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George Darrel Cowan 1903 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Nov 1903

Birth Location: Tilbury Ontario Canada

Death Date: 08 June 1999

Death Location: Tilbury Ontario Canada

Father: Isaac Cowan

Mother: Louisa Cowley

Spouse(s): Annie Day

Children(s): Barbara Cowan, Douglas Cowan, Helen Cowan, James Cowan, Shirley Cowan

In 1903, George Darrel Cowan entered the world in Tilbury Ontario Canada, born to Isaac Cowan and Louisa Cowley. George Darrel Cowan married Annie Day, and had children including Barbara Rose Cowan, Douglas Cowan, Helen Cowan, James Cowan, Shirley Mae Cowan. George Darrel Cowan passed away in 1999 in Tilbury Ontario Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1903, George Darrel Cowan entered the world in Tilbury Ontario Canada, born to Isaac Cowan and Louisa Cowley.
  • George Darrel Cowan married Annie Day, and had children including Barbara Rose Cowan, Douglas Cowan, Helen Cowan, James Cowan, Shirley Mae Cowan.
  • George Darrel Cowan passed away in 1999 in Tilbury Ontario Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Cowan's Ancestors

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George Cowan
1903 – 1999
Birth Place: Tilbury Ontario Canada
Parents
Isaac Cowan
1869 – 1934
Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
Louisa Cowley
1872 –
Northcourt, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Hampton Cowan
1815 – 1886
Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
Elizabeth Curry
1820 – 1884
County Amagh, Ireland
Richard (William) Cowley
1842 – 1919
Fairford, Gloucestershire, England
Ruth Hewer
1847 – 1912
Marston Maisey, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Walter Cowan
1795 – 1870
Jane Hewett
1798 – 1856
Arthur Curry
1797 – 1881
Mary Johnston
1803 – 1872
Richard Cowley
1795 – 1852
Mary Pitts
1805 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
unknown Cowan
Robert Hewitt
1783 – 1869
Elizabeth Caswell
1787 –

George Cowan's Descendants

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George (Darrel) Cowan (27 Nov 1903 – 08 June 1999) m. Annie Day (26 Oct 1908 – 27 Oct 1977)
  1. 1. Barbara (Rose) Cowan (1940 – 2007)
  2. 2. Douglas Cowan ( – 15 May 2010) m. Bertha Lee ( – 21 Nov 2011) m. Valerie (Ann) Parker (1936 – 24 Apr 2003)
    1. 1. private Cowan
    2. 2. James Cowan
    3. 3. Shirley Cowan ( – 1997)
    4. 4. Kenneth Cowan
    5. 5. Douglas Cowan
    6. 6. Lynda Cowan
  3. 3. Helen Cowan m. Wayne Notling m. Sterling
  4. 4. James Cowan
  5. 5. Shirley (Mae) Cowan ( – 1997) m. Provost

George Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1903
26 Nov 1903
Birth of George Darrel Cowan in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1903
27 Nov 1903
Birth of George Darrel Cowan in Tilbury Ontario Canada
Tilbury Ontario Canada
1999
8 Jun 1999
Age 96
Death of George Darrel Cowan in Tilbury, Ontario, Canada
Tilbury, Ontario, Canada
1999
08 June 1999
Age 96
Death of George Darrel Cowan in Tilbury Ontario Canada
Tilbury Ontario Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1903
    Event Place: Tilbury Ontario Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957
    [2] Archives of Ontario; Series: MS932; Reel: 812
    [3] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index
    [5] Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1909

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1926
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Detroit Border Crossings and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1999
    Event Place: Tilbury, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 June 1999
    Event Place: Tilbury Ontario Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lakeshore, Essex County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index

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