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From: "Bette McIntosh" <>
Subject: Re: [PA-Pike] 1850 Census Pike County, Milford twp, PA
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2002 14:53:04 -0600
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Fred...Thank you for your very informative message. Although I was very
hopeful at first that perhaps the anomaly of the spelling of the surname
COSSIN / COSSEN et al could be explained away and dealt with when I found
the rest of the family members, this turned out not to be the case.

The family COSSIN ( and variant spellings) is assumed to have "originated"
from somewhere in PA. At one time it was thought that Franklin ,Vendango
Co, was the likely location. I thought it was worth a try in Pike County,
PA but the names on the 1870 Census, with the exception of Allen, are
unfamiliar to me.

Thank you again for your generous response to my request. I haven't given
up and am looking under and over every rock (boulder) in the road.

Bette
Wisconsin (USA)



----- Original Message -----
From: "Frederick Myers" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2002 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: [PA-Pike] 1850 Census Pike County, Milford twp, PA




> Bette McIntosh wrote:
> >
> > >
> > The surname spelling is variable (COSSIN, COSSEN, COPEN are variants)
but I have listed the name as it appears in the 1870 US Census Index
>
> My transcription (webiste listed below) lists three COURSEN/COURREN
> families in Pike County in 1850, headed by Allen, Shafer and John
> respectively all born in NJ and all farmers.
>
> The 1850 census for Pennsylvania as indexed elsewehere shows quite a
> number of COURSEN families in Lycoming Co Shrewsberry Twp. Most seem
> to be from one or two older families - all born in PA.
>
> > I am searching for the actual census entry for this individual and his
family, if possible, and any other information that can help me with the
identification and location of their ancestors and whereabouts.
>
> Happy searching.
>
> Fred
>
>
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