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Sarah Jane Cowan 1825 – 1910 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Aug 1825

Birth Location: Co Armagh Ireland

Death Date: 5 July 1910

Death Location: Listowel, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Cowan

Mother: Nancy Williams

Spouse(s): James Greer, George Walker, John Benning

Children(s): James Greer, John Walker, Norman Binning

Sarah Jane Cowan was born in 1825 in Co Armagh Ireland, the child of George Cowan and Nancy Ann Williams. In 1852, Sarah Jane Cowan resided in Wellington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1861, Sarah Jane Cowan resided in Wellington, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Jane Cowan married James Greer, George Walker, John Benning, and had children including James Greer, John Alex Walker, Norman H Nelson Binning. Sarah Jane Cowan passed away in 1910 in Listowel, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Sarah Jane Cowan was born in 1825 in Co Armagh Ireland, the child of George Cowan and Nancy Ann Williams.
  • In 1852, Sarah Jane Cowan resided in Wellington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1861, Sarah Jane Cowan resided in Wellington, Ontario, Canada.
  • Sarah Jane Cowan married James Greer, George Walker, John Benning, and had children including James Greer, John Alex Walker, Norman H Nelson Binning.
  • Sarah Jane Cowan passed away in 1910 in Listowel, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Cowan
1825 – 1910
Birth Place: Co Armagh Ireland
Parents
George Cowan
1795 – 1850
Armagh, Ireland
Nancy (Ann) Williams
1792 – 1861
Ireland
Grandparents
John Cowan
1770 – 1832
County Tipperary, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
Mary Switzer
1771 – 1854
Ireland, Ireland
James Williams
1770 –
Ireland
Margaret DILLON
1770 –
IRELAND
Great-Grandparents
John Switzer
1743 – 1794
Mary Sparrow
1750 – 1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Schweitzer
1715 – 1806
Elizabeth Dolmage
1724 – 1796
Thomas Sparrow
1723 – 1800
Catherine Whitendale
1720 – 1831

Sarah Cowan's Descendants

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Sarah (Jane) Cowan (23 Aug 1825 – 5 July 1910) m. James Greer (1820 – 1846) m. George Walker (1799 – aft 1861) m. John Benning (1 Mar 1812 – 29 Mar 1899)
  1. 1. James Greer (11 Nov 1846 – 5 Feb 1931) m. Isabella Harrison (26 Sep 1845 – 10 Jan 1931)
    1. 1. James Greer (1 Sep 1867 – 15 Aug 1950)
    2. 2. Isabella Greer (4 Jan 1870 – )
    3. 3. William Greer (Abt 1878 – 18 Nov 1951)
    4. 4. Robert Greer (1879 – 1929)
      1. 1. Joseph (B.) Greer (1915 – 2001)
        1. 1. Greer
    5. 5. Samuel Greer (Abt 1879 – )
    6. 6. Harrison Greer (22 Dec 1884 – 01 May 1925)
  2. 2. John (Alex) Walker (1855 – 3 Aug 1878) m. Catherine Philip (Abt 1855 – )
    1. 1. Eleanor Walker (9 Jun 1878 – )
    2. 2. Sarah (Betty) Walker (23 Feb 1879 – )
    3. 3. Violet Walker (23 May 1882 – )
  3. 3. Norman (H Nelson) Binning (3 Nov 1866 – 1961) m. Esther (Ellen Smith (Ella)) Rule (May 1873 – 1952)
    1. 1. Shirlie (Marie) Binning (5 Mar 1895 – )
    2. 2. Elsie (Elizabeth) Benning (6 March 1897 – 1995) m. James (Mervin) Gibson (abt 1893 – )
    3. 3. John (Rule) Binning (June 1900 – 1991) m. Gladys (Jane) Hall (9 Dec 1898 – )
      1. 1. James (Hall) Binning (05 Jul 1928 – 02 Nov 1930)
      2. 2. Helen (Margaret) Binning (15 Dec 1930 – 02 Jun 1996) m. Howard (George) Thompson (1927 – 9 Nov 2017)
        1. 1. Bruce Thompson
        2. 2. Patricia Thompson
        3. 3. Susan Thompson
        4. 4. Brian Thompson
    4. 4. Charles (Nelson) Binning (17 Sep 1902 – 1972) m. Laura (Ethelwyn) Coughlin (1903 – )
    5. 5. William ("Bill" Norman) Binning (abt 1915 – 2000)

Sarah Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1825
23 Aug 1825
Birth of Sarah Jane Cowan in Co Armagh Ireland
Co Armagh Ireland
1852
1852
Age 27
Sarah Jane Cowan resided here in Wellington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Wellington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 36
Sarah Jane Cowan resided here in Wellington, Ontario, Canada
Wellington, Ontario, Canada
1910
5 July 1910
Age 85
Death of Sarah Jane Cowan in Listowel, Ontario, Canada
Listowel, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Co Armagh Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada
    [3] County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .
    [4] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_157.
    [5] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Wellington County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 July 1910
    Event Place: Listowel, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_157.
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Listowel, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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