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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. Gertrude Catherine Cowan later married Orval Alexander Gould, and together they raised children including Gordon John Gould, James Albert Gould and Robert Alexander Gould. In 2000, Gertrude Catherine Cowan passed away in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.

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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

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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 Year: 1931
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

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

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