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Edward James Cowan 1866 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1866

Birth Location: Watford, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 16 Aug 1930

Death Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Martha King

Spouse(s): Lila Gilroy

Children(s): Marion Cowan, Edward Cowan, Helen Cowan

Born in 1866 in Watford, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, Edward James Cowan was the child of Alexander Cowan and Martha King. In time, Edward James Cowan married Lila Martha Jane Gilroy, and they raised a family that included Marion Agnes Cowan, Edward Hayden Cowan and Helen King Cowan. Edward James Cowan died in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada in 1930.

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Parents

Alexander Cowan
1827 – 1900
Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
AC
Martha King
1831 – 1906
Birth Location: Ireland
MK

Spouses(s)

Lila Gilroy
1870 – 1946
Birth Location: Port Hope, Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada
LG

Children(s)

Marion Cowan
1896 – 1958
Birth Location: Alvinston, Ontario, Canada
MC
Edward Cowan
1898 – 1992
Birth Location: Alvinston, Ontario, Canada
EC
Helen Cowan
1903 – 1990
Birth Location: Yokohama, Aomori, Japan
HC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 19 Oct 1866
    Event Place: Watford, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372; Roll #: 643, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Emergency Passport Applications, Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 1244183 / MLR Number A1 544; Box #: 4695; Volume #: 1, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 44; Family No: 199, Year: 1871; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9895; Page: 68; Family No: 231, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 89, Roll: MS935_392.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9895; Page: 68; Family No: 231

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 44; Family No: 199

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 12 Jan 1889
    Event Place: New York, New York State, USA
    Record Source: Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989

    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: Custom Event
    Event Year: 20 Feb 1904
    Record Source: Index to Petitions for Naturalization filed in New York City, 1792-1989, U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372; Roll #: 643

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 30 Oct 1907
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Emergency Passport Applications, Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 1244183 / MLR Number A1 544; Box #: 4695; Volume #: 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Yokohama, Japan
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooklyn, New York
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Emergency Passport Applications, Argentina thru Venezuela, 1906-1925; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 1244183 / MLR Number A1 544; Box #: 4695; Volume #: 1

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Japan
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New York City, New York
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington D.C.; Passport Applications, 1795-1905; Collection Number: ARC Identifier 566612 / MLR Number A1 508; NARA Series: M1372; Roll #: 643

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1930
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_392.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. James Cemetery , Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

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