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Sarah Cowan 1862 – 1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUL 1862

Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 3 JAN 1930

Death Location: Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Hampton Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Curry

Spouse(s): David Alexander

Children(s): Elizabeth Alexander, Edna Alexander

According to available records, Sarah Cowan was born in 1862 in Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada, the child of Hampton Cowan and Elizabeth Curry. Following those early years, Sarah Cowan married David Alexander, and their family grew to include Elizabeth May Alexander and Edna R. Alexander. In the later years of life, Sarah Cowan died in 1930 in Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Hampton Cowan
1815 – 1886
Birth Location: Armagh, County Armagh, Ireland
HC
Elizabeth Curry
1820 – 1884
Birth Location: County Amagh, Ireland
EC

Spouses(s)

David Alexander
1862 –
Birth Location: Tucker Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada
DA

Children(s)

Elizabeth Alexander
1898 –
Birth Location: Essex County, Ontario, Canada
EA
Edna Alexander
1900 –
Birth Location: Essex County, Ontario, Canada
EA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 18 JUL 1862
    Event Place: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, County: Canada; Number: ; Date: ., Roll: MS935_396.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Essex South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 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 Year: 3 JAN 1930
    Event Place: Woodstock, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_396.
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