Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Robert Cowan and Abigail Sabin




Husband Robert Cowan 1

           Born: 1794 - New York state 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 5 Aug 1873 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Ephraim Cowan (1766-      ) 1
         Mother: Sally Wilson (1771-      ) 1


       Marriage: 1818 1

   Other Spouse: Mary Barber (      -      ) 1 - 27 Aug 1857 1



Wife Abigail Sabin 1

           Born: 11 Oct 1800 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 7 Sep 1848 1
         Buried: 


         Father: Timothy Sabin (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Abigail Heacock (      -      ) 1




Children
1 M Ephraim Cowan 2 3

           Born: 1821 - Wales, Erie Co, NY 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jan 1894 - Washington, D. C. 4
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Melvina Tamar King (1823-1868) 4
           Marr: 18 Apr 1850 5
         Spouse: Julia Frances Camp (      -1887) 4
           Marr: 12 Oct 1870 4


2 F Sally B. Cowan 1

           Born: 1824 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



3 M Robert E. Cowan 1

           Born: 1825 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



4 F Abigail Zevier Cowan 1

           Born: 1828 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: John Thomas (1825-Aft 1913) 4
           Marr: 1868 6


5 F Betsy Ann Cowan 1

           Born: 1830 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Ephraim E. Eddy (      -      ) 1
         Spouse: C. W. Eddy (      -      ) 1


6 M Samuel A. Cowan 1

           Born: 1834 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



7 M John H. Cowan 1

           Born: 1837 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



8 M James Otis Cowan 1

           Born: 1838 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Robert Cowan


He and his brother Samuel served in the War of 1812, their mother spin­ning the yarn and weaving the cloth of which she made their uniforms. In 1819 he was commissioned captain of a com­pany in the One Hundred and Seventieth Regiment of New York militia. About the year 1832 he removed with his family to Car­roll, Chautauqua County, New York; he and his wife were members of the First Congre­gational Church at Jamestown.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 380.

2 J. S. Schenck, History of Warren County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1887), Pg 330.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 380, 906.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 381.

5 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 381, 906.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of the Allegheny Valley, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 382.


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