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Josephine Catherine Rogers 1843 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1843

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 30 Apr 1914

Death Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Father: David Rogers

Mother: Elizabeth Lougheed

Spouse(s): Canon Downie

Children(s): John Downie, Josephine Downie, Henritta Downie, Lily Downie, David Downie

Josephine Catherine Rogers was born in 1843 in Ireland, the child of David Dickson Rogers and Elizabeth Lougheed. In 1891, Josephine Catherine Rogers resided in Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada. Josephine Catherine Rogers married Canon John Downie, and had children including John Wesley Downie, Josephine Irene Downie, Henritta Downie, Lily J. Downie, David William Downie. Josephine Catherine Rogers passed away in 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Josephine Catherine Rogers was born in 1843 in Ireland, the child of David Dickson Rogers and Elizabeth Lougheed.
  • In 1891, Josephine Catherine Rogers resided in Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada.
  • Josephine Catherine Rogers married Canon John Downie, and had children including John Wesley Downie, Josephine Irene Downie, Henritta Downie, Lily J. Downie, David William Downie.
  • Josephine Catherine Rogers passed away in 1914 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

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Josephine Rogers's Ancestors

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Josephine Rogers
1843 – 1914
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
David Dickson Rogers
1804 – 1891
Ireland
Elizabeth Lougheed
1805 – 1905
Sligo, County Armagh, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josephine Rogers's Descendants

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Josephine (Catherine) Rogers (7 Jan 1843 – 30 Apr 1914) m. Canon (John) Downie (31 Jul 1842 – 27 Mar 1915)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Downie (about 1868 – )
  2. 2. Josephine (Irene) Downie (4 Oct 1869 – 15 Oct 1960) m. George (Henry) Cowan (17 Jun 1859 – 20 Sep 1935)
    1. 1. Josephine (Irene) Cowan (14 Nov 1898 – 15 Feb 1979) m. Ernest (Theodore) Rogers
      1. 1. Trish Rogers
      2. 2. Lailie Rogers
    2. 2. Charles Cowan (abt 1899 – 15 Feb 1979)
    3. 3. Cardelia (L) Cowan (abt 1900 – )
    4. 4. Patricia (Louise) Cowan (19 Apr 1900 – Bef. 2000) m. Aeneas Bell-Irving
    5. 5. Ernest (Thomas) Cowan (Mar 1903 – )
    6. 6. Frances (King) Cowan (7 May 1903 – 27 Feb 1982) m. Gilbert (Norman) Tucker (11 Nov 1896 – 21 May 1955)
    7. 7. George (Paxton Downie) Cowan (17 Apr 1905 – 25 May 1944) m. Grace Cameron (16 Nov 1915 – Jul)
      1. 1. Gail (Cameron) Cowan (1938 – 2 Sep 2015)
      2. 2. Patricia (Irene) Cowan (5 Feb 1938 – 5 Oct 2010)
      3. 3. Bonnie (Mary Stuart) Cowan (Aug 1940 – 21 Feb 2015)
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Eunice) Cowan (23 Sep 1907 – 28 Nov 1988) m. Michael (Graham) Kinloch (13 June 1899 – 6 July 1969)
      1. 1. Pidge (Elizabeth Adria Caroline) Kinloch (17 Mar 1933 – about 1981) m. Patrick Ganley
        1. 1. Josephine Ganley (October 1962 – )
      2. 2. Alexander (Graham) Kinloch (Feb 1940 – )
  3. 3. Henritta Downie (23 Jul 1871 – 10 Jan 1953)
  4. 4. Lily (J.) Downie (22 Dec 1871 – )
  5. 5. David (William) Downie (6 Feb 1873 – )

Josephine Rogers's Timeline

3 Records

1843
7 Jan 1843
Birth of Josephine Catherine Rogers in Ireland
Ireland
1891
1891
Age 48
Josephine Catherine Rogers resided here in Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada
Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada
1914
30 Apr 1914
Age 71
Death of Josephine Catherine Rogers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1843
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Waterloo North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: .

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