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Alexander Cowan 1866 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1866

Birth Location: Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 16 April 1954

Death Location: Ufford, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Isabella Campbell

Spouse(s): Catherine Murray

Children(s): Roy Cowan, Sydney Cowan, Alice Cowan, Hazel Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Elsie Cowan, Norman Cowan, Lincoln Cowan, Graham Cowan

Alexander Cowan was born in Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada in 1866, to Alexander Cowan and Isabella Campbell. Later in life, Alexander Cowan married Catherine Allen Murray; among their children were Roy Andrew Cowan, Sydney Alexander Cowan, Alice Elizabeth Cowan, Hazel Eleanor Cowan, Margaret Mary Cowan, Elsie Isobel Ethel Cowan, Norman Murray Cowan, Lincoln Campbell Cowan and Graham Rutherford Cowan. Alexander Cowan died in Ufford, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, 1954.

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Parents

Alexander Cowan
1832 – 1911
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Isabella Campbell
1832 – 1871
Birth Location: Kildalton Parish, Islay Island, Argyll, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Murray
1867 – 1950
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England
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Children(s)

Roy Cowan
1890 – 1967
Birth Location: Hanpville Villge, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
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Sydney Cowan
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Watt Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
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Alice Cowan
1894 – 1987
Birth Location: Watt township, Muskoka, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
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Hazel Cowan
1897 – 2000
Birth Location: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Cowan
1899 – 1992
Birth Location: Windermere, Muskoka Dist, Ontario, Canada
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Elsie Cowan
1901 – 1989
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
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Norman Cowan
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
NC
Lincoln Cowan
1908 – 1915
Birth Location: Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada
LC
Graham Cowan
1913 – 2000
Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, 1931 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, County: Canada; Number: ; Date: ., Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 13 Aug 1889
    Event Place: Muskoka District
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Watt, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 April 1954
    Event Place: Ufford, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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