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William Cowan 1800 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 April 1800

Birth Location: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 23 October 1887

Death Location: Beattie, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Rachel McCutcheon

Spouse(s): Emeline Cowan

Children(s): Mary Cowan

It was in 1800 that William Cowan was born in Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America, a child of John Alexander Cowan and Rachel McCutcheon. William Cowan went on to marry Emeline Cowan and had children such as Mary Ellen (Nellie) Cowan. William Cowan was deceased by 1887 in Beattie, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Parents

John Cowan
1765 – 1822
Birth Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
JC
Rachel McCutcheon
1765 – 1825
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
RM

Spouses(s)

Emeline Cowan
1809 – 1874
Birth Location: Rome, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
EC

Children(s)

Mary Cowan
1842 – 1903
Birth Location: Illinois
MC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 2 April 1800
    Event Place: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 October 1887
    Event Place: Beattie, Marshall County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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