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Below is a family biography included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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HENRY COWAN, retired, post office Putnam, was born in Collier township, in 1823, a son of Hugh (a farmer) and Jane (McMichael) Cowan, to whom were born nine children, six yet living. The grandfather, Henry, came from Ireland; he was a farmer, and purchased one hundred acres of land on Miller’s run, where he died. Hugh, who was also a farmer, died in 1868, aged seventy-two years. Henry, the subject of this memoir, named after his grandfather, was reared on a farm. He married, in 1849, Hannah, daughter of George Cubbage. Mrs. Cowan died in 1880, the mother of two children, Harry and Emma. Mr. Cowan retired from active farm work in 1885. He is a member of the U. P. Church, and is a democrat.
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This family biography is one of 2,156 biographies included in the History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania published in 1889 by A. Warner & Co.
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