Born about in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Daughter of Edward Woodford Cowie
and Mary (Leslie) Cowie
Sister of
William Leslie Cowie [half], Edward Cowie [half], Catherine Galen Cowie [half] and Alexander Cowie [half]
Wife of
Alexander Watson
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died about
at about age 30
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Created 21 Jan 2014
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Biography
Mary was born on or about May 2, 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Appears to have arrived in the US 1885-05-12 aboard the Lord Clive which departed from Liverpool, England. As of the 1900 Census, she lived in Philadelphia, PA with her huband Alexander and daughters Elizabeth, Margaret, and Mary., with William Cunningham as a boarder (possibly a relative who emigrated with the family from Scotland
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Sources
"Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch
- (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQ9R-X59 : Mary Cowie, 28 Jan 1870; citing CENTRAL DISTRICT,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.
- hhttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3WP-KFR : Mary Watson in household of Alex Watson, Philadelphia city Ward 36, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 17B, family 369, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,478.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~12.50%
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Rejected matches › Mary M. (Watson) Mitchell (1868-) › Mary Ann Coe (abt.1871-) › Mary Adelaide (Watson) Rosenkrans (1868-1903)
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