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Richard Cowan 1816 – 1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1816

Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland

Death Date: 1871

Death Location: Halton County, Ontario, Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Mary Switzer

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Children(s):

In 1816, Richard Cowan entered the world in Ireland, Ireland, born to John Cowan and Mary Switzer. Richard Cowan passed away in 1871 in Halton County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1816, Richard Cowan entered the world in Ireland, Ireland, born to John Cowan and Mary Switzer.
  • Richard Cowan passed away in 1871 in Halton County, Ontario, Canada.

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Richard Cowan's Ancestors

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Richard Cowan
1816 – 1871
Birth Place: Ireland, Ireland
Parents
John Cowan
1770 – 1832
County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Mary Switzer
1771 – 1854
Ireland, Ireland
Grandparents
John (Wesley) Switzer
1743 – 1794
Ballingrane, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Mary Sparrow
1750 – 1771
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Schweitzer
1715 – 1806
Elizabeth Dolmage
1724 – 1796
Thomas Sparrow
1723 – 1800
Catherine Whitendale
1720 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Schweitzer
1681 – 1768
Maria Kuench
1690 – 1764

Richard Cowan's Timeline

2 Records

1816
1816
Birth of Richard Cowan in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1871
1871
Age 55
Death of Richard Cowan in Halton County, Ontario, Canada
Halton County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1816
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Halton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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