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Joseph Cowan 1872 – 1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 18 Jun 1929

Death Location: Stettler, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada

Father: Thomas Cowan

Mother: Sarah Stephenson

Spouse(s): Sarah Brown

Children(s): Annie Cowan, Nellie Cowan, Joseph Cowan, May Cowan, Evelyn Cowan

Joseph Cowan was born in 1872 in Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada, the child of Thomas Cowan and Sarah Stephenson. Joseph Cowan later married Sarah Sophia Brown, and together they raised children including Annie Cowan, Nellie Margaret Cowan, Joseph Cowan, May Cowan and Evelyn Cowan. In 1929, Joseph Cowan passed away in Stettler, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada.

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Parents

Thomas Cowan
1843 – 1915
Birth Location: Tecumseh Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
TC
Sarah Stephenson
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: King Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada
SS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Brown
1865 – 1936
Birth Location: Arthur, Ontario, Canada
SB

Children(s)

Annie Cowan
1898 – 1985
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
AC
Nellie Cowan
1900 – 1969
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
NC
Joseph Cowan
1904 – 1969
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
JC
May Cowan
1907 –
Birth Location: Alberta, Canada
MC
Evelyn Cowan
1910 –
Birth Location: Alberta, Canada
EC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1872
    Event Place: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Red Deer, 24; Roll: T-21954; Page: 17; Family No: 176

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 24 May 1897
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1916
    Event Place: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Red Deer, 24; Roll: T-21954; Page: 17; Family No: 176

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Scales
    Record Source: 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, Year: 1916; Census Place: Alberta, Red Deer, 24; Roll: T-21954; Page: 17; Family No: 176

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 18 Jun 1929
    Event Place: Stettler, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Erskine, Wainwright Census Division, Alberta, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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