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John Alexander Cowan 1868 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Sep 1868

Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 27 Apr 1939

Death Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Eleanor Whitcraft

Spouse(s): Sarah Smith, Catherine Osborne

Children(s): Elvie Cowan, Flossie Cowan, Maude Cowan, Alexander Cowan, Agnes Cowan, John Cowan, Marion Cowan, Mary Cowan, Gertrude Cowan

In 1868, John Alexander Cowan entered the world in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, born to William Cowan and Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft. In 1871, John Alexander Cowan resided in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. John Alexander Cowan married Sarah Louisa Smith, Catherine Osborne, and had children including Elvie Ellen Levina Cowan, Flossie Alberta Cowan, Maude Evert May Cowan, Alexander James Cowan, Agnes Louisa Cowan, John Henry "Harry" Cowan, Marion Eva Cowan, Mary Edith Cowan, Gertrude Catherine Cowan. John Alexander Cowan passed away in 1939 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1868, John Alexander Cowan entered the world in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, born to William Cowan and Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft.
  • In 1871, John Alexander Cowan resided in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Alexander Cowan married Sarah Louisa Smith, Catherine Osborne, and had children including Elvie Ellen Levina Cowan, Flossie Alberta Cowan, Maude Evert May Cowan, Alexander James Cowan, Agnes Louisa Cowan, John Henry "Harry" Cowan, Marion Eva Cowan, Mary Edith Cowan, Gertrude Catherine Cowan.
  • John Alexander Cowan passed away in 1939 in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
WC
Eleanor Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Birth Location: Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
EW

Spouses(s)

Sarah Smith
1868 – 1895
Birth Location: North Dorchester Twsp, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
SS
Catherine Osborne
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
CO

Children(s)

Elvie Cowan
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Alvinston, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
EC
Flossie Cowan
1891 – 1976
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
FC
Maude Cowan
– 1895
Birth Location: Weidman, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
MC
Alexander Cowan
1901 – 1975
Birth Location: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
AC
Agnes Cowan
1905 – 1987
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
AC
John Cowan
1907 – 1980
Birth Location: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
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Marion Cowan
1909 – 1910
Birth Location: Petrolia, Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
MC
Mary Cowan
1916 – 2007
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
MC
Gertrude Cowan
1918 – 2000
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Township, Ontario, Canada
GC

John Cowan's Ancestors

Self
John Cowan
1868 – 1939
Birth Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Parents
William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Armagh Ireland
Eleanor ("Ellen") Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
Grandparents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Armagh Ireland
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Armagh Ireland
Henry Whitcraft
1804 – 1880
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Elizabeth Leathem
1806 – 1880
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Elizabeth Watt
Henry Whitcraft
1775 – 1849
Elizabeth Kennedy
1785 – 1885
Leathem
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mitchell
Watt
Henry Whitcraft
1740 – 1830
Margaret Cowan
1740 – 1790

John Cowan's Descendants

1.
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John (Alexander) Cowan (14 Sep 1868 – 27 Apr 1939) m. Sarah (Louisa) Smith (1868 – 14 Apr 1895) m. Catherine Osborne (09 Aug 1878 – 17 Dec 1955)
  1. 1. Elvie (Ellen Levina) Cowan (27 Nov 1888 – 06 Feb 1954) m. William (John) Bailey (24 Jan 1879 – 27 Aug 1939)
    1. 1. Earnest Evans (1904 – 1917)
    2. 2. Harold (William) Bailey (1911 – 1967) m. Beatrice (Chelta) Brandon (21 Apr 1916 – 11 Mar 2003)
      1. 1. Joan (Arlene) Bailey (29 APR 1938 – ) m. Richard (Arlen) Williams (22 NOV 1939 – )
        1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Williams (11 JUL 1960 – ) m. Cheryle Burdett (13 SEP 1960 – )
        2. 2. Leslie (Joan) Williams (22 JUN 1967 – ) m. Steven (A.) Ewasko (25 OCT 1966 – )
      2. 2. Marilyn (Elaine) Bailey (13 OCT 1939 – 30 Nov 2017) m. Donald (Wayne) Haney (18 NOV 1938 – )
        1. 1. Linda (Dawne) Haney (19 FEB 1964 – )
        2. 2. Paul (Robert) Haney (7 DEC 1966 – ) m. Tracy (Lynn) Chaulk (5 MAY 1975 – )
        3. 3. Michael (William) Haney (15 JUN 1972 – )
      3. 3. Bonnie (Bee) Bailey (5 OCT 1945 – ) m. Calvin (Hanger) Jones (18 NOV 1942 – )
        1. 1. Forrest (Alexander) Bailey-Jones (23 AUG 1979 – )
      4. 4. Harold (Thomas) Bailey (21 MAR 1955 – ) m. Marion (Denise) Maye (2 JUN 1956 – )
        1. 1. Samantha (Yu Yun) Maye-Bailey (15 APR 1998 – )
    3. 3. Vivian (Jean) Bailey (1913 – 1981) m. John (Manfred "Jack") Britney (31 May 1913 – 25 Sep 1988)
      1. 1. John (Bailey) Britney (3 Feb 1936 – 2 Jan 1985) m. Sarah (Grace) Leckie (26 OCT 1937 – )
        1. 1. Jennifer (Lynn) Britney (3 OCT 1961 – )
        2. 2. Heather (Anne) Britney (29 FEB 1964 – )
      2. 2. Robert (Ross) Britney (06 Nov 1937 – 02 May 1994) m. Ruth (Anne) Bahnson (Private – )
        1. 1. Samantha (Anne) Britney (Private – )
        2. 2. Brian (Robert) Britney (Private – )
        3. 3. Dawne (Lynn) Britney (Private – )
      3. 3. Kathryn (Ellen Anne) Britney (24 DEC 1944 – )
    4. 4. Lyle (Emmerson) Bailey (1914 – 29 Aug 1989) m. Louise (Marveline) Smith (8 FEB 1923 – 27 Oct 2020)
      1. 1. Gayle (Louise) Bailey (22 JAN 1943 – ) m. John (J.) Daamen (4 AUG 1936 – )
        1. 1. David (John) Daamen (6 SEP 1962 – ) m. Lesley Giles (5 MAR 1967 – ) m. Lisa Vandenberghe
        2. 2. Catherine (Anne) Daamen (29 MAY 1964 – ) m. Robert McDonald (27 JUL 1963 – )
        3. 3. Linda (Marie) Daamen (11 AUG 1965 – ) m. Jeff Nesbitt (25 MAY 1968 – )
        4. 4. Michael (James) Daamen (6 OCT 1966 – ) m. Tricia (Lynne) Krull (8 JUN 1969 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Ellen Jane) Bailey (3 JUL 1945 – 28 Apr 2025) m. Keith (Francis) Davey (20 NOV 1948 – )
        1. 1. Jonathan (Bryce) Davey (23 APR 1981 – )
      3. 3. Ilene (Denise) Bailey (27 SEP 1953 – ) m. Adrien (Marten) Vandenbroek (10 SEP 1951 – )
        1. 1. Alissa (Marie) Vandenbroek (28 APR 1976 – )
        2. 2. Heather (Lynn) Vandenbroek (1 SEP 1978 – )
    5. 5. Elsie (Ellen) Bailey (1916 – 07 Dec 2004) m. Robert (James) Welch (11 Nov 1916 – 13 Sep 1990)
      1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Welch (7 OCT 1946 – ) m. Robert (Elias) Faseruk (23 Aug 1949 – )
        1. 1. Stephanie (Anne) Faseruk (23 MAR 1978 – )
        2. 2. Mark (Andrew) Faseruk (29 NOV 1980 – )
      2. 2. Marie (Anne) Welch (1 AUG 1950 – ) m. Steven (Douglas) Rickard (26 JUN 1949 – )
        1. 1. Jeffrey (Steven) Rickard (26 JUN 1979 – )
        2. 2. Jennifer (Ellen) Rickard (20 MAR 1984 – )
        3. 3. Anna (Marie) Rickard (26 AUG 1988 – )
    6. 6. Ernest (Edgar) Bailey (1918 – 1984) m. Ruth Ohara (1921 – 23 Feb 1987)
      1. 1. William (John) Bailey (31 Jul 1952 – ) m. Vesna (Marija) Dedo (15 NOV 1957 – )
        1. 1. Stephen (Andrew) Bailey (18 MAR 1987 – )
        2. 2. Lauren (Elizabeth) Bailey (15 NOV 1988 – )
        3. 3. Karyn (Alissa) Bailey (9 JUN 1991 – )
      2. 2. Bruce (Ernest) Bailey (20 SEP 1954 – ) m. Deborra Timperley (26 FEB 1955 – ) m. Yvette (Marie St) Peirre (7 DEC 1955 – )
        1. 1. Jennifer (Dawn) Bailey (30 AUG 1974 – ) m. John (Matthew) Wemple
        2. 2. Rebecca (Allyn) Bailey (30 JUN 1977 – )
        3. 3. Scott (Aaron) Bailey (3 AUG 1984 – )
    7. 7. Ross (Manders) Bailey (1920 – 17 Nov 1981) m. Vendola (Elva) Stevenson (11 JUL 1927 – 25 Dec 1995)
      1. 1. Leonard (Ross) Bailey (11 May 1947 – 26 Oct 2016) m. Judith (Ann) Johnston (17 JUN 1950 – )
        1. 1. Jessel (Ross Tyler) Bailey (24 Feb 1979 – )
        2. 2. Katrina (Jane) Bailey (10 Jun 1984 – )
      2. 2. David (Allen) Bailey (20 Oct 1950 – ) m. Lois (Georgene) Hyatt (15 JUL 1964 – )
        1. 1. Justin (Allen Manders) Bailey (28 Aug 1984 – )
        2. 2. David (James) Bailey (26 Feb 1987 – )
      3. 3. Sandra (Lois) Bailey (28 Jan 1956 – ) m. Brian (Harvey) Hunking (20 JAN 1957 – )
        1. 1. Carrie (Leanne) Hunking (31 Dec 1978 – )
        2. 2. Craig (Douglas) Hunking (11 Feb 1987 – )
        3. 3. Brandon (Brian) Hunking (19 Dec 1991 – )
      4. 4. Lori (Jean) Bailey (17 Mar 1958 – ) m. Edward (James) Cave (21 OCT 1947 – )
        1. 1. Emily (Anne) Cave (25 Mar 1983 – )
        2. 2. Tyler (Edward) Cave (29 Nov 1984 – ) m. Jingchn
        3. 3. Abigail (Christine) Cave (13 Aug 1986 – )
        4. 4. Ross (Alexander) Cave (27 Dec 1989 – )
    8. 8. Robert (John) Bailey (1922 – 6 Dec 1980) m. Laura (Roberta) Randall (27 Nov1921 – 2 May 2011)
      1. 1. Carmen (Gerald) Bailey (21 Jun 1944 – 21 Jun 1944)
      2. 2. Joyce (Mary Marlene) Bailey (15 OCT 1952 – ) m. Robert (Charles Oliver) Poland (8 OCT 1952 – )
        1. 1. Robert (John) Poland (12 DEC 1972 – )
        2. 2. Stephen (Lyle) Poland (19 JUN 1975 – )
        3. 3. David (Jeffrey) Poland (30 OCT 1977 – ) m. Christine (Jeanette) Rivait (21 MAR 1979 – )
      3. 3. Robert Bailey (1953 – ) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Charlton (16 Feb 1951 – )
        1. 1. Nicole (Marie) Bailey (24 MAY 1972 – ) m. Allan Labadie (26 FEB 1971 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Scott) Bailey (11 NOV 1974 – )
        3. 3. Rodney (William) Bailey (11 NOV 1974 – )
      4. 4. Janice (Elaine) Bailey (4 NOV 1954 – ) m. Kenneth (Lyle) Poland (15 OCT 1949 – )
        1. 1. Kenneth (Oliver) Poland (29 JUL 1975 – )
        2. 2. Brian (Charles) Poland (24 JUL 1977 – )
        3. 3. Kevin (Robert John) Poland (15 MAR 1982 – )
      5. 5. Jane (Elizabeth) Bailey (13 JUN 1961 – ) m. Michael (Howard) Young (26 JAN 1963 – 28 NOV 1987)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Michael) Young (7 APR 1989 – )
        2. 2. Daniel (James) Young (27 FEB 1991 – )
    9. 9. Sherman (Roy) Bailey (1924 – 13 Jan 2011) m. Ruby (Irene) Sheffer (12 SEP 1931 – )
      1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Bailey (9 JUN 1950 – ) m. Shuler
      2. 2. Patricia (Diane) Bailey (10 JUN 1953 – ) m. Thomas (S.) Kingston (25 AUG 1953 – ) m. Jerry Tremblay (12 NOV 1948 – )
        1. 1. Amy (Corrine) Kingston (3 SEP 1974 – )
        2. 2. Nathan (Thomas) Kingston (19 DEC 1975 – 23 FEB 1991)
      3. 3. Debra (Lynne) Bailey (23 May 1957 – 7 Oct 1982)
      4. 4. Paul (Sherman Roy) Bailey (27 SEP 1961 – 29 Dec 2019)
    10. 10. Gerald (Henry) Bailey (1927 – 25 Mar 2016) m. Edith Pyne m. Ethel (Marie) Anderson (18 Oct 1928 – 27 Jul 1993)
      1. 1. Susan (Diane) Bailey (15 Oct 1949 – 21 Jul 2006) m. Gerald (Ralph) Pugh (29 Dec 1946 – 4 Apr 2012)
        1. 1. Jason (Daniel Gerald) Pugh (15 MAY 1975 – )
        2. 2. Meghan (Stephanie) Pugh (27 DEC 1976 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (Vivian) Pugh (18 SEP 1983 – )
        4. 4. Colby (Marie) Pugh (27 JAN 1987 – )
      2. 2. Carol (Marie) Bailey (6 MAY 1953 – ) m. Douglas McLachlan (21 APR 1949 – ) m. Doug McDonald
        1. 1. Alicia (Marie) McLachlan (9 FEB 1973 – )
        2. 2. Shawn (Douglas) McLachlan (18 SEP 1975 – ) m. Deanna (Doreen) Osthoff (26 FEB – )
      3. 3. Daniel (Raymond) Bailey (18 SEP 1955 – ) m. Marilyn (Jayne) Beatty (28 AUG 1958 – )
        1. 1. Britney (June) Bailey (9 APR 1985 – )
  2. 2. Flossie (Alberta) Cowan (15 Jul 1891 – 04 Nov 1976) m. Herbert (Wesley) Smith (18 JUN 1891 – 31 Mar 1985)
    1. 1. Herbert (Clifford) Smith (Sep 1915 – 04 Dec 1915)
    2. 2. Hazel (Alice) Smith (26 Mar 1917 – 03 Mar 2003) m. Aaron Kew (22 Dec 1918 – 02 Nov 1988)
      1. 1. Aaron Kew (15 Dec 1941 – 15 Dec 1941)
      2. 2. Robert (Wesley) Kew (14 Sep 1945 – ) m. Barbara Buckle (Abt. 1950 – )
        1. 1. Michael (David) Kew (13 SEP 1977 – )
        2. 2. Shawn (Christopher) Kew (24 SEP 1980 – )
    3. 3. Raymond (Allen) Smith (23 Jan 1922 – 04 Nov 1998)
  3. 3. Maude (Evert May) Cowan (22 Sep1894 – 13 Oct 1895)
  4. 4. Alexander (James) Cowan (11 Oct 1901 – 24 May 1975) m. Mary (Ellen Christine) Graham (24 May 1912 – 11 May 1994)
    1. 1. Alexander (James) Cowan (23 May 1931 – 18 Feb 2013) m. Mildred (Mary) Luckasavitch (12 Aug 1935 – 23 Sep 2024)
      1. 1. John Cowan (15 Apr 1954 – ) m. Laurie (Ann) Lucas (27 May 1956 – )
        1. 1. Angela (Lorraine) Cowan (28 Jan 1976 – ) m. Adam Pearce (abt 1980 – )
        2. 2. Amanda (Lyn) Cowan (01 Sep 1980 – 31 Aug 2017) m. Andy Chevalier (ABT 1961 – ) m. Jason ("Jay") Labonte (abt 1980 – )
      2. 2. Jane (Mildred) Cowan (09 Sep 1955 – ) m. Mark (Douglas) Teskey (21 May 1958 – )
        1. 1. Christina (Catherine) Teskey (26 JAN 1981 – ) m. Ken Thompson (Abt. 1979 – )
        2. 2. Melissa (Jane) Teskey (25 JAN 1983 – )
        3. 3. Douglas (Mark) Teskey (31 Oct 1985 – 3 Aug 1989)
      3. 3. Ronald (Harry Paul) Cowan (25 Feb 1960 – 31 Aug 1978)
      4. 4. Thomas (William) Cowan (24 Jan 1962 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Colhoun (24 Mar 1959 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (Johnathan) Cowan (17 JUN 1986 – )
  5. 5. Agnes (Louisa) Cowan (15 Nov 1905 – 31 Mar 1987)
  6. 6. John (Henry "Harry") Cowan (4 Jun 1907 – 1 Sep 1980)
  7. 7. Marion (Eva) Cowan (14 Sep 1909 – 9 Sep 1910)
  8. 8. Mary (Edith) Cowan (6 Oct 1916 – 29 Nov 2007) m. Albert (Lorne) Goudie (10 Dec 1909 – 09 Jan 1970)
    1. 1. Gerald (Albert) Goudie (27 Sep 1943 – 17 Aug 2012)
  9. 9. Gertrude (Catherine) Cowan (8 Jun 1918 – 25 Jul 2000) m. Orval (Alexander) Gould (17 Nov 1912 – 16 Feb 1970)
    1. 1. Gordon (John) Gould (24 JUL 1951 – ) m. Kathy McKinley (18 Jan 1957 – )
      1. 1. Jennefer (Ann) Gould (23 JUL 1982 – ) m. Jim McPhail (23 Jul 1982 – )
        1. 1. Brady McPhail (18 Nov 2007 – )
        2. 2. Samantha McPhail (24 Feb 2010 – )
      2. 2. Kyle Gould (19 APR 1985 – ) m. Marissa
    2. 2. James (Albert) Gould (21 SEP 1955 – ) m. Karen (Van De) Weghe (21 FEB 1955 – )
      1. 1. Ryan Gould (22 Apr 1980 – ) m. Kimberley Clancey (22 Dec 1978 – )
      2. 2. Nicole ("Nickie") Gould (13 Aug 1981 – ) m. Kent Bitson
        1. 1. Ivy (Grace) Gould-Kitson (Nov 2015 – )
        2. 2. Charlie (James) Kitson (29 feb 2020 – )
    3. 3. Robert (Alexander) Gould (3 MAR 1957 – ) m. Janice (Helen) Piggott (03 Mar 1957 – )
      1. 1. Robert (Todd) Gould (29 SEP 1984 – ) m. Ashley Barber (26 Jan 1983 – )
        1. 1. Ella Gould (29 Aug 2011 – )
      2. 2. Blair (Christopher) Gould (11 NOV 1986 – )
      3. 3. Dayne Gould (22 JAN 1990 – ) m. Vanderburgt

John Cowan's Timeline

11 Records

1868
14 Sep 1868
Birth of John Alexander Cowan in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1871
1871
Age 3
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
1881
1881
Age 13
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1895
BEF 1895
Age 27
John Alexander Cowan was employed in Weidman stave mill making barrels
Weidman stave mill making barrels
1895
BET 1895 AND 1938
Age 27
John Alexander Cowan resided here in North Street
North Street
1901
1901
Age 33
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Petrolia (Town/Ville), Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
Petrolia (Town/Ville), Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 43
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 53
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 63
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
1935
1935
Age 67
John Alexander Cowan resided here in Lambton; Kent, Ontario, Canada
Lambton; Kent, Ontario, Canada
1939
27 Apr 1939
Age 71
Death of John Alexander Cowan in Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1868
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 83; Family No: 391
    [2] 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9895; Page: 58; Family No: 195
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada
    [4] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047449; Reel: 625
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada
    [6] 1921 Census of Canada
    [7] Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 69; Film Description: 1900 Macomb-1900 Washtenaw
    [8] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Michigan, County Marriages, 1822-1940
    [10] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27274; Census Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 11
    [11] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 SEP 1867
    Event Place: 1901 Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9895; Page: 58; Family No: 195

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 83; Family No: 391

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: BEF 1895
    Event Place: Weidman stave mill making barrels

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1895 AND 1927
    Event Place: Newel Healy Ash Company, owner turn wood ash to soap sold 1927

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: BET 1895 AND 1938
    Event Place: North Street

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Petrolia (Town/Ville), Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1927 AND 1939
    Event Place: Service Station in the Normandy block, Petrolia partnership with son Alex

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27274; Census Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 11

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lambton; Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Hillview Cemetery, Petrolia

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Jack

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Marriage 006 148-88

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Brick maker

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Petrolia's Fire Brigade

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 69; Film Description: 1900 Macomb-1900 Washtenaw

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1939
    Event Place: Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047449; Reel: 625
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Petrolia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Canada, GenWeb Cemetery Index
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