Matthew Benjamin Cowden and Mary Wallace

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Husband Matthew Benjamin Cowden ¹

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           Born: 24 Jun 1786 - Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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           Died: 15 Jan 1862 1
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: Col. James Cowden (1737-1810) 2 3 4
         Mother: Mary Crouch (1757-1848) 2 3 4

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Mary Wallace ¹

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           Born: 1788 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 May 1844 1
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

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         Father: James Wallace (1751-1823) 5 6
         Mother: Sarah Elder (1752-1822) 5 6

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Children

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1 M James Cowden ¹

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           Born: 1815 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Jul 1877 1
         Buried:  - Harrisburg, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: Anna M. Chambers (      -1882) 1

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2 M John Wallace Cowden ^{1 7}

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           Born: 29 Aug 1817 - Lower Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Mary E. Hatton (      -      ) 1 7

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3 F Sarah Cowden ¹

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4 F Margaret Cowden ⁸

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           Born: 
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           Died: 7 Jul 1822 8
         Buried:  - Paxtang Church Cemetery, Paxtang, Dauphin Co, PA

         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 M William Kerr Cowden ¹

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           Born: 5 Jan 1822 - Lower Paxtang Twp, Dauphin Co, PA 1
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           Died: 17 Jul 1888 1
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         Spouse: Elizabeth M. Elder (      -      ) 9

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6 F Mary E. Cowden ⁹

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         Spouse: David Robinson Elder (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 18 Feb 1858 9

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7 M Edward Cowden ⁸

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - Matthew Benjamin Cowden

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He was an associate judge of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a gentleman of sterling integrity, and of marked influence in the community.

1 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 146.

2 William Henry Egle, History of the County of Dauphin in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: Everts & Peck, 1883), Pg 476.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (Chambersburg, PA: J. M. Runk & Company, Publishers, 1896), Pg 174.

4 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 143, 145.

5 William Henry Egle, Historical Register: Notes and Queries, Historical and Genealogical (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Company, 1894), Pg 120.

6 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 191.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1914), Pg 178.

8 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 147.

9 William Henry Egle, M.D., M.A., Pennsylvania Genealogies; Chiefly Scotch-Irish and German (Harrisburg, PA: Harrisburg Publishing Co., 1896), Pg 211.