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Samuel Cowan 1720–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Death Date: Jul 1776

Death Location: Clinch River, Virginia, United States

Father: Peter Wallace

Mother: Elizabeth Woods

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The story of Samuel Cowan began in 1720 in Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Samuel Cowan passed away in 1776 in Clinch River, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Cowan began in 1720 in Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
  • Samuel Cowan passed away in 1776 in Clinch River, Virginia, United States.

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Samuel Cowan's Ancestors

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Samuel Cowan
1720–1776
Birth Place: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Parents
Peter Wallace
1680–1733
Highlands, Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Woods
1682–1682
Province of Ulster, Fermanagh, , Ireland
Grandparents
Colonel (Sir William Wallace, 2nd Bt.of) Craigie
1653–1700
Kilmarnock, Scotland
Beatrix Crawford
1649–1680
Ayrshire, Scotland
John Woods
1654–1723
Meath, Ireland
Elizabeth Worsop
1656–1741
Dublin, Dublin, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Johne Wallace
1622–1683
Elizabeth Balladein
1622–1654
Mary Crawford
1619–1655
John Woods
1628–1710
Isabella Bruce
1640–1686
Sir Worsop
1630–1686
Lady Worsop
1632–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Riding
1610–1673
Lady Wood
1611–1634
Janet Bruce
1609–1658

Samuel Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1720
1720
Birth of Samuel Cowan in Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
1776
Jul 1776
Age 56
Death of Samuel Cowan in Clinch River, Virginia, United States
Clinch River, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Newry, Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1776
    Event Place: Clinch River, Virginia, United States

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