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Alfred Ernest Cowan 1876 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1876

Birth Location: Watford, brooke Township, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 05 May 1965

Death Location: Walford, Brooke Township, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Margaret Orr

Spouse(s): Anna Saunders

Children(s): Gerrard Cowan, John Cowan

Alfred Ernest Cowan was born in Watford, brooke Township, Ontario, Canada in 1876, to William Samuel Cowan and Margaret Orr. Later in life, Alfred Ernest Cowan married Anna Leila Saunders; among their children were Gerrard Saunders Cowan and John Keith Cowan. Alfred Ernest Cowan died in Walford, Brooke Township, Ontario, Canada, 1965.

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Parents

William Cowan
1841 – 1917
Birth Location: Tecumsah Township, Ontario, Canada
WC
Margaret Orr
1836 – 1896
Birth Location: Londonderry,Derry,Eire,
MO

Spouses(s)

Anna Saunders
1879 – 1973
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
AS

Children(s)

Gerrard Cowan
1910 – 1991
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
GC
John Cowan
1915 –
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 10 Apr 1876
    Event Place: Watford, brooke Township, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt. 1881
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Brooke, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 May 1965
    Event Place: Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 05 May 1965
    Event Place: Walford, Brooke Township, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. James Cemetery , Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

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