – )
        8. 8. Reuben (Frederick) Mumberson (11 November 1876 – 11 June 1952) m. Priscilla (Alice) Rawn
        9. 9. Rose (Edith) Mumberson (24 Jan 1881 – 18 Feb 1970)
        10. 10. Elsie (Pearl) Mumberson (18 May 1884 – 8 Nov 1968)
      8. 8. Elizabeth Mumberson (ABT 11 JAN 1835 – 11 Feb 1836)
      9. 9. Sarah (Jane) Mumberson (ABT 1837 – 5 Jun 1899)
      10. 10. Sarah (Jane) Mumberson (ABT 15 JAN 1837 – )
      11. 11. Ruben Mumberson (ABT 1839 – 1 Apr 1908)
      12. 12. Joseph Mumberson (ABT 1842 – 10 Jan 1922)
    3. 3. William Graves (ABT AUG 1801 – 26 July 1878) m. Mary ('Elizabeth') Hodgson (1806 – 2 Jan 1877)
      1. 1. Mary Grave\Graves (1828 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Grave\Graves (1830 – )
      3. 3. Dinah Grave\Graves (1832 – )
      4. 4. William Graves (1835 – )
      5. 5. John Graves (abt 1839 – 4 February 1915)
      6. 6. Stephen Graves (1841 – )
      7. 7. Thomas Graves (1848 – )
    4. 4. Stephen Grave (1803 – 16 FEB 1892) m. Jane Rooke (ABT 1801 – 11 September 1867)
      1. 1. Thomas Grave (16 AUG 1826 – 01 FEB 1917)
      2. 2. William Grave (16 NOV 1827 – 01 JUN 1849)
      3. 3. Mary (Jane) Grave (21 MAY 1829 – 30 JUN 1920)
      4. 4. Sarah Grave (12 JUL 1830 – 15 FEB 1918) m. John Richardson
        1. 1. Stephen (Graves) Richardson (APR 1856 – 08 AUG 1934)
        2. 2. George Richardson
      5. 5. Elizabeth Grave (31 OCT 1831 – 27 MAY 1841)
      6. 6. Anne Grave (28 NOV 1833 – 11 MAY 1839)
      7. 7. Martha Grave (06 OCT 1835 – 13 AUG 1919) m. Irvin Bell
      8. 8. Stephen Grave (03 MAR 1837 – 06 JUN 1923) m. Sarah Wilson
        1. 1. Ann Grave m. Rothery
        2. 2. Eleanor Grave m. Atkins
        3. 3. Jane Grave m. Cook
        4. 4. Martha Grave m. Studholme
        5. 5. Mary Grave m. Peile
        6. 6. Sarah (Margaret) Grave m. Algar
      9. 9. Henrietta Grave (18 MAY 1839 – 01 SEP 1910) m. William Bowe ( – 01 SEP 1910)
        1. 1. John Bowe
        2. 2. William Bowe
      10. 10. Tamar Grave (26 NOV 1840 – )
        1. 1. Joseph (Hodgson) Brough (10 DEC 1870 – 16 DEC 1942) m. Mary (Jane) Falcon
        2. 2. Stephen Brough (23 JUL 1872 – ) m. Rachel (Anne) Newman
        3. 3. Jane Brough (16 JUN 1874 – )
        4. 4. Martha (Bell) Brough (06 MAY 1876 – 28 NOV 1960) m. Living Teasdale
        5. 5. Fanny Brough (25 DEC 1879 – ) m. Thomas Harris
        6. 6. John (Noble) Brough (1880 – )
        7. 7. Ellie Brough (01 JUL 1882 – 25 DEC 1972) m. Living Graham
        8. 8. Thomas Brough (01 JUL 1882 – ) m. Ann Prentice
        9. 9. Tamar Brough (1883 – 21 JAN 1912)
      11. 11. John Grave (01 MAR 1844 – 26 NOV 1921) m. Mary Hadcock
      12. 12. Grace Grave (02 MAY 1845 – 11 FEB 1901) m. William Cottier
        1. 1. Jane Cottier
        2. 2. Leonard Cottier
        3. 3. Sid Cottier
      13. 13. Eleanor Grave (11 MAY 1847 – 01 FEB 1890) m. Peter Beaty
        1. 1. Ellie Beaty
        2. 2. Sidney (Peter) Beaty
    5. 5. Reuben Grave (ABT 29 MAR 1812 – 13 Jan 1882)
    6. 6. Simeon Graves (1816 – 20 APR 1880) m. Dinah Harrison (1814 – ) m. Mary Coupland (ABT 1816 – 29 JAN 1877)
      1. 1. Mary (Anne) Graves (ABT 22 JUN 1835 – 1899) m. George Bowser
      2. 2. Henretta Graves (ABT 1838 – 1856)
      3. 3. Sarah Graves (03 FEB 1840 – 17 AUG 1912)
        1. 1. William Benson (30 DEC 1862 – 25 OCT 1936) m. Dora Suter ( – 13 JUN 1940)
        2. 2. Simeon (Graves) Benson (16 MAR 1864 – MAY 1941) m. Mary Butterworth (ABT 1869 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Eleanor) Benson (09 AUG 1866 – 25 AUG 1882)
        4. 4. George (Arthur Wesley) Benson (22 MAY 1872 – 31 JAN 1953) m. Jessie Campbell
        5. 5. Alfred (Edwin) Benson (11 OCT 1874 – 20 FEB 1959) m. Mary (Eleanor (Nellie)) Gilroy (ABT 1879 – 1907) m. Harriet Jewell
        6. 6. Annie (May) Benson (26 DEC 1878 – ) m. John (Hugh) Spence (ABT 1887 – )
        7. 7. Annie (May) Benson (26 Dec 1879 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Copeland) Graves (17 Feb 1846 – 29 Jun 1888) m. George Stickland (Dec 1843 – 19 May 1891)
        1. 1. George (Edwin) Stickland (4 Oct 1868 – 22 Mar 1939) m. Sarah (Jane) Ritchie (10 Jun 1861 – )
        2. 2. Alfred (Wesley) Stickland (18 April 1870 – 09 Sep 1942) m. Ellen (Matilda) Campbell (1877 – )
        3. 3. Josiah (Graves) Stickland (13 Jan 1871 – 06 Aug 1942) m. Lucy (Elizabeth) Leggett (6 Sep 1883 – 1958)
        4. 4. Robert (Edward) Stickland (23 November 1873 – 19 Aug 1948) m. Alice Robinson
        5. 5. James (Albert) Stickland (6 Nov 1875 – 5 Mar 1959) m. Netta (Glistia Elizabeth I Rumford) Ward (5 Nov 1868 – 20 Jun 1942) m. Mary (Ada Cain) Cousintine (1 Aug 1874 – 26 Jul 1951) m. Lucy Ball ( – 1979)
        6. 6. Richard (Baxter) Stickland (05 Aug 1877 – 9 Sep 1911)
        7. 7. Mary ((Marie) Elizabeth Lavina) Stickland (1 Feb 1879 – 19 Apr 1894)
        8. 8. Henry (Marvin) Stickland (18 Jan 1881 – 10 Jan 1952) m. Booth
        9. 9. Milton (Leslie) Stickland (18 Jul 1882 – 1 Dec 1932)
        10. 10. Eleanor (Lillian May) Stickland (3 May 1884 – 17 Feb 1888)
      5. 5. Reubena (Jane) Graves (06 SEP 1847 – 15 MAR 1923) m. William (John) Moncrief
        1. 1. William (Arthur) Moncrief (13 MAY 1878 – )
        2. 2. Mary Moncrief (31 JUL 1886 – 1923) m. Robert Bishop
        3. 3. Arthur Moncrief (13 MAY 1888 – )
        4. 4. Living Moncrief
      6. 6. Margaret Graves (Dec 1849 – 04 Sep 1897) m. Jonathan (W.) Folliot (ABT 1835 – )
        1. 1. Alymer Folliot
        2. 2. Bertha Folliot
        3. 3. Charles Folliot
        4. 4. Margaret Folliot
        5. 5. Reubena Folliot
        6. 6. Robert Folliot
        7. 7. William Folliot
      7. 7. Robert Graves (26 July 1850 – 21 MAR 1932) m. Emma (Alivia) Prosser (1858 – 23 April 1955)
        1. 1. Maggie (May) Graves (05 Apr 1878 – 1 Sept 1961) m. William (A.) Carson (AUG 1875 – )
        2. 2. William (Perry) Graves (15 July 1879 – 11 November 1960) m. Della (Florence) Hayden (26 JUN 1893 – 24 JUN 1982)
        3. 3. Thomas (Warren) Graves (6 Jan 1881 – 6 December 1963) m. Rubie (Clare) Skinner (18 MAR 1886 – 10 JAN 1916) m. Olive (Gertrude) Campbell (3 June 1916 – 6 December 1963)
        4. 4. Minni ((Mary)) Graves (28 MAR 1884 – 09 MAY 1962) m. Frank Widdifield (10 NOV 1877 – 14 DEC 1954)
        5. 5. Walter Graves (17 MAY 1887 – 07 Mar 1973) m. Rosella (Emma) Brown (2 April 1893 – 18 NOV 1937)
        6. 6. Lillian (Alivia) Graves (14 May 1891 – 27 Nov 1956) m. Walter (Louis) Couch (26 September 1893 – 3 March)
        7. 7. Bella (Maude) Graves (9 Jun 1896 – 1981) m. Howard Pegg (21 Feb 1892 – )
        8. 8. George (Simeon) Graves (25 May 1898 – 13 January 1989) m. Margaret ((Maggie)) Sanderson (6 July 1902 – 21 MAR 1990)
      8. 8. Thomas Graves (ABT 1854 – ABT 1855)
    7. 7. Henrietta Grave (ABT 22 AUG 1819 – January 1882) m. Isaac Ross (1821 – April 1867) m. Joseph Walker (1812 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Ross (1850 – )
      2. 2. Elizabeth Ross (1853 – )
      3. 3. Sophia Ross (1859 – )
      4. 4. Sarah Ross
  5. 5. John Grave (01 JUL 1777 – ) m. Mary Whinney

Mary Cowper's Timeline

5 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Mary Cowper in Altham, Lancashire, England
Altham, Lancashire, England
1745
20 Oct 1745
Mary Cowper was baptized in Altham, St James, Lancashire, England
Altham, St James, Lancashire, England
1745
20 Oct 1745
Mary Cowper was christened in Altham, Lancashire, England
Altham, Lancashire, England
1796
1796
Age 51
Mary Cowper was married in Crosthwaite
Crosthwaite
1811
1811
Age 66
Death of Mary Cowper in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Altham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1745
    Event Place: Altham, St James, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1745
    Event Place: Altham, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Crosthwaite
    Record Source: England, Pallot's Marriage Index, 1780-1837

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Crosthwaite, Cumberland, EN
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