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Mathew Melvin Cowan 1865 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1865

Birth Location: Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 5 Nov 1892

Death Location: Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Hare

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Mathew Melvin Cowan was born in 1865 in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States, the child of Alexander Cowan and Elizabeth Hare. Mathew Melvin Cowan passed away in 1892 in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Mathew Melvin Cowan was born in 1865 in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States, the child of Alexander Cowan and Elizabeth Hare.
  • Mathew Melvin Cowan passed away in 1892 in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States.

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Mathew Cowan's Ancestors

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Mathew Cowan
1865 – 1892
Birth Place: Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Parents
Alexander Cowan
1836 – 1894
Ayrshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Hare
1836 – 1893
Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
James Cowan
1796 – 1868
Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jane (Jean) Headly
1808 – 1871
Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1774 –
Catherine Stewart
1782 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Cowan
1750 – 1835
Helen White
1852 –

Mathew Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1865
18 Jan 1865
Birth of Mathew Melvin Cowan in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States
1892
5 Nov 1892
Age 27
Death of Mathew Melvin Cowan in Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States
Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1865
    Event Place: Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Nov 1892
    Event Place: Princeville, Peoria, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Princeville, Peoria County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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