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Jane (Mitchell) Cowan (abt. 1790 - 1863)

Jane Cowan formerly Mitchell
Born about in Dunsmore, North Stirlingshire, Scotlandmap
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of — married 16 Jul 1815 in Cleland, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdommap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 73 in Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United Statesmap
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Biography

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Jane (Mitchell) Cowan was born in Scotland.

Jane was born in Scotland, she died in Illinois 1 Dec 1863 and is buried in the Widow Moore Cemetery, Colchester, Illinois [1]


  • Fact: Christening (18 Sep 1799) REDGORTON,PERTH,SCOTLAND
  • Fact: Residence (1850) Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States
  • Fact: Burial (1 December 1863) Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States


Sources

  1. Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 May 2019), memorial page for Jane Mitchell Cowan (unknown–1 Dec 1863), Find A Grave Memorial no. 127006332, citing Widow Moore Cemetery, Colchester, McDonough County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Labz2006 (contributor 47532462) .


https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/38944196/person/19913446293/facts

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127006332

Citation Information Transcript residence date: 1841 residence place: East Lothian, Scotland birth date: 18 Sep 1790 birth place: Dunsmore, N Sterlingshire, Scotland Detail 1841 Scotland Census Source Information Title 1841 Scotland Census Author Ancestry.com Note 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Research Notes

NOTE: need to resolve discrepancy between year of birth





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Something is not quite right here. If she was born in 1790, she would have been 49 when she gave birth to her youngest child Agnes. More research needed.
posted by Deborah Terrill

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