William Cowdery Jr was born on an unknown date to William Cowdery (1741-) and Ruth Emmons (1740-1769) . He married Rebekah Fuller (1768-1809) 1787 in East Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut. He married Keziah Pierce (1773-1860) 1809 in Williamson, Wayne County, New York.
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Marriage & Family
Marriage 1: Rebekah Fuller
Married about 1787 in East Haddam CT. By the next year they moved to Vermont where all of their children were born. About 1809, the family moved to Wayne County, New York and then Rebekah died there suddenly.
- Warren Cowdery (1788-1851) - later became presiding elder for Mormon church branch in Freedom, New York and subject of revelation known as D&C 106.
- Stephen Cowdery (1791-1848)
- Dyar Cowdery (1793-1829)
- Erastus Cowdery (1796-1833)
- Sally Cowdery (1799-1844)
- Lyman Cowdery (1802-1881)
- Olive Cowdery (1805-1891)
- Oliver Cowdery (1806-1850) - Co-founder of the LDS Church, Scribe of the Book of Mormon Translation and one of the Three Witnesses. Schoolteacher by trade.
Marriage 2: Keziah Pierce
Married in 1809, shortly after death of Rebekah, in Wayne Co, NY. All children born here.
- Rebecca Marie Cowdery (1810-1894)
- Lucy Pearce Cowdery (1814-1898)
- Phebe Cowdery (1817-1892)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Warren Cowdery (1788-1851) | 17 October 1788 Wells, Rutland County, Vermont | 23 February 1851 Kirtland, Geauga County, Ohio | Patience Simonds (1794-1862) |
| Stephen Cowdery (1791-1848) | |||
| Dyar Cowdery (1793-1829) | |||
| Erastus Cowdery (1796-1833) | |||
| Sally Cowdery (1799-1844) | |||
| Lyman Cowdery (1802-1881) | |||
| Olive Cowdery (1805-1891) | |||
| Oliver Cowdery (1806-1850) | 3 October 1806 Wells, Rutland County, Vermont | 3 March 1850 Richmond, Ray County, Missouri | Elizabeth Ann Whitmer (1815-1892) |
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rebecca Marie Cowdery (1810-1894) | |||
| Lucy Pearce Cowdery (1814-1898) | |||
| Phebe Cowdery (1817-1892) | |||
Siblings
References
- William Cowdery Immigrant Ancestors - Traces back 6 generations to 64+ Early Colonial Immigrant Ancestors - including Mayflower Pilgrims, Fuller & Lanthrop.
- Biography of Oliver Cowdery - Wikipedia