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Jane "Jenny" Cowan 1851 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1851

Birth Location: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 28 Nov 1908

Death Location: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Father: Walter Cowan

Mother: Mary Kitchen

Spouse(s): Clinton McDonald

Children(s): Allan McDonald, Flora Donald, Donald McDonald, Ray McDonald, Mary McDonald

Born in 1851 in Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada, Jane "Jenny" Cowan was the child of Walter Cowan and Mary Ann Kitchen. In time, Jane "Jenny" Cowan married Clinton Donald McDonald, and they raised a family that included Allan Walter McDonald, Flora B Mc Donald, Donald Cowan McDonald, Ray Strath McDonald and Mary Bruce McDonald. Jane "Jenny" Cowan died in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA in 1908.

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Parents

Walter Cowan
1823 – 1902
Birth Location: Ireland
WC
Mary Kitchen
1824 – 1921
Birth Location: Villa Nova, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
MK

Spouses(s)

Clinton McDonald
1840 – 1920
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
CM

Children(s)

Allan McDonald
1876 – 1961
Birth Location: Sarnia Twp in Lambton Co., Ontario, Canada
AM
Flora Donald
1879 –
Birth Location: Thorold, Welland Co., Canada
FD
Donald McDonald
1881 – 1944
Birth Location: Thorold, Ontario, Canada
DM
Ray McDonald
1884 –
Birth Location: Thorold, Welland County, Ontario, Canada
RM
Mary McDonald
1886 –
Birth Location: Thorold, Welland County, Canada
MM

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 May 1851
    Event Place: Mersea, Essex, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1900 United States Federal Census, Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008532529; Roll Number: 125; Certificate Number: 6064, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1233; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 207., Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 29/ Nov/ 1908; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America; ,0.67707306,0.50031155

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Essex, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1892
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1233; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 207.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Grafton City, Walsh, North Dakota
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grafton, Walsh, North Dakota; Roll: T623_1233; Page: 20A; Enumeration District: 207.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 29 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Detroit, Michigan
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press - 29 Nov 1908 - Page 5, Obituary for Jennie McDonald (Aged 58) 29 Nov 1908

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 28 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: Beta: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1940-1955, Michigan, Death Records, 1867-1950, Michigan, Death Records, 1897-1920, The Library of Michigan; Michigan Death Records Project; Rolls: 1-302; Archive Barcode/Item Number: 30000008532529; Roll Number: 125; Certificate Number: 6064, Detroit Free Press; Publication Date: 29/ Nov/ 1908; Publication Place: Detroit, Michigan, United States of America; ,0.67707306,0.50031155

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