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Mary Switzer 1771–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1771

Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland

Death Date: 24 Feb 1854

Death Location: Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Switzer

Mother: Mary Sparrow

Spouse(s): John Cowan

Children(s): Joseph Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, William Cowan, John Cowen, Ann Cowan, Mary Cowan, Johanah Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Henry Cowan, Richard Cowan, George Cowan

In 1771, Mary Switzer entered the world in Ireland, Ireland, born to John Wesley Switzer And Mary Sparrow. Mary Switzer married John Cowan, and had children including Ann Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, George Cowan, Henry Cowan, Johanah Cowan, John Adam Cowen, Joseph Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Mary E Cowan, Richard Cowan, William Lewis Cowan. Mary Switzer passed away in 1854 in Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1771, Mary Switzer entered the world in Ireland, Ireland, born to John Wesley Switzer And Mary Sparrow.
  • Mary Switzer married John Cowan, and had children including Ann Cowan, Elizabeth Cowan, George Cowan, Henry Cowan, Johanah Cowan, John Adam Cowen, Joseph Cowan, Margaret Cowan, Mary E Cowan, Richard Cowan, William Lewis Cowan.
  • Mary Switzer passed away in 1854 in Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Switzer
1743–1794
Birth Location: Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
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Mary Sparrow
1750–1771
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

John Cowan
1770–1832
Birth Location: County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
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Children(s)

Joseph Cowan
1809–1894
Birth Location: Ireland
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Elizabeth Cowan
1812–1900
Birth Location: Ireland
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William Cowan
1793–1869
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
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John Cowen
1803–1877
Birth Location: Clouorah Co Tipperny, Ireland
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Ann Cowan
1799–1868
Birth Location: Ireland
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Mary Cowan
1806–1878
Birth Location: Ireland
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Johanah Cowan
1801–1877
Birth Location: Thules, Tipperary County, Ireland
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Margaret Cowan
1813–1836
Birth Location: –
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Henry Cowan
1809–1866
Birth Location: Ireland
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Richard Cowan
1816–1871
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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George Cowan
1795–1850
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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Mary Switzer's Ancestors

Self
Mary Switzer
1771–1854
Birth Place: Ireland, Ireland
Parents
John Wesley Switzer
1743–1794
Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Mary Sparrow
1750–1771
Ireland
Grandparents
Nathaniel ("Christopher") Schweitzer
1715–1806
Assenheim, Am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Elizabeth Dolmage
1724–1796
Ireland, Ireland
Thomas (William) Sparrow
1723–1800
Tipperary, Ireland.
Catherine Whitendale
1720–1831
Kilkenny, Ieland.
Great-Grandparents
Johann Schweitzer
1681–1768
Dorothea
1681–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schweitzer
1658–1746
Anna Rhelburg
1663–1733

Mary Switzer's Descendants

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Mary Switzer (1771–24 Feb 1854) m. John Cowan (abt 1770–1 Oct. 1832)
  1. 1. Joseph Cowan 1809–1894
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cowan 1812–1900
  3. 3. William (Lewis) Cowan 1793–1869
  4. 4. John (Adam) Cowen 1803–1877 m. Martha (Mary) Hill 1811–1849
    1. 1. Rebeca (Sarah) Cowan 1842–1929 m. Daniel Kemp 1835–
      1. 1. Walter (Wellington) Kemp 1872–1940
      2. 2. Stanley (Heber F) Kimp 1884–
      3. 3. Fred (H.) Kemp 1877–
    2. 2. Easter (Switzer) Cowan 1844–1922
    3. 3. John (Cowan) III 1837–1917
    4. 4. Mary Cowan 1834–1922
  5. 5. Ann Cowan 1799–1868
  6. 6. Mary (E) Cowan 1806–1878
  7. 7. Johanah Cowan 1801–1877
  8. 8. Margaret Cowan 1813–1836
  9. 9. Henry Cowan 1809–1866
  10. 10. Richard Cowan 1816–1871
  11. 11. George Cowan 1795–1850 m. Nancy (Ann) Williams 1792–1861
    1. 1. George Cowan 1814–1885
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Cowan 1820–1842 m. Isaac (James) Mitchell 1817–1891
      1. 1. George Mitchell 1841–
    3. 3. Robert Cowan 1822–
    4. 4. Alexander Cowan 1832–1911 m. Isabella Campbell 1832–1871
      1. 1. Alexander Cowan 1866–1954 m. Catherine (Allen) Murray 1867–1950
        1. 1. Roy (Andrew) Cowan 1890–1967 m. Annie (Elizabeth) Thompson 1889–1979
        2. 2. Sydney (Alexander) Cowan 1892–1980 m. Mary (Ann Elizabeth) Matchett 1889–1966
        3. 3. Alice (Elizabeth) Cowan 1894–1987 m. David Henry 1893–1958
        4. 4. Norman (Murray) Cowan 1905–1987 m. Lila (Gertrude) Briese 1913–2001
        5. 5. Hazel (Eleanor) Cowan 1897–2000 m. Barnard (John) Henry 1887–1970
        6. 6. Margaret (Mary) Cowan 1899–1992 m. James (Joseph) Henry 1898–1943
        7. 7. Elsie (Isobel Ethel) Cowan 1901–1989
        8. 8. Lincoln (Campbell) Cowan 1908–1915
        9. 9. Graham (Rutherford) Cowan 1913–2000 m. Ethel (Viola) Giles 1919–1976
      2. 2. William Cowan 1866–1899
      3. 3. Donald Cowan 1864–
      4. 4. Sarah Cowan 1859–
      5. 5. Mary Cowan 1858–1907 m. Russell (Henry) Read 1853–
        1. 1. John (Russell) Read 1889–
      6. 6. George (W) Cowan 1858–1928 m. Sarah (Hanna) Martin 1869–1932
        1. 1. John (Alexander) Cowan 1900–1962 m. Merretta (Myrtle) Vorhies 1908–1993
        2. 2. George (W) Cowan 1899–1969
        3. 3. Hazel (Vestia) Cowan 1894–1967
      7. 7. Nancy Cowan 1857–1908 m. Joseph McCulley 1846–1936
        1. 1. Charles McCulley 1880–1953
        2. 2. Isabella McCulley 1878–
        3. 3. Joseph (Aubrey) McCully 1898–1974
        4. 4. Ada McCulley 1896–1975
        5. 5. Lavina (Jane) McCulley 1895–1991
        6. 6. Sarah (English) McCully 1893– m. George (Alexr) Browne 1890–
        7. 7. Ann (Elizabeth) McCulley 1891–1982
        8. 8. Mabel (Victoria) McCulley 1889–
        9. 9. Thomas (James) McCulley 1886–1909
        10. 10. Norman (Leslie) McCulley 1884–1940
        11. 11. William (George) McCulley 1882–1956
        12. 12. Robert (Alexander) McCulley 1874–
      8. 8. Margaret Cowan 1856–1922 m. Charles (Edward) Gingrass 1848–1928
        1. 1. George (Albert) Gingras 1878–1901
        2. 2. Florence Gingrass 1886–1937
        3. 3. Annie (May) Gingrass 1888–1906
        4. 4. Charles (Roy) Gingrass 1904–1969
    5. 5. William Cowan 1826–1909 m. Ellen Keachie 1837– m. Sarah Elliott 1837–1883
      1. 1. Della (May) Cowan 1878–1960 m. Adam (Sloan) Scott 1874–1960
        1. 1. Mary (Helena Mabel) Scott 1901–1999 m. Roy (Allen) Mason 1912–
      2. 2. James Cowan 1873–
      3. 3. Margaret (Janet) Cowan 1869–1936
      4. 4. Ella Cowan 1883–1923
      5. 5. Catherine Cowan 1876–1968
      6. 6. Ann (Eliza) Cowan 1864–1908 m. William (Robert) Green 1855–1932
      7. 7. William (Elliott) Cowan 1859–1932 m. Effie (Eleanor) Johnson 1867–1949
        1. 1. Peter (Crawford) Cowan 1905–1967 m. Olga (Matilda) Nickle 1904–
        2. 2. Luella (Effie) Cowan 1895–1923
        3. 3. Clarissa (Mildred) Cowan 1897–1947 m. Wesley (A.) Speers 1891–1976
        4. 4. Clarence Cowan 1900–1976 m. Minnie (Elva) Cadwell 1908–1968
      8. 8. Mary Cowan 1855–1909
      9. 9. George Cowan 1857–1884
      10. 10. Mirian Cowan 1858–1940
      11. 11. Maggie Cowan 1875–1936
      12. 12. Robert (K.) Cowan 1865– m. Elizabeth (Mary) Campbell 1873–1968
        1. 1. George Cowan 1907–
        2. 2. Mary (Eleanor (Molly)) Cowan 1908–1981
        3. 3. Allan Cowan 1912–
      13. 13. Adolphus (Lafayette) Cowan 1871–1935 m. Bertha Wood 1878–
        1. 1. George (Irvine) Cowan 1900–
        2. 2. Florence (May) Cowan 1907–
        3. 3. Gladys Cowan 1909–
        4. 4. Lawrance Cowan 1911–
        5. 5. Cecil Cowan 1903–
      14. 14. Sarah (Ella) Cowan 1867–1902 m. Alexander McLaren 1851–
      15. 15. Mable ("Minnie") Cowan 1879–1968
    6. 6. Sarah (Jane) Cowan 1825–1910 m. James Greer 1820–1846 m. John Benning 1812–1899 m. George Walker 1799–1861
      1. 1. Norman (Nelson) Binning 1866–1961 m. Ellen (Elizabeth "Esther") Rule 1873–1952
        1. 1. Sherley (F) Bining 1895–
        2. 2. Elsie (Elizabeth) Gibson 1897–1995 m. James (Mervin) Gibson 1893–
        3. 3. Bill (Norman) Benning 1915–2000
        4. 4. Charles Binning 1902–1972 m. Laura (Ethelwyn) Coughlin 1903–
        5. 5. John Binning 1900–1991 m. Gladys (Jane) Hall 1898–
      2. 2. John (Alex) Walker 1855–1878 m. Catherine Philip 1855–
        1. 1. Sarah (Betty) Walker 1879–
        2. 2. Eleanor Walker 1878–
        3. 3. Violet Walker 1882–
      3. 3. James Greer 1846–1931 m. Isabella Harrison 1845–1931
        1. 1. Robert Greer 1879–1929
        2. 2. Isabella Greer 1870–
        3. 3. James Greer 1867–1950
        4. 4. William Greer 1878–1951
        5. 5. Samuel Greer 1879–
        6. 6. Harrison Greer 1884–1925

Mary Switzer's Timeline

2 Records

1771
1771
Birth of Mary Switzer in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1854
24 Feb 1854
Age 83
Death of Mary Switzer in Hornby, Ontario, Canada
Hornby, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1771
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1837-1896
    Event Place: Toronto, Canada
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Toronto, Canada; Year: 1837-1896; Page Number: 17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1854
    Event Place: Hornby, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Halton Hills, Halton Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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