William Cowles
William Cowles (abt. 1780-aft. 1859) was born about 1780 in Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He married Elizabeth Hawley in Jan. 1803 in Farmington; widowed 10 Jun. 1850. He married Eunice Hadsell on 25 May 1851 in Avon, Hartford Co., Connecticut. He was visited by Wilford Woodruff on 24 Jun. 1838 in Avon, and his second marriage was mentioned in a letter written to Wilford from Ozem Woodruff on 22 Dec. 1851. He died after 20 Jul. 1860.
William Cowles (DRC2-TGC), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Aug. 2023). William Cowles, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/william-cowles, accessed 7 Aug. 2023). "Land records, 1830-1894," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Aug. 2023); William Cowles and Eunice Hadsell, marriage, 25 May 1851, Avon, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 385; citing Avon, Hartford Co., Connecticut, Town Clerk, image 552/641; DGS 8398208. "Church records, 1652-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 8 Aug. 2023); Wm. Cowles and Elizabeth Hawley, marriage, Jan. 1803, Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 47; citing Farmington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, First Congregational Church, image 328/561; DGS 4199687. Hartford Courant, “Deaths” (Hartford, Connecticut), 14 Jun. 1850, vol. 14, no. 145, p. 2; database with images, Newspapers.com (https://newspapers.com, accessed 8 Aug. 2023). 1850 U.S. Census, the town of Avon, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 273 (front), William Cowles; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 22 Aug. 2023). 1860 U.S. Census, Avon, Hartford Co., Connecticut, p. 539 (back), William Odell; FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 22 Aug. 2023). Note: According to the marriage record of William Cowles and Eunice Hadsell, as well as the letter written by Ozem Woodruff, Eunice had been married five times before her marriage to William. The details of these marriages could not be verified.