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William Henry Cowen (Skiff) Cowen (abt. 1840)

William Henry Cowen Cowen formerly Skiff
Born about in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of
Husband of — married 26 Apr 1862 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Father of , and
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Name

William legally changed his name from William Henry Cowen Skiff to William Henry Cowen 7 Jul 1858 in Plymouth County Court. (he uses Skiff in the 1850 and 1855 Census). His mother legally changed her name from Eliza W. Skiff to Eliza W. Cowen (her maiden name) Mar. 11, 1872.

Note

Town of Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Established 1686.

Vital Record, 1850-1910, Page unlisted,
COWEN - marriage,
William H. (Cowenskiff) & Susan W. Nye, 26 April 1862.

Sources

  • "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NW1P-LJL : 24 May 2018), William H. Corvin and Susan W. Nye, 27 Apr 1862; citing Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,433,020.

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZHR-B6W : 14 December 2017), William Cowen in entry for Samuel Cowen, 1860.

  • "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD97-R14 : 12 April 2016), William H C Skiff in household of George C Skiff, Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 43, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).


Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Cowen-270 & Skiff-34 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X.




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