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Abigail Ruth Cowan 1911 – 2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1911

Birth Location: Egremont Township, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 May 2002

Death Location: Listowel, Ontario, Canada

Father: Robert Cowan

Mother: Ida Leppington

Spouse(s): James Brears

Children(s): J Brears, Geraldine Brears, Harold Brears

Abigail Ruth Cowan was born in 1911 in Egremont Township, Ontario, Canada, the child of Robert Sidney Orr Cowan and Ida Leppington. Abigail Ruth Cowan later married James Latham Brears, and together they raised children including J Beverly Brears, Geraldine Ida Elizabeth Brears and Harold Brears. In 2002, Abigail Ruth Cowan passed away in Listowel, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Robert Cowan
1875 – 1952
Birth Location: Grey, Ontario, Canada
RC
Ida Leppington
1886 – 1964
Birth Location: Huron, Ontario, Canada
IL

Spouses(s)

James Brears
1904 – 1962
Birth Location: Canada
JB

Children(s)

J Brears
1936 –
Birth Location: Canada
JB
Geraldine Brears
1937 – 2010
Birth Location: Howick Township, Huron, Ontario, Canada
GB
Harold Brears
Birth Location: –
HB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 02 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Egremont, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS929; Reel: 226, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 96; Census Place: Minto (Township), Wellington North, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Abt 1911
    Event Place: Egremont Township, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Rootsweb Obituary Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Minto, Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 96; Census Place: Minto (Township), Wellington North, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 May 2002
    Event Place: Listowel, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Rootsweb Obituary Index

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