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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

Early life: Edward Cowan arrived in Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland in 1829, born to Isaac Cowan and Sarah Johnston. Over time, Edward Cowan formed a family with Elizabeth Whitcraft, which included 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 and John Benson Cowan. Edward Cowan concluded life in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada in 1904.

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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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 1871
    Event Place: Brooke
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Census Index, 1871

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

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

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 23 Apr 1904
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Roll: MS935_115.

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

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