Henry Cowles (1803 - 1881): Our Family History

1803 - 1881 (78 years)

Person ID: I1021

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Name Henry Cowles

Born 24 Apr 1803 Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States [1, 2]

Gender Male

Died 6 Sep 1881 Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States [1, 2]

Siblings

11 more

	1. Louisa Cowles, b. 29 May 1802, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. Nov 1888, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 86 years)
+	2. Henry Cowles (current person), b. 24 Apr 1803, Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 6 Sep 1881, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States (Age 78 years)
	3. John Cowles, b. Est 1804, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Maria Cowles, b. 18 Apr 1806, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 8 Jun 1843, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States (Age 37 years)
+	5. Eliza Cowles, b. 18 May 1808, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 9 Jan 1895, Naperville, DuPage, Illinois, United States (Age 86 years)
	6. Joshua Cowles, b. Abt 1809, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Roxana Cowles, b. 3 Jul 1810, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 10 Sep 1904, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States (Age 94 years)
	8. Cowles, b. Abt 1811, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Rachael Cowles, b. 10 Oct 1812, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 14 Jan 1858, Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States (Age 45 years)
	10. Susannah Cowles, b. Abt 1813, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	11. James Cowles, b. Est 1815, d. Yes, date unknown
+	12. Mary Ann Cowles, b. 25 Mar 1817, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 14 Jul 1874, Springfield, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 57 years)
+	13. Helen Keziah Cowles, b. 13 Jul 1819, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 1903, Thompson, Geauga, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)
	14. Olive W Cowles, b. 22 May 1822, Connecticut, United States , d. 1893 (Age 70 years)

Parents

Family ID: F282 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Father	Samuel Cowles, Jr., b. 12 Mar 1771, Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 11 Dec 1845, Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 74 years)
Mother	Olive Phelps, b. 1 Jul 1780, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, United States , d. 13 Jan 1864, Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States (Age 83 years)
Married	1 Oct 1800	Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Family 1

Family ID: F355 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Wife 1 Alice Welch, b. 28 Apr 1804, Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 14 Oct 1843, Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 39 years)

Married 27 Jul 1830 Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States [1, 2]

Children

	1. Helen Maria Cowles, b. 5 Aug 1832, Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Henry Benjamin Cowles, b. 31 Mar 1834, Austinburg, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States , d. 31 Dec 1870, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States (Age 36 years)
	3. John Guiteau Welch Cowles, b. 14 Mar 1836, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States , d. 17 Jun 1914, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States (Age 78 years)
+	4. Sarah Florella Cowles, b. 6 Mar 1838, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States , d. 16 Jan 1912, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States (Age 73 years)
	5. Mary Louisa Cowles, b. 28 Dec 1839, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States , d. 2 Feb 1859 (Age 19 years)
	6. Charles Cowles, b. 4 Jan 1842, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States , d. 7 Feb 1874 (Age 32 years)

Family 2

Family ID: F1753 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Wife 2	Minerva Dayton, b. 4 Apr 1800, Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States , d. 29 Nov 1880, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States (Age 80 years) [2]
Married	2 Mar 1844	Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States [2]

Other Personal Events

Graduation	1826	Yale University, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States [3]
Occupation	From 1835 to 1878	Oberlin College, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States [3]
	instructor
Census	1 Jun 1870	Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States [4]
	Witness Role: head of household Henry COWLES Witness Role: wife Minerva DAYTON Witness Role: nephew William Benton CHAMBERLAIN Witness Role: resident Name: Mary Penfield Witness Role: 10 year old female, attending school, unknown relationship Witness Role: servant Name: Mary Craghan Witness Role: 23 year old female servant, Irish, could not read or write.
Family Search ID	9W89-B61
Ω Census Principal	1 Jun 1870
	Witness Role: Principal Henry COWLES
_UID	58658DCADDDF41D6B936CAA993FEF8784A5D

Event Map

	Born - 24 Apr 1803 - Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
	Graduation - 1826 - Yale University, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
	Married - 27 Jul 1830 - Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
	Occupation - From 1835 to 1878 - Oberlin College, Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States
	Married - 2 Mar 1844 - Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
	Census - 1 Jun 1870 - Oberlin, Lorain, Ohio, United States
	Died - 6 Sep 1881 - Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, United States

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Source Citations

[S1407] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #93302 Alice Cowles Little to Ancestor #A026941 Samuel Cowles", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022).. [S1418] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Family Search Family Tree Assertion of Fact or Familial Link", Family Tree Database, FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org).. [S72] Compiler: Price, Debbie, Genealogical Papers of the Price and Chamberlain Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Casper, WY and Houston, TX (Houston, TX, 1976-1990). [S1472] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Ohio, Lorain County, Oberlin, p.11", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 26 March 2023)..

[S1407] National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogy Research, "Descendants Search: Member #93302 Alice Cowles Little to Ancestor #A026941 Samuel Cowles", (Washington, D.C.: Daughters of the American Revolution, 2022), Daughters of the American Revolution (https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search/?Tab_ID=5: accessed 2 September 2022)..
[S1418] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Family Search Family Tree Assertion of Fact or Familial Link", Family Tree Database, FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org)..
[S72] Compiler: Price, Debbie, Genealogical Papers of the Price and Chamberlain Families, Present Owner: Leslie Price, Compiler Address: Casper, WY and Houston, TX (Houston, TX, 1976-1990).
[S1472] United States, Bureau of the Census, "1870 US Census, Ohio, Lorain County, Oberlin, p.11", (1 June 1870), FamilySearch Family History Library (https://familysearch.org: accessed 26 March 2023)..