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Martha Margaret Cowan 1825 – 1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1825

Birth Location: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Apr 1907

Death Location: Ridgetown, Howard Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Father: Walter Cowan

Mother: Jane Hewett

Spouse(s): Samuel Sloan

Children(s): Mary Sloan, William Sloan, Mary Smith, Letitia Sloan, Samuel Sloan, James Sloan, Elizabeth Sloan, Agnes Sloan, George Sloan, Lucinda Sloan, Robert Sloan, Annabella Sloan

1825 marked the beginning of Martha Margaret Cowan's life in Armagh, Armagh, Ireland, to parents Walter Cowan and Jane Hewett. Eventually, Martha Margaret Cowan married Samuel Sloan, and they welcomed Mary Jane Sloan, William Sloan, Mary A Sloan Smith, Letitia Cowan Sloan, Samuel Sloan, James Thomas Sloan, Elizabeth Sloan, Agnes Sloan, George Walter Sloan, Lucinda Linda Sloan, Robert John Sloan and Annabella Annie Sloan. Martha Margaret Cowan passed in 1907 at Ridgetown, Howard Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Walter Cowan
1795 – 1870
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
WC
Jane Hewett
1798 – 1856
Birth Location: Saint John, Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
JH

Spouses(s)

Samuel Sloan
1810 – 1888
Birth Location: County Monoghan, Ulster province, Ireland
SS

Children(s)

Mary Sloan
1844 – 1929
Birth Location: Tilbury, Ontario, Canada
MS
William Sloan
1846 – 1928
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
WS
Mary Smith
1848 – 1934
Birth Location: Tilbury, Ontario, Canada
MS
Letitia Sloan
1850 – 1926
Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
LS
Samuel Sloan
1856 – 1900
Birth Location: Tilbury, Ontario, Canada
SS
James Sloan
1857 – 1932
Birth Location: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada
JS
Elizabeth Sloan
1860 – 1938
Birth Location: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada
ES
Agnes Sloan
1861 – 1928
Birth Location: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada
AS
George Sloan
1863 – 1933
Birth Location: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada
GS
Lucinda Sloan
1864 – 1945
Birth Location: Harwich Twp, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
LS
Robert Sloan
1866 – 1943
Birth Location: Harwick, Ontario, Canada
RS
Annabella Sloan
1869 – 1957
Birth Location: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada
AS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Armagh, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Armagh, Armagh, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Kent, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Harwich, Kent, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6346; Family No: 102

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Harwich, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Apr 1907
    Event Place: Ridgetown, Howard Township, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Web: International, Find A Grave Index
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