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John Henry "Harry" Cowan 1907 – 1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1907

Birth Location: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 Sep 1980

Death Location: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Catherine Osborne

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of John Henry "Harry" Cowan began in 1907 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada. In 1911, John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided in Lambton, Ontario, Canada. In 1921, John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada. John Henry "Harry" Cowan passed away in 1980 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.

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  • A 3 criteria (Strong)
  • B 2 criteria (Medium)
  • C 1 criteria (Basic)
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Biography

  • The story of John Henry "Harry" Cowan began in 1907 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1911, John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided in Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1921, John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada.
  • John Henry "Harry" Cowan passed away in 1980 in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Catherine Osborne
1878 – 1955
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cowan's Ancestors

Self
John Cowan
1907 – 1980
Birth Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Parents
John Alexander Cowan
1868 – 1939
Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Catherine Osborne
1878 – 1955
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Armagh Ireland
Eleanor ("Ellen") Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
Adam (Crawford) Osbourne
1827 – 1900
Scotland, United Kingdom
Agnes McAuslan
1836 – 1922
Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Henry Whitcraft
1804 – 1880
Elizabeth Leathem
1806 – 1880
Peter Osborne
1794 – 1880
Margaret Crawford
1792 – 1878
Robert McAusland
1805 – 1884
Agnes Crawford
1810 – 1892
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Elizabeth Watt
Henry Whitcraft
1775 – 1849
Elizabeth Kennedy
1785 – 1885
Leathem
Adam Crawford
1765 –
Margaret Taylor
1765 –
John McAuslan
1874 – 1850
Janet Dow
1773 – 1850
John Crawford
1796 – 1877
Janet Bryce
1789 – 1858

John Cowan's Timeline

6 Records

1907
4 Jun 1907
Birth of John Henry "Harry" Cowan in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 4
John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided here in Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 14
John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided here in Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Town of Petrolia, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 24
John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided here in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
1939
1939
Age 32
John Henry "Harry" Cowan resided here in Brownsville, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
Brownsville, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
1980
1 Sep 1980
Age 73
Death of John Henry "Harry" Cowan in Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
Petrolia, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1907
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 Census of Canada
    [2] 1921 Census of Canada
    [3] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1931 Census of Canada
    [5] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Brownsville, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Harry

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 1980
    Event Place: Petrolia, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hiilsdale, Petrolia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Cowan.FTW
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