William COWLES

Male 1690 - 1771  (80 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William COWLES was born on 01 Sep 1690 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 12 Apr 1771 in East Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Mr. Cowles lived in East Hartford, became a deacon of the First Congregational Church in 1752 and member of the church council in 1763 (1st Cong. Ch., E.H., 1702-1902). In May 1739, the General Assembly, in consideration of the memorial of William Cowles, freed and released him for the future, from paying any rates or taxes on his head:
    Hi will dated Oct. 12, 1770, was probated at Hartford, June 4, 1771 and is on file in State Library.

    Family/Spouse: Elizabeth HUBBARD. Elizabeth (daughter of Daniel HUBBARD and Esther RICE) was born on 05 Apr 1695 in Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts; died on 24 Mar 1779. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Esther COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Sep 1729 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 03 Jan 1803.
    2. 3. Ruth COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1732 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Apr 1792.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Esther COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 13 Sep 1729 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 03 Jan 1803.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Fact: Daughter of William Cowles

    Esther married Roger PITKIN in 1753. Roger (son of Roger PITKIN and Hannah STANLEY) was born on 29 Oct 1703 in Hartford, Hartford County,Connecticut; died on 08 Apr 1759. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Ruth COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 14 Aug 1732 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 6 Apr 1792.

    Family/Spouse: Eleazer COWLES. Eleazer (son of Joseph COWLES and Mary GOODWIN) was born in 1728 in East Hartford, Connecticut; died on 19 Mar 1801. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Eleazer COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1763 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 9 Jan 1763 in East Hartford, Connecticut.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Eleazer COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (3.Ruth2, 1.William1) was born in 1763 in East Hartford, Connecticut; was christened on 9 Jan 1763 in East Hartford, Connecticut.

    Notes:

    Name:
    Eleazer Cowles married May 1787, at East Haddam, Conn., Mary Spencer of Glastonbury, Conn., who was baptized in the First Church in Hartland, Conn., Oct. 7, 1787, and she and her husband were admitted as members on that date. He bought, in East Hartland, Conn., June 13, 1793, 57 1/2 acres of land for $1,000, and lived on it until 1798, when he sold it. He subsequently settled in Rome, N.Y., but at what date is not known nor the date and place of his first wife's death. He m. (2) April 27, 1806, in Eastbury, Conn., Mabel Hubbard. Eastbury is in the town of East Hartford and it is possible that after his wife's death he returned there with his family to live and removed to Rome after his second marriage but this is merely a conjecture.

    Eleazer married Mary SPENCER in May 1787 in East Haddam, Connecticut. Mary was christened on 7 Oct 1787 in First Church in Hartland, Connecticut; died before 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Elizabeth COWLES  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1790 in Hartland, Connecticut; was christened on 21 Mar 1790 in Hartland, Connecticut; died on 16 Nov 1862 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Eleazer married Mabel HUBBARD on 27 Apr 1806 in Eastbury, Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 5.  Elizabeth COWLES Descendancy chart to this point (4.Eleazer3, 3.Ruth2, 1.William1) was born on 10 Mar 1790 in Hartland, Connecticut; was christened on 21 Mar 1790 in Hartland, Connecticut; died on 16 Nov 1862 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

    Elizabeth married Mancel TALCOTT on 7 Apr 1811 in Rome, New York. Mancel (son of Jonathan TALCOTT and Sarah HUBBARD) was born on 13 Oct 1785 in Glastenbury, Connecticut; died on 25 Mar 1857 in Hannibal, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Edward Benton TALCOTT  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 May 1812 in Rome, New York; died on 8 Feb 1886 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; was buried in Rosehill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois.