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Alexander James Cowan 1901 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Oct 1901

Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 24 May 1975

Death Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Catherine Osborne

Spouse(s): Mary Graham

Children(s): Alexander Cowan

According to available records, Alexander James Cowan was born in 1901 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Alexander Cowan and Catherine Osborne. Following those early years, Alexander James Cowan married Mary Ellen Christine Graham, and their family grew to include Alexander James Cowan. In the later years of life, Alexander James Cowan died in 1975 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

John Cowan
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
JC
Catherine Osborne
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
CO

Spouses(s)

Mary Graham
1912 – 1994
Birth Location: Park Hill, Bosanquet Tp. Lambton, Ontario, Canada
MG

Children(s)

Alexander Cowan
1931 – 2013
Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 11 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 Oct 1901
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27274; Census Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Lambton; Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1962
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 May 1975
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: CanadianHeadstones.com Index, Canadian Headstones; Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1975
    Event Place: Wyoming, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: CanadianHeadstones.com Index, Canadian Headstones; Canada

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