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Roy Andrew Cowan 1890 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1890

Birth Location: Hanpville Villge, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 5 Sept 1967

Death Location: Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Catherine Murray

Spouse(s): Annie Thompson

Children(s): Ellean Cowan, Helen Cowan, Meryle Cowan, Elsie Cowan, Audrey Cowan, Annette Cowan, Ross Cowan, Colan Cowan

1890 marked the beginning of Roy Andrew Cowan's life in Hanpville Villge, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada, to parents Alexander Cowan and Catherine Allen Murray. Eventually, Roy Andrew Cowan married Annie Elizabeth Thompson, and they welcomed Ellean Elizabeth Cowan, Helen Katherine Cowan, Meryle Lorraine Cowan, Elsie Cowan, Audrey Cowan, Annette Royetta Cowan, Ross Henry Alexander Cowan and Colan Andrew Cowan. Roy Andrew Cowan passed in 1967 at Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Alexander Cowan
1866 – 1954
Birth Location: Minto, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
AC
Catherine Murray
1867 – 1950
Birth Location: Islington, Middlesex, England
CM

Spouses(s)

Annie Thompson
1889 – 1979
Birth Location: Beatrice, Muskoka, Ont., Can.
AT

Children(s)

Ellean Cowan
1916 – 2002
Birth Location: Ufford, Ontario
EC
Helen Cowan
1917 – 1989
Birth Location: Ufford, Muskoka, Ont., Can.
HC
Meryle Cowan
1920 – 2007
Birth Location: Raymond Ontario
MC
Elsie Cowan
1922 –
Birth Location: Ontario
EC
Audrey Cowan
1922 – 1990
Birth Location: Ufford, Muskoka, Ont., Can.
AC
Annette Cowan
1925 – 1942
Birth Location: Ufford, Muskoka, Ont., Can.
AC
Ross Cowan
1927 – 1927
Birth Location: –
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Colan Cowan
1929 – 1991
Birth Location: Ufford, Muskoka, Ont., Can.
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Aug 1890
    Event Place: Hanpville Villge, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, 1931 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1916, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 100; Record Group: Rg 80-2, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Humphrey and Watt and Cardwell, Muskoka and Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6355; Family No: 167

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Watt, Muskoka & Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 15

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1931
    Event Place: Watt, Canada, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27280; Census Place: Muskoka-Ontario, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1965
    Event Place: Parry Sound; Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Voters Lists, 1935-1980, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Voters Lists, Federal Elections, 1935-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Sept 1967
    Event Place: Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ufford, Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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