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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):

Richard Cowan was born in 1816 in Ireland, Ireland, the child of John Cowan and Mary Switzer. In 1871, Richard Cowan passed away in Halton County, Ontario, Canada.

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John Cowan
1770 – 1832
Birth Location: County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
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Mary Switzer
1771 – 1854
Birth Location: Ireland, Ireland
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1816
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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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