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Samuel Smith Cowles 1814 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Dec 1814

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 05 Dec 1872

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Horace Cowles

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Clarissa BROOKS, Sarah WINSHIP

Children(s): Louisa COWLES, Horace COWLES, Austin COWLES, Samuel COWLES

Samuel Smith Cowles was born in 1814 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Horace Cowles and Mary Ann Steele Smith. In 1870, Samuel Smith Cowles resided in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Samuel Smith Cowles married Clarissa Law BROOKS, Sarah Jane WINSHIP, and had children including Louisa Brooks COWLES, Horace COWLES, Austin COWLES, Samuel Smith COWLES. Samuel Smith Cowles passed away in 1872 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Smith Cowles was born in 1814 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Horace Cowles and Mary Ann Steele Smith.
  • In 1870, Samuel Smith Cowles resided in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
  • Samuel Smith Cowles married Clarissa Law BROOKS, Sarah Jane WINSHIP, and had children including Louisa Brooks COWLES, Horace COWLES, Austin COWLES, Samuel Smith COWLES.
  • Samuel Smith Cowles passed away in 1872 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Cowles's Ancestors

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Samuel Cowles
1814 – 1872
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

Samuel Cowles's Descendants

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Samuel (Smith) Cowles (08 Dec 1814 – 05 Dec 1872) m. Clarissa (Law) BROOKS (24 Nov 1816 – 10 Mar 1861) m. Sarah (Jane) WINSHIP (17 Feb 1825 – 02 Jul 1918)
  1. 1. Louisa (Brooks) COWLES (09 Aug 1841 – 02 Feb 1846)
  2. 2. Horace COWLES (16 Aug 1844 – 04 Sep 1875)
  3. 3. Austin COWLES (22 Mar 1846 – 02 Aug 1851)
  4. 4. Samuel (Smith) COWLES (15 Feb 1848 – 29 Jun 1861)

Samuel Cowles's Timeline

4 Records

1814
08 Dec 1814
Birth of Samuel Smith Cowles in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1870
1870
Age 56
Samuel Smith Cowles resided here in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1872
05 Dec 1872
Age 58
Death of Samuel Smith Cowles in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1872
Dec 1872
Age 58
Burial of Samuel Smith Cowles in Garden Street Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
Garden Street Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Dec 1814
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer; Printer
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Cited in the family tree "Brooks, Truchon, Wimer, Barlow, Dumais Families" created by "dotruchon1957"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Dec 1872
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2011

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1872
    Event Place: Garden Street Cemetery, Farmington, Hartford County, Connecticut
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Cited in the family tree "Brooks, Truchon, Wimer, Barlow, Dumais Families" created by "dotruchon1957

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