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George Paxton, Downie Cowan 1905 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Apr 1905

Birth Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Death Date: 25 May 1944

Death Location: Cassino, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Father: George Cowan

Mother: Josephine Downie

Spouse(s): Grace Cameron

Children(s): Gail Cowan, Patricia Cowan, Bonnie Cowan

In 1905, George Paxton Downie Cowan entered the world in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, born to George Henry Cowan and Josephine Irene Downie. Years later, George Paxton Downie Cowan married Grace Cameron, and the couple became parents to Gail Cameron Cowan, Patricia Irene Cowan and Bonnie Mary Stuart Cowan. George Paxton Downie Cowan died in 1944 in Cassino, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.

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Parents

George Cowan
1859 – 1935
Birth Location: Warwick, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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Josephine Downie
1869 – 1960
Birth Location: Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Grace Cameron
1915 –
Birth Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Children(s)

Gail Cowan
1938 – 2015
Birth Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Patricia Cowan
1938 – 2010
Birth Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Bonnie Cowan
1940 – 2015
Birth Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Apr 1905
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Italy, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Year: 1901; Census Place: Vancouver (City/Cité), Burrard, British Columbia; Page: 5; Family No: 50, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 30521

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Vancouver (City/Cité), Burrard, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, Year: 1901; Census Place: Vancouver (City/Cité), Burrard, British Columbia; Page: 5; Family No: 50

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Vancouver, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 18; Census Place: Ward 1, Vancouver Centre, British Columbia; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1927
    Record Source: Canada, Certificates of Military Instruction, 1867-1932, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Series: RG9 II-K-6; Volume: 141

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Abt 1933
    Event Place: Vancouver
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, The Victoria Daily Times; Publication Date: 18/ May/ 1933; Publication Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; ,0.15739706,0.26129457,0

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 30521

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Caulfield, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, WWII Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 30521

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 23 May 1944
    Event Place: Cassino, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
    Record Source: Italy, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 May 1944
    Record Source: Web: Canada, Virtual War Memorial Index, 1900-2014

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 25 May 1944
    Record Source: Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cassino, Provincia di Frosinone, Lazio, Italy
    Record Source: Italy, Find a Grave Index, 1800s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index

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