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Forest William Cowan 1859–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1859 (1856)

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 04 Dec 1911

Death Location: Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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Spouse(s): Ellen Vanvalkenburg

Children(s): Mary Cowan, Florence Cowan

Forest William Cowan was born in 1859 in Scotland, the child of William Cowan And Nellie Miller. Forest William Cowan married Ellen Vanvalkenburg, and had children including Florence M Cowan, Mary Elizabeth Cowan. Forest William Cowan passed away in 1911 in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Forest William Cowan was born in 1859 in Scotland, the child of William Cowan And Nellie Miller.
  • Forest William Cowan married Ellen Vanvalkenburg, and had children including Florence M Cowan, Mary Elizabeth Cowan.
  • Forest William Cowan passed away in 1911 in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

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Forest Cowan
1859–1911
Birth Place: Scotland
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Forest Cowan's Descendants

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Forest (William) Cowan (1859 (1856)–04 Dec 1911) m. Ellen Vanvalkenburg (1865–1901)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Cowan 1896–1965 m. Archibald Gould 1880–1966
    1. 1. Violet (Gwendolyn Gould (Smith)) (Wingert) 1931–2003 m. Joseph (Frank) Wingert 1931–2015
    2. 2. Eva (Helen Elizabeth) Gould 1923–1993 m. Hilaire (Joseph) Nollette 1904–1998
      1. 1. Monique (Marie Gould) (Nollette) 1939–1997
  2. 2. Florence (M) Cowan 1887–1929
    1. 1. Lucille (P Hillier) (Corp) 1919–1989 m. John (Oliver) Corp 1915–1999
      1. 1. Timothy (James) Corp 1942–1997

Forest Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1859
1859 (1856)
Birth of Forest William Cowan in Scotland
Scotland
1911
04 Dec 1911
Age 52
Death of Forest William Cowan in Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1859 (1856)
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Dec 1911
    Event Place: Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

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