Samuel COWLES

Male 1712 - 1798  (86 years)


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  • Name Samuel COWLES  [1
    • He removed from Meriden to Cheshire, thence to Torrington, Conn., before 1753, as his daughter Abigail was baptized there Jan. 17, 1753; and from there to Norfolk, Conn., prior to Apr. 12, 1772. He and his wife Martha were received into the church at Norfolk, April 12, 1772.

      In his will, dated Norfolk, Conn., Apr. 19, 1781, probated Feb. 11, 1799, he mentions wife Elizabeth, sons Samuel, Amasa and Adna; daughters Mindwell, Martha, Eunice, Jerusha, Abigail; and son-in-law Thomas Coe. Inventory of estate $951.25. In the Court record he is referred to as late of New Hartford, and the inventory is dated New Hartford, Conn., Feb. 14, 1799. Perhaps he went there to live after his second marriage and die there. [1]
    Birth 14 Mar 1712  Meriden, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 5 Oct 1798  Norfolk or New Hartford, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I101004  Main Tree
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2020 

    Father Joseph COWLES,   b. 18 Jan 1677/8, Farmington, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1760, Wallingford, New Haven Co., Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Abigail ROYCE,   b. 24 Nov 1677, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1714, Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 36 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 13 Jul 1699  Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Pastor Mr. Street Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F12048  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Martha BROOKS,   b. 21 Feb 1714   d. 27 Sep 1778 (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 25 Sep 1734  [1
    Children 
     1. Abigail COWLES,   b. 6 May 1753   d. 12 or 14 Nov 1833, Norfolk, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F41914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Elizabeth MARSH   d. 25 Apr 1799 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1779  [1
    Family ID F41915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2020 

  • Sources 
    1. [S12064] Colonel Calvin Duvall Cowles, Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America Vol.I .

    2. [S00084] "The Descendants of Nathaniel Foote Sr. & Elizabeth Deming" Compiled by Ellwood Count Curtis.