Alexander
Cowan
Born in Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of John Cowan
and Agnes (Barrie) Cowan
Brother of
James Cowan, William Cowan, Robert Cowan, Margaret Cowan, John Cowan, Mary Cowan, William Cowan and Alexander Cowan
[spouse(s) unknown]
Father of
Sarah Cowan
Died
at age 88
in Payson, Utah, Utah, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Apr 2020
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Biography
Alexander was born in 1830. He was the son of John Cowan and Agnes Barrie. He passed away in 1918.
- Fact: Also Known As Alex Cowan
- Fact: Christening (30 December 1830) Clachan of Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Fact: Residence (1841) Campsie, Stirlingshire, Scotland
- Fact: Residence (1850) Great Salt Lake county, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory
- Fact: He traveled from Scotland to St. Louis Missouri arriving in about 1848. (1850) He came to Utah with the Levi Stewart Mormon Overland Pioneer Company Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, United States
- Fact: Occupation (1850 in Salt Lake City until he moved his families to Payson, Utah Territory August of 1862) Farmer, Abobe brick maker, home builder, railroad builder, canal work, drained high water tables Moved to Payson, Utah Territory, United States in 1862 where he continued to build and work with with all his skills
- Fact: Residence (1880) Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
- Fact: Burial (28 December 1918) Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
- Fact: Pension (1907-1933) Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
- Fact: Cause of Death Senility
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 22 July 2020, 20:29), entry for Alexander Cowan(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KWJZ-TBZ); contributed by various users.
- Source: S70 Ancestry Family Trees (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.)Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 69670388
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Alexander by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Alexander:
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~1.56%
Vickie (Aldous) Budge
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