William Cowen and Catharine McIntosh

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Husband William Cowen ¹

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            AKA: William Cowen 2
           Born: 1794 - Rockingham Co, VA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Feb 1875 - ? Venango Co, PA 2
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 1825 - Trumbull Co, OH 2

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   Other Spouse: Catharine Pickering (      -Bef 1825) 1 2 - 1819 - ? Virginia 2

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• Residence: : Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA.

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Wife Catharine McIntosh ¹

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            AKA: Catharine McClintosh 2
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1872 - ? Venango Co, PA 1
         Buried: 

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• Residence: : Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA.

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Children

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1 F Mary Jane Cowen ¹

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           Born: 1 Oct 1826
     Christened: 
           Died: 19 Nov 1914
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 3

         Spouse: James Richey, Esq. (1820-1881) 2
           Marr: 10 Jul 1845 2

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2 M William Henry Cowen

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            AKA: William H. F. Cowan,1 W. H. Cowen 2
           Born: 15 Dec 1828 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Jun 1900
         Buried:  - Sunville Cemetery, Sunville, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 4

         Spouse: Elizabeth Isabella Richey (1830-1863/1865) 1 2
           Marr: 1862 2

         Spouse: Sarah Ehrhart (1838-1924) 1 2
           Marr: 1875 2

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3 M Andrew Jackson Cowan ¹

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            AKA: A. J. Cowen 2
           Born: 1833 - Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 1895
         Buried:  - Wallaceville Cemetery, Plum Twp, Venango Co, PA 5

         Spouse: Jane W. "Jennie" Smith (1833-1881) 2
           Marr: 1859 2

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General Notes: Husband - William Cowen

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He was of German extract. From Virginia he went to Ohio and located in Franklin County, where he made his home for five years. From there he migrated to Venango County, Pennsylvania, in 1823, and settled in Plum Township, on a tract of land containing 200 acres, five miles northeast of Cooperstown.
He was a democrat and was elected to and held the office of County Com­missioner for three years. He was twice elected as a justice of the peace, but refused to serve.
He had two children by his first wife and five by his second.

He went to Fairfield County, Ohio, from Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1822.

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General Notes: Wife - Catharine McIntosh

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She was residing in Franklin County, OH, at the time of her marriage to Cowen.

1 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1074.

2 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 630.

3 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 72.

4 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 61.

5 Venango County Historical Society, Venango County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records and Early Church Histories, Vol. 8, Plum Township (Franklin, PA: Venango County Historical Society, 2000), Pg 94.