Helen
COWAN
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Born: abt. 1839 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA
Helen COWAN died 5 February 1859 in Amherst, Massachusetts, USA .
Mother: Joanna Cowan
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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Name: Helen Cowan
Gender: Female
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Burial Place: Amherst
Death Date: 05 Feb 1859
Death Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Mass.
Age: 20
Birth Date: 1839
Birth Place: Amherst
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Marital Status: Single
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Father's Name: Hiram Cowan
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Mother's Name: Joanna Cowan
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B50128-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 186127
Reference ID: v 5 p 23
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FH1Z-8NT : 10 December 2014), Helen Cowan, 05 Feb 1859; citing Amherst, Hampshire, Mass., reference v 5 p 23; FHL microfilm 186,127.'
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