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John S Cowan 1836 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb. 1836

Birth Location: CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand

Death Date: 2 Nov 1917

Death Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Isaac Cowan

Mother: Sarah Johnston

Spouse(s): Maria Hume

Children(s): Melissa Cowan, Isaac Cowan, Eleanor Cowan, Sarah Cowan, Charlotte Cowan, William Cowan, Beecher Cowan, Edward Cowan, John Cowan, Lawson Cowan

1836 marked the beginning of John S Cowan's life in CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand, to parents Isaac Cowan and Sarah Johnston. Eventually, John S Cowan married Maria M. Hume, and they welcomed Melissa Cowan, Isaac Sidney Cowan, Eleanor Jane Cowan, Sarah Cowan, Charlotte Jane (Lottie) Cowan, William Wellington Cowan, Beecher Arthur Cowan, Edward Grierson Cowan, John Southfield Cowan and Lawson Edward Cowan. John S Cowan passed in 1917 at Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

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Parents

Isaac Cowan
1788 – 1859
Birth Location: Clontibret, County Monaghan, Ireland
IC
Sarah Johnston
1798 – 1876
Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
SJ

Spouses(s)

Maria Hume
1845 – 1906
Birth Location: Ireland
MH

Children(s)

Melissa Cowan
1863 – 1936
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
MC
Isaac Cowan
1864 – 1950
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
IC
Eleanor Cowan
1866 – 1869
Birth Location: Unknown
EC
Sarah Cowan
1868 –
Birth Location: Canada
SC
Charlotte Cowan
1871 –
Birth Location: Watford, Ontario, Canada
CC
William Cowan
1872 – 1949
Birth Location: Ontario
WC
Beecher Cowan
1875 – 1957
Birth Location: Walpole Twp, Ontario, Canada
BC
Edward Cowan
1877 –
Birth Location: Unknown
EC
John Cowan
1877 –
Birth Location: Ontario
JC
Lawson Cowan
1877 –
Birth Location: Watford, Ontario, Canada
LC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 7 Feb. 1836
    Event Place: CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Alberta, Territories, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooke Township

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Nov 1917
    Event Place: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
    Record Source: British Columbia Death Index: 1872 to 1979

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. James Cemetery , Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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