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Robert B Mc Cowan 1809 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1809

Birth Location: Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 17 Nov 1894

Death Location: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert McCowan

Mother: Elizabeth Mercer

Spouse(s): Anna Bryan

Children(s): Margaret McGowan

In 1809, Robert B Mc Cowan entered the world in Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA, born to Robert McCowan and Elizabeth Mercer. Robert B Mc Cowan married Anna Bryan, and had children including Margaret Mercer McGowan. Robert B Mc Cowan passed away in 1894 in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Robert B Mc Cowan entered the world in Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA, born to Robert McCowan and Elizabeth Mercer.
  • Robert B Mc Cowan married Anna Bryan, and had children including Margaret Mercer McGowan.
  • Robert B Mc Cowan passed away in 1894 in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert McCowan
1778 – 1846
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Mercer
1780 – 1849
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Anna Bryan
1789 – 1844
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Margaret McGowan
1838 – 1896
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Robert Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Robert Cowan
1809 – 1894
Birth Place: Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert McCowan
1778 – 1846
Elizabeth Mercer
1780 – 1849
England
Grandparents
Capt. (John) McCowan
1754 – 1865
Pequa, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Young
Elizabeth
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Cowan's Descendants

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Robert (B Mc) Cowan (9 Jun 1809 – 17 Nov 1894) m. Anna Bryan (9 Feb 1789 – 20 Nov 1844)
  1. 1. Margaret (Mercer) McGowan (11 Jul 1838 – 20 Nov 1896) m. Cyrus Taylor (Jan 1835 – 1906)
    1. 1. John (Warner) Taylor (6 Nov 1863 – 20 Jul 1928) m. Emma (C) Kyle (Aug 1861 – 1933)
      1. 1. Ida (Lena) Taylor (30 Dec 1892 – 22 Mar 1924) m. Oscar (Herbert) Moser (9 Mar 1888 – 28 Mar 1945)
        1. 1. Edward (Joseph) Murphy (21 Jun 1921 – 13 Dec 1979) m. Ida (R) Murphy (12 Apr 1926 – 3 Feb 1973)

Robert Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1809
9 Jun 1809
Birth of Robert B Mc Cowan in Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA
Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA
1894
17 Nov 1894
Age 85
Death of Robert B Mc Cowan in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1809
    Event Place: Strasburg, Lancaster. Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gap, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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