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Henry Cowan 1809 – 1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 16 April 1866

Death Location: Dufferin, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Mary Switzer

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In 1809, Henry Cowan entered the world in Ireland, born to John Cowan and Mary Switzer. Henry Cowan passed away in 1866 in Dufferin, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Henry Cowan entered the world in Ireland, born to John Cowan and Mary Switzer.
  • Henry Cowan passed away in 1866 in Dufferin, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.

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Henry Cowan's Ancestors

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Henry Cowan
1809 – 1866
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Cowan
1770 – 1832
County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Mary Switzer
1771 – 1854
Ireland, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Switzer
1743 – 1794
Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Mary Sparrow
1750 – 1771
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Schweitzer
1715 – 1806
Elizabeth Dolmage
1724 – 1796
Thomas Sparrow
1723 – 1800
Catherine Whitendale
1720 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schweitzer
1681 – 1768
Maria Kuench
1690 – 1764

Henry Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1809
1809
Birth of Henry Cowan in Ireland
Ireland
1866
16 April 1866
Age 57
Death of Henry Cowan in Dufferin, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada
Dufferin, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1866
    Event Place: Dufferin, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada

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