Harvey McCowin

Brief Life History of Harvey

When Harvey McCowin was born on 24 April 1839, in Darlington, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Samuel McCowin, was 40 and his mother, Margaret Cory, was 36. He married Mary L in 1859. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Darlington Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 5 August 1921, in Darlington, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Marion Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey McCowin
1839–1921
Mary L
1842–1908
Marriage: 1859
Martin Luther McCowin
1859–1932
Jessie Lewella McCowin
1874–

Sources (10)

  • Harvey M Cown in household of Samuel M Cown, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Harvey, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1775-1991"
  • Harvey McCowin, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (7)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: variant of McCowan .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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