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Arthur Alvin Cowan 1902 – 1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 FEB 1902

Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 Oct 1963

Death Location: Wheatley, Ontario, Canada

Father: Isaac Cowan

Mother: Louisa Cowley

Spouse(s): Elva Wetherald

Children(s): Murray Cowan, Joyce Cowan

The birth of Arthur Alvin Cowan took place in 1902 in Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada, to Isaac Cowan and Louisa Cowley. Arthur Alvin Cowan married Elva Wetherald, and together they had Murray Cowan and Joyce Cowan. Arthur Alvin Cowan's death occurred in 1963 in Wheatley, Ontario, Canada.

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AC

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Parents

Isaac Cowan
1869 – 1934
Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
IC
Louisa Cowley
1872 –
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Elva Wetherald
1901 –
Birth Location: Canada
EW

Children(s)

Murray Cowan
1941 – 2025
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
MC
Joyce Cowan
Birth Location: –
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 Feb 1902
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 FEB 1902
    Event Place: Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 77; Census Place: Woodstock (City), Oxford North, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: City of Woodstock, Oxford North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 77; Census Place: Woodstock (City), Oxford North, Ontario; Page Number: 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cleveland, Ohio
    Record Source: Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 185; Film Description: 1925 Wayne

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1963
    Event Place: Wheatley, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 Oct 1963
    Event Place: Wheatley, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wheatley, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, 1800-2011

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