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George Cowan 1861 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1861

Birth Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 10 May 1925

Death Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada

Father: Walter Cowan

Mother: Mary Kitchen

Spouse(s): Christiana Hillier

Children(s): Violet Cowan, Bessie Cowan, George Cowan, Murray Cowan, Walter Cowan, Susan Cowan, William Cowan

Born in 1861 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, George Cowan was the child of Walter Cowan and Mary Ann Kitchen. In time, George Cowan married Christiana Hillier, and they raised a family that included Violet Cowan, Bessie M. Cowan, George Cowan, Murray Cowan, Walter Cowan, Susan Cowan and William Cowan. George Cowan died in Essex, Ontario, Canada in 1925.

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Parents

Walter Cowan
1823 – 1902
Birth Location: Ireland
WC
Mary Kitchen
1824 – 1921
Birth Location: Villa Nova, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
MK

Spouses(s)

Christiana Hillier
1866 –
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
CH

Children(s)

Violet Cowan
1888 –
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
VC
Bessie Cowan
1890 –
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
BC
George Cowan
1892 – 1917
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
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Murray Cowan
1894 – 1919
Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
MC
Walter Cowan
1896 – 1979
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada,
WC
Susan Cowan
1899 –
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
SC
William Cowan
1909 – 1980
Birth Location: Essex, Ontario, Canada
WC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jan 1861
    Event Place: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 76, Year: 1901; Census Place: Mersea, Essex (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 139, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 323

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario; Roll: C_13281; Page: 30; Family No: 143

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Mersea, Essex South, Ontario; Roll: T-6336; Family No: 76

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Mersea, Essex (south/sud), Ontario; Page: 13; Family No: 139

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 May 1925
    Event Place: Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 323

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Leamington, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index
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