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Henry W. Cowan 1811–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811 or 1812

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 16 Apr 1866

Death Location: East Garafraxa Twp, Dufferin or Wellington County,Ontario,Canada

Father: Barnabas Cowan

Mother: Jane Hall

Spouse(s): Margaret Rogers

Children(s): Richard Cowen, Nathaniel Cowan, Robert Cowan, William Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, Joseph yrs), Mary Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Margaret Cowan, George Cowan, Ann Cowan, Margaret Cowan, William Cowan, Margaret Cowan, William Cowan, William Cowan

Henry W. Cowan was born in 1811 in Ireland, the child of Barnabas Caleb Varner Cowan And Jane Hall. Henry W. Cowan married Margaret Jane Rodgers Or Rogers, and had children including Ann Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, George Edward Cowan, Joseph Samuel Cowan Died At 21 Yrs, Margaret Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Mary Jane Cowan, Nathaniel David Cowan, Richard John Cowen, Robert John Died At 2 Yrs Cowan, William Henry Cowan, William Henry Cowan. Henry W. Cowan passed away in 1866 in East Garafraxa Twp, Dufferin or Wellington County,Ontario,Canada.

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Biography

  • Henry W. Cowan was born in 1811 in Ireland, the child of Barnabas Caleb Varner Cowan And Jane Hall.
  • Henry W. Cowan married Margaret Jane Rodgers Or Rogers, and had children including Ann Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, George Edward Cowan, Joseph Samuel Cowan Died At 21 Yrs, Margaret Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Mary Jane Cowan, Nathaniel David Cowan, Richard John Cowen, Robert John Died At 2 Yrs Cowan, William Henry Cowan, William Henry Cowan.
  • Henry W. Cowan passed away in 1866 in East Garafraxa Twp, Dufferin or Wellington County,Ontario,Canada.

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Henry Cowan's Ancestors

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Henry Cowan
1811–1866
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Barnabas Caleb Varner Cowan
1794–1884
Ireland or Nicholas Co., Kentucky
Jane Hall
1794–1812
Ireland
Grandparents
Jane Hall
1754–1814
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Cowan's Descendants

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Henry (W.) Cowan (1811 or 1812–16 Apr 1866) m. Margaret (Jane Rodgers or) Rogers (Jan 1807 or 1 May 1817–29 Sep 1897)
  1. 1. Richard (John) Cowen 1854–1925 m. Annie Moon 1862–1939
    1. 1. John (Cecil) Cowan 1884–1919
    2. 2. Nathaniel (David) Cowan 1889–1978
    3. 3. George (Edward) Cowan 1899–1981
    4. 4. Anne (Maria) Cowan 1883–1963 m. Fredrick ("Fred") Moore 1876–1907
      1. 1. George (Frederick) Moore 1906–1907
      2. 2. Mary Nurse 1903–1986
      3. 3. May Stratford 1899–
    5. 5. William (Henry) Cowan 1886–1964 m. Jean (Mary) Clayton 1915–1959 m. Elizabeth (Nora (Lizzie)) Campbell 1884–1932
      1. 1. Donald (Albert Richard) Cowan 1936–1990
      2. 2. Keith (Arnold) Cowan 1938–1938
      3. 3. Vincent (Allan) Cowen 1941–2015
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Jean) Cowan 1935–2002
      5. 5. Grant (Laverne) Cowen 1945–2018
      6. 6. Mabel (Diane) Cowen 1948–2016
      7. 7. William (Henry Cowan) jr 1921–1972
      8. 8. Bernice (Elizabeth) Cowan 1913–1959
      9. 9. Hughine (or Hugheen) Cowan 1917–2011
    6. 6. Margaret (Louise "Maggie") Cowan 1890–1972
    7. 7. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1892–1983
    8. 8. Robert (John) Cowan 1897–1989
    9. 9. Ann (Maria) Cowan 1877–1962
    10. 10. Nellie Cowan 1882–
  2. 2. Nathaniel ((David)) Cowan 1849–1922
  3. 3. Robert (John (died at 2 yrs)) Cowan 1858–1860
  4. 4. William (Henry) Cowan 1851–1936 m. Carolin Demmans 1884–1956
    1. 1. Wesley (A) Cowan 1903–1977
    2. 2. William (Henry) Cowan 1901–1935
    3. 3. Maud (Emeline) Cowan 1905–1921
    4. 4. Maggie (L) Cowan 1904–1935
  5. 5. Elizabeth Cowan 1847–1927
  6. 6. Joseph (Samuel Cowan (died at 21) yrs) 1860–1881
  7. 7. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1845–1914 m. Nathaniel Demanns 1840–1906
    1. 1. Elizabeth (or Eliza A. Demmans (Adopted) (Died at 5) yrs) 1859–1865
  8. 8. Margaret Cowan 1850–1887
  9. 9. Margaret Cowan 1846–1848
  10. 10. George (Edward) Cowan 1853–1916
  11. 11. Ann Cowan 1844–1924 m. John (Charles Augustus) Templin 1839–1908
    1. 1. John (Charles) Templin 1869–1939
    2. 2. George (Cowan) Templin 1875–1941
    3. 3. Annie (Lawrence) Templin 1879–1948
  12. 12. Margaret Cowan 1848–1851
  13. 13. William (Henry) Cowan 1849–1922
  14. 14. Margaret Cowan 1848–1851
  15. 15. William (Henry) Cowan 1865–1930
  16. 16. William (Henry) Cowan 1851–1920

Henry Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811 or 1812
Birth of Henry W. Cowan in Ireland
Ireland
1866
16 Apr 1866
Age 55
Death of Henry W. Cowan in East Garafraxa Twp, Dufferin or Wellington County,Ontario,Canada
East Garafraxa Twp, Dufferin or Wellington County,Ontario,Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811 or 1812
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1866
    Event Place: East Garafraxa Twp, Dufferin or Wellington County,Ontario,Canada

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