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Sarah Elizabeth Cowan 1859 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1859

Birth Location: Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 05 Jun 1939

Death Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Edward Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Whitcraft

Spouse(s): Douglas Carr

Children(s): Edith Carr, John Carr

1859 marked the beginning of Sarah Elizabeth Cowan's life in Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, to parents Edward Cowan and Elizabeth Whitcraft. Eventually, Sarah Elizabeth Cowan married Douglas Carr, and they welcomed Edith Anna Kathleen Carr and John Edward Beecher Carr. Sarah Elizabeth Cowan passed in 1939 at Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Edward Cowan
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
EC
Elizabeth Whitcraft
1836 – 1916
Birth Location: Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
EW

Spouses(s)

Douglas Carr
1857 – 1936
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
DC

Children(s)

Edith Carr
1893 – 1959
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
EC
John Carr
1895 – 1931
Birth Location: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
JC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Jun 1859
    Event Place: Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton West, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 05 Jun 1939
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: St. James Cemetery , Brooke, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
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