William Ekin and Martha Cowan

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Husband William Ekin ¹

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            AKA: William Aekin 2
           Born:  - York Co, PA
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           Died: 1851 1
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         Father: Robert Ekin (      -1815) 1
         Mother: Unknown (      -1815)

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Wife Martha Cowan ¹

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           Died: 1858 1
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         Father: Matthias Cowan (      -      ) 1
         Mother: [Unk] Gray (      -Abt 1815) 1

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Children

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1 M Robert Ekin ¹

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           Born: 24 Dec 1804 1
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2 M Matthias Cowan Ekin ¹

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           Born: 24 Apr 1806 1
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         Spouse: Nancy Rand (      -      ) 1

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3 F Eliza Ekin ¹

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            AKA: Eliza Aekin 2
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         Spouse: Andrew Christy (Abt 1795-1880) 1 2

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4 F Rachel Ekin ¹

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         Spouse: Samuel Gill (      -      ) 1

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5 M John Ekin ¹

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6 F Mary Ekin ^{1 3}

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           Died: 18 Mar 1883 4
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         Spouse: Thomas Shaw (1800-1885) 1 3 5
           Marr: 1835 3

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7 F Margaret Ekin ¹

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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - William Ekin

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Of Irish descent, he was a pioneer of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and settled on a farm that was patented by John Christy.

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 557.

2 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 700.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 616.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 617.

5 —, The History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Part II (Chicago, IL: A. W. Warner & Co., 1889), Pg 693.