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Edward Cowan 1829 – 1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1829

Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland

Death Date: 23 Apr 1904

Death Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Isaac Cowan

Mother: Sarah Johnston

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Whitcraft

Children(s): Sarah Cowan, William Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Francis Cowan, Henry Cowan, Harriet Cowan, Johnston Cowan, Annie Cowan, Edith Cowan, Alfred Cowan, Isaac Cowan, John Cowan

In 1829, Edward Cowan entered the world in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland, born to Isaac Cowan and Sarah Johnston. In 1861, Edward Cowan resided in Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, Canada. In 1871, Edward Cowan resided in Brooke. Edward Cowan married Elizabeth Whitcraft, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Cowan, William James Cowan, Margaret Joannah Cowan, Francis Jane Cowan, Henry Louis Cowan, Harriet Susannah Cowan, Johnston Edward Cowan, Annie Cowan, Edith Maria Cowan, Alfred Ernest Cowan, Isaac Frederick Cowan, John Benson Cowan. Edward Cowan passed away in 1904 in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1829, Edward Cowan entered the world in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland, born to Isaac Cowan and Sarah Johnston.
  • In 1861, Edward Cowan resided in Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, Canada.
  • In 1871, Edward Cowan resided in Brooke.
  • Edward Cowan married Elizabeth Whitcraft, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Cowan, William James Cowan, Margaret Joannah Cowan, Francis Jane Cowan, Henry Louis Cowan, Harriet Susannah Cowan, Johnston Edward Cowan, Annie Cowan, Edith Maria Cowan, Alfred Ernest Cowan, Isaac Frederick Cowan, John Benson Cowan.
  • Edward Cowan passed away in 1904 in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Cowan
1788 – 1859
Birth Location: Clontibret, County Monaghan, Ireland
IC
Sarah Johnston
1798 – 1876
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
SJ

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Whitcraft
1836 – 1916
Birth Location: Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
EW

Children(s)

Sarah Cowan
1859 – 1939
Birth Location: Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
SC
William Cowan
1860 – 1933
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
WC
Margaret Cowan
1862 – 1921
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
MC
Francis Cowan
1868 – 1895
Birth Location: Watford, Brooke Township, Ontario, Canada
FC
Henry Cowan
1870 – 1939
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
HC
Harriet Cowan
1871 – 1946
Birth Location: Watford, Lambton County, Ontario Canada
HC
Johnston Cowan
1872 – 1940
Birth Location: Watford, Brooke Township, Ontario, Canada
JC
Annie Cowan
1872 – 1956
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
AC
Edith Cowan
1874 – 1959
Birth Location: Watford, Brooke Township, Ontario, Canada
EC
Alfred Cowan
1876 – 1965
Birth Location: Watford, brooke Township, Ontario, Canada
AC
Isaac Cowan
1878 – 1962
Birth Location: Walford, Brooke Twp, Ontario, Canada
IC
John Cowan
1881 – 1950
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
JC

Edward Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Edward Cowan
1829 – 1904
Birth Place: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Parents
Isaac Cowan
1788 – 1859
Clontibret, County Monaghan, Ireland
Sarah Johnston
1798 – 1876
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
William (Andrews) Cowan
1751 – 1835
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Watt
1765 –
George (Frances) Johnston
1760 – 1826
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Harriet
1765 – 1798
County Armagh, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769
John Watt
Margaret Stanners
Joseph Johnston
1808 – 1898
Barbara Kilmer
1814 – 1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Cowan
1660 – 1730
Lady Crawford
1683 – 1703
John Andrew
1703 –
Mary Paterson
1700 –
Hugh Watt
1705 – 1787
Margaret Whyte
1706 – 1758
Humphrey Johnston
1776 – 1863
Margaret Whitcroft
1786 – 1852
Philip Kilmer
Martha

Edward Cowan's Descendants

1.
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Edward Cowan (21 Apr 1829 – 23 Apr 1904) m. Elizabeth Whitcraft (17 Nov 1836 – 15 Jun 1916)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cowan (24 Jun 1859 – 05 Jun 1939) m. Douglas Carr (ABT 1857 – 6 Apr 1936)
    1. 1. Edith (Anna Kathleen) Carr (04 Sep 1893 – 1959) m. Henry (Allan) Creighton (21 Jan 1894 – bef 1980)
      1. 1. Edith (Margaret) Creighton m. Edwards
    2. 2. John (Edward Beecher) Carr (1895 – 1931)
  2. 2. William (James) Cowan (26 Aug 1860 – 6 Sep 1933)
  3. 3. Margaret (Joannah) Cowan (17 Feb 1862 – 10 SEP 1921) m. George (Wesley) Mitchell (28 Oct 1866 – 29 Mar 1946)
    1. 1. Alfreda (Cowan) Mitchell (4 APR 1899 – 6 DEC 1994) m. Alexander (Burton) Lucas (AFT 1890 – 3 Jan 1965)
      1. 1. Kenneth Lucas (AFT 1923 – )
      2. 2. Margaret Lucas (AFT 1925 – )
      3. 3. Carolyn (Ann) Lucas (08 Sep 1943 – 08 Sep 1943)
    2. 2. Edward (George Kenton) Mitchell (26 Nov 1902 – 23 Apr 1963) m. Evelyn (Agnes) Cowan (AFT 1899 – 13 Dec 1994)
      1. 1. Margaret (Isabel) Mitchell (17 Jan 1937 – 25 December 2004) m. Lorne (John Sherman) McDowell (9 Apr 1930 – 21 Aug 2017)
        1. 1. Lauren McDowell
        2. 2. Paula McDowell
        3. 3. Mike McDowell
      2. 2. Catherine Mitchell
      3. 3. Joan Mitchell
  4. 4. Francis (Jane) Cowan (4 Jan 1868 – 11 MAY 1895)
  5. 5. Henry (Louis) Cowan (13 Feb 1870 – bef 1939) m. Elizabeth Gorrell (1872 – )
    1. 1. Irene (Gorrell) Williams (8 Jul 1899 – 1996) m. Williams
    2. 2. Marjorie Cowan m. Morley Horton
  6. 6. Harriet (Susannah) Cowan (24 Jan 1871 – 30 Apr 1946) m. Archibald Williamson (19 May 1871 – 18 Jun 1945)
  7. 7. Johnston (Edward) Cowan (20 Feb 1872 – 8 Oct 1940) m. Margaret (Belle "Maggie") Dewar (Feb 1874 – 25 JUL 1936)
  8. 8. Annie Cowan (15 Mar 1872 – 1956) m. Samuel (H) Mitchell (May 1871 – 11 Jun 1932)
    1. 1. Stanley Mitchell (January – )
  9. 9. Edith (Maria) Cowan (2 Mar 1874 – 28 Mar 1959)
  10. 10. Alfred (Ernest) Cowan (10 Apr 1876 – 05 May 1965) m. Anna (Leila) Saunders (09 Feb 1879 – 21 Dec 1973)
    1. 1. Gerrard (Saunders) Cowan (06 May 1910 – 14 SEP 1991) m. Doris Sutton (05 Apr 1915 – )
      1. 1. Marie (Elaine) Cowan (14 SEP 1941 – ) m. Ross (James) Columbus
        1. 1. Brain (Ross) Columbus (23 OCT 1965 – )
        2. 2. Deniss (Kenneth) Columbus (12 FEB 1968 – )
        3. 3. Anne (Marie) Columbus (30 SEP 1975 – )
      2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Cowan (14 APR 1944 – )
    2. 2. John (Keith) Cowan (08 Nov 1915 – ) m. Irene ( – Jun 1974)
  11. 11. Isaac (Frederick) Cowan (23 May 1878 – 1962) m. Jessie (Elizabeth) Latimer (1873 – 1958) m. Marjorie
    1. 1. Marjorie (Edith Alfreda) Cowan (22 Sep 1912 – 1987) m. John (C.) Barfett (1909 – 1988)
  12. 12. John (Benson) Cowan (08 Jul 1881 – 22 Mar 1950) m. Elizabeth, (Bessie) Harper (2 May 1892 – 31 March 1988)
    1. 1. Madeline Cowan (1926 – 1926)
    2. 2. Edward Cowan
    3. 3. Maxine Cowan

Edward Cowan's Timeline

7 Records

1829
21 Apr 1829
Birth of Edward Cowan in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
1861
1861
Age 32
Edward Cowan resided here in Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, Canada
Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, Canada
1871
1871
Age 42
Edward Cowan resided here in Brooke
Brooke
1881
1881
Age 52
Edward Cowan resided here in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 62
Edward Cowan resided here in Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 72
Edward Cowan resided here in Brooke, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
Brooke, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
1904
23 Apr 1904
Age 75
Death of Edward Cowan in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1829
    Event Place: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1040-1041
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada
    [4] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Series: MS248; Reel: 8
    [5] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada
    [7] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_115.
    [8] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Brooke, Lambton, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1040-1041

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Brooke
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Brooke, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooke Township
    Record Source: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; County Marriage Registers, 1858-June 1869; Series: MS248; Reel: 8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lambton
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_115.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_115.
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St James Cemetery , Brooke
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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