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Leslie Kenneth Cowan 1912 – 1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1912

Birth Location: Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 17 Oct 1994

Death Location: Hagersville, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Father: Isaac Cowan

Mother: Ina Wonch

Spouse(s): Jessie Greenfield

Children(s): Kenneth Cowan, Hugh Cowan

The story of Leslie Kenneth Cowan began in 1912 in Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada. In 1921, Leslie Kenneth Cowan resided in Poll Div VII Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada. Leslie Kenneth Cowan married Jessie May Greenfield, and had children including Kenneth Daniel Ellard Cowan, Hugh Cowan. Leslie Kenneth Cowan passed away in 1994 in Hagersville, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Leslie Kenneth Cowan began in 1912 in Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.
  • In 1921, Leslie Kenneth Cowan resided in Poll Div VII Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada.
  • Leslie Kenneth Cowan married Jessie May Greenfield, and had children including Kenneth Daniel Ellard Cowan, Hugh Cowan.
  • Leslie Kenneth Cowan passed away in 1994 in Hagersville, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Leslie Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Leslie Cowan
1912 – 1994
Birth Place: Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Isaac Cowan
1877 – 1956
Tottenham, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Ina (May) Wonch
1882 – 1918
Brantford Twp. Brant Co.Ontario
Grandparents
James Cowan
1839 – 1909
Tecumseth Twp, Simcoe, Co, Ontario, Canada
Margaret Reid
1846 – 1925
Orchardville Egremont Twp,Grey Co Ontario
Great-Grandparents
William Cowan
1809 – 1869
Mary (Moloy)
1811 – 1884
William Reid
1806 –
Margaret Halliday
1815 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Cowan
1787 – 1872
Jane Strachan
1792 –
Thos Mulloy
Margt Caul

Leslie Cowan's Descendants

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Leslie (Kenneth) Cowan (16 Nov 1912 – 17 Oct 1994) m. Jessie (May) Greenfield (30 Apr 1915 – 19 Jul 1985)
  1. 1. Kenneth (Daniel Ellard) Cowan (23 Nov 1936 – 8 May 2015) m. Dorothy Stewart (16 September 1935 – 23 October 2011)
  2. 2. Hugh Cowan m. Shirley (Doreen) Burke (5 Oct 1940 – 1 may 2019)
    1. 1. Martin (James) Cowan (02 Oct 1961 – 20 Oct 1965)
    2. 2. Craig Cowan

Leslie Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1912
16 Nov 1912
Birth of Leslie Kenneth Cowan in Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 9
Leslie Kenneth Cowan resided here in Poll Div VII Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Poll Div VII Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
1994
17 Oct 1994
Age 82
Death of Leslie Kenneth Cowan in Hagersville, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Hagersville, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1912
    Event Place: Burford, Brant County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Marriages, 1933-1934
    [2] Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Series: MS929; Reel: 225; Record Group: RG 80-2
    [3] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 61; Census Place: 61, Haldimand, Ontario; Page Number: 8
    [4] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Poll Div VII Walpole, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 61; Census Place: 61, Haldimand, Ontario; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wadpole, Ontario
    Record Source: Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Ontario Marriages, 1933-1934

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Hagersville, Haldimand-Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hagersville, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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