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George W Cowan 1858 – 1928 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1858

Birth Location: Maryborough, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 05 Oct 1928

Death Location: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Isabella Campbell

Spouse(s): Sarah Martin

Children(s): Hazel Cowan, George Cowan, John Cowan

According to available records, George W Cowan was born in 1858 in Maryborough, Ontario, Canada, the child of Alexander Cowan and Isabella Campbell. Following those early years, George W Cowan married Sarah Hanna Martin, and their family grew to include Hazel Vestia Cowan, George W Cowan and John Alexander Cowan. In the later years of life, George W Cowan died in 1928 in Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA.

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Parents

Alexander Cowan
1832 – 1911
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
AC
Isabella Campbell
1832 – 1871
Birth Location: Kildalton Parish, Islay Island, Argyll, Scotland
IC

Spouses(s)

Sarah Martin
1869 – 1932
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
SM

Children(s)

Hazel Cowan
1894 – 1967
Birth Location: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA
HC
George Cowan
1899 – 1969
Birth Location: Port Angeles, Clallam Co. WA.
GC
John Cowan
1900 – 1962
Birth Location: Washington, USA
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 Jun 1858
    Event Place: Maryborough, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Washington, Marriage Records, 1865-2004, Washington, U.S., Birth Records, 1907-1920, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1083, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington State Births 1907-1920, Roll: MS935_42.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Minto, Wellington, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1083

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1875
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Port Angeles Ward 6, Clallam, Washington; Roll: T624_1654; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375667

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1878
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington; Roll: T625_1921; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1881
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1891
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington; Roll: 1742; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241742

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1894
    Record Source: Washington, U.S., Birth Records, 1907-1920, Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Washington State Births 1907-1920

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington; Roll: 1742; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 1241742

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Port Angeles Ward 6, Clallam, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Port Angeles Ward 6, Clallam, Washington; Roll: T624_1654; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1375667

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington; Roll: T625_1921; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 19

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 05 Oct 1928
    Event Place: Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Roll: MS935_42.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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