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William Owens 1738 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 15 Feb 1808

Death Location: Smith, Tennessee, United States

Father: Joseph Owens

Mother: Mary Brewster

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In 1738, William Owens entered the world in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Joseph Owens and Mary Abigail Brewster. William Owens passed away in 1808 in Smith, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1738, William Owens entered the world in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Joseph Owens and Mary Abigail Brewster.
  • William Owens passed away in 1808 in Smith, Tennessee, United States.

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William Owens's Ancestors

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William Owens
1738 – 1808
Birth Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Joseph Owens
1691 – 1769
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Abigail) Brewster
1673 – 1746
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States of America
Grandparents
Nathaniel Brewster
1640 – 1690
Castle Bristol, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Sarah Ludlow
1625 – 1695
Dinton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Owens's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of William Owens in Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1808
15 Feb 1808
Age 70
Death of William Owens in Smith, Tennessee, United States
Smith, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1808
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, United States

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