Hugh Cowan and Mary Van Lear

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Husband Hugh Cowan ¹

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           Born: 1768 2
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       Marriage: 3 Jan 1799 2

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Wife Mary Van Lear ²

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           Born: 1780 - near Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA 2
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         Father: Joseph Van Lear (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Chambers (1746-1836) 2

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1 M Joseph Van Lear Cowan ²

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2 F Maria Cowan ²

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3 F Susan Cowan ²

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4 F Eliza Cowan ²

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5 M William Cowan ²

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6 F Jane Cowan ²

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7 M Van Lear Cowan ²

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8 F Matilda Van Lear Cowan ¹

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           Born: 16 Feb 1817 1
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         Spouse: Thomas Poe Bard (1811-1885) 3
           Marr: 29 Nov 1836 2

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General Notes: Husband - Hugh Cowan

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Mercersburg, Franklin Co, PA - a cabinet-maker

1 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 31.

2 G. O. Seilhamer, Esq, The Bard Family (Chambersburg, PA: Kittochtinny Press, 1908), Pg 231.

3 —, Biographical Annals of Franklin County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905), Pg 26.