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Gertrude Catherine Cowan 1918 – 2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 25 Jul 2000

Death Location: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Catherine Osborne

Spouse(s): Orval Gould

Children(s): Gordon Gould, James Gould, Robert Gould

Gertrude Catherine Cowan was born in 1918 in Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Alexander Cowan and Catherine Osborne. In 1921, Gertrude Catherine Cowan resided in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada. In 1931, Gertrude Catherine Cowan resided in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. Gertrude Catherine Cowan married Orval Alexander Gould, and had children including Gordon John Gould, James Albert Gould, Robert Alexander Gould. Gertrude Catherine Cowan passed away in 2000 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Catherine Cowan was born in 1918 in Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada, the child of John Alexander Cowan and Catherine Osborne.
  • In 1921, Gertrude Catherine Cowan resided in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1931, Gertrude Catherine Cowan resided in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.
  • Gertrude Catherine Cowan married Orval Alexander Gould, and had children including Gordon John Gould, James Albert Gould, Robert Alexander Gould.
  • Gertrude Catherine Cowan passed away in 2000 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
JC
Catherine Osborne
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
CO

Spouses(s)

Orval Gould
1912 – 1970
Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
OG

Children(s)

Gordon Gould
1951 –
Birth Location: Petolia, Ontario, Canada
GG
James Gould
1955 –
Birth Location: Petolia, Ontario, Canada
JG
Robert Gould
1957 –
Birth Location: Petolia, Ontario, Canada
RG

Gertrude Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Cowan
1918 – 2000
Birth Place: Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Alexander Cowan
1868 – 1939
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Catherine Osborne
1878 – 1955
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Armagh Ireland
Eleanor ("Ellen") Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
Adam (Crawford) Osbourne
1827 – 1900
Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes McAuslan
1836 – 1922
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Henry Whitcraft
1804 – 1880
Elizabeth Leathem
1806 – 1880
Peter Osborne
1794 – 1880
Margaret Crawford
1792 – 1878
Robert McAusland
1805 – 1884
Agnes Crawford
1810 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Elizabeth Watt
Henry Whitcraft
1775 – 1849
Elizabeth Kennedy
1785 – 1885
Leathem
Adam Crawford
1765 –
Margaret Taylor
1765 –
John McAuslan
1874 – 1850
Janet Dow
1773 – 1850
John Crawford
1796 – 1877
Janet Bryce
1789 – 1858

Gertrude Cowan's Descendants

1.
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Gertrude (Catherine) Cowan (8 Jun 1918 – 25 Jul 2000) m. Orval (Alexander) Gould (17 Nov 1912 – 16 Feb 1970)
  1. 1. Gordon (John) Gould (24 JUL 1951 – ) m. Kathy McKinley (18 Jan 1957 – )
    1. 1. Jennefer (Ann) Gould (23 JUL 1982 – ) m. Jim McPhail (23 Jul 1982 – )
      1. 1. Brady McPhail (18 Nov 2007 – )
      2. 2. Samantha McPhail (24 Feb 2010 – )
    2. 2. Kyle Gould (19 APR 1985 – ) m. Marissa
  2. 2. James (Albert) Gould (21 SEP 1955 – ) m. Karen (Van De) Weghe (21 FEB 1955 – )
    1. 1. Ryan Gould (22 Apr 1980 – ) m. Kimberley Clancey (22 Dec 1978 – )
    2. 2. Nicole ("Nickie") Gould (13 Aug 1981 – ) m. Kent Bitson
      1. 1. Ivy (Grace) Gould-Kitson (Nov 2015 – )
      2. 2. Charlie (James) Kitson (29 feb 2020 – )
  3. 3. Robert (Alexander) Gould (3 MAR 1957 – ) m. Janice (Helen) Piggott (03 Mar 1957 – )
    1. 1. Robert (Todd) Gould (29 SEP 1984 – ) m. Ashley Barber (26 Jan 1983 – )
      1. 1. Ella Gould (29 Aug 2011 – )
    2. 2. Blair (Christopher) Gould (11 NOV 1986 – )
    3. 3. Dayne Gould (22 JAN 1990 – ) m. Vanderburgt

Gertrude Cowan's Timeline

5 Records

1918
8 Jun 1918
Birth of Gertrude Catherine Cowan in Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 3
Gertrude Catherine Cowan resided here in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 13
Gertrude Catherine Cowan resided here in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
2000
25 Jul 2000
Age 82
Death of Gertrude Catherine Cowan in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
2000
28 Jul 2000
Age 82
Burial of Gertrude Catherine Cowan in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 67; Census Place: Petrolea (Town), Lambton East, Ontario; Page Number: 4
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1931 Census of Canada
    [4] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 67; Census Place: Petrolea (Town), Lambton East, Ontario; Page Number: 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jul 2000
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jul 2000
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Cowan.FTW
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