Mary (Rousseau) Cowan (1814 - 1849)

Born 4 Apr 1814 in Georgia [uncertain]

Died 22 Sep 1849 at age 35 in Georgia

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Biography

Born in 1814, Mary was the daughter of John and Hulda (Evans) Rousseau, in Georgia, where she was raised and lived her life. Mary wed John Franklin Cowan, the son of John and Susannah (Glover) Cowan, in 1838. They settled in Putnam County, Georgia, and had the following children:

Martha Ann (Cowan) Powell (1840–1929)

John Randolph Cowan (1842–1933)

Mary Cowan (1846–)

Virginia (Cowan) Williford (1847–1908)

Franklin Cowan III (1849– )

Mary died the same year, 1849, as her youngest child was born leading to speculation she died as a result of childbirth. No death or burial records have been found.

Sources

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVH-6T2 : 7 February 2020), Franklin Cowan and Mary Roussan, 23 May 1838; citing Marriage, Putnam, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 394,053.

• Marriage notice for Franklin Cowan and Mary Rousseau published in the Digital Public Library of America – Georgia Newspapers. [1]

• "Georgia Deaths, 1928-1943," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JJQ5-S4P : 2 March 2021), Amanda or Mary Russan in entry for Martha Ann Powell, 20 Jun 1929; citing Omaha, Stewart, Georgia, United States, Georgia State Archives, Morrow.

• Early Rousseaus in Georgia, Texas and Florida, By Robert Lewis October 19, 2010. Published by Genealogy.com - Rousseau Family Information - The Will of John Rousseau is included. He was Mary's father who died after Mary's death. Franklin Cowan is named an heir to the estate in 1850. [2]