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Ruth Cowan 1897 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1969

Death Location: Comber, Ontario, Canada

Father: Isaac Cowan

Mother: Louisa Cowley

Spouse(s): Arthur Johnston

Children(s): Walter Johnson, Vernon Johnson

It was in 1897 that Ruth Cowan was born in Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada, a child of Isaac Cowan and Louisa Cowley. Ruth Cowan went on to marry Arthur William Johnston and had children such as Walter Wilfred Johnson and Vernon George Johnson. Ruth Cowan was deceased by 1969 in Comber, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Isaac Cowan
1869 – 1934
Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
IC
Louisa Cowley
1872 –
Birth Location: Northcourt, Berkshire, England
LC

Spouses(s)

Arthur Johnston
1893 – 1949
Birth Location: Plattsburgh, New York, USA
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Children(s)

Walter Johnson
– 1991
Birth Location: Comber, Ontario, Canada
WJ
Vernon Johnson
1922 – 1981
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
VJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Ontario

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Tilbury, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 26 Jul 1916
    Event Place: Kent, Kent, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Tilbury (East/est), Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1969
    Event Place: Comber, Ontario, Canada
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