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Sarah Ann Cowan 1874 – 1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1874

Birth Location: Twsp of Brooke

Death Date: 24 Feb 1921

Death Location: Enniskillen, Twsp, Ont., Canada

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Eleanor Whitcraft

Spouse(s): Thomas Bailey

Children(s): Ellen Bailey, William Bailey, Beatrice Bailey, Edith Bailey, Hilda Bailey, Gladys Bailey, Reid Bailey

Sarah Ann Cowan was born in 1874 in Twsp of Brooke, the child of William Cowan and Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft. In 1881, Sarah Ann Cowan resided in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. Sarah Ann Cowan married Thomas Bailey, and had children including Ellen "Helen" Jane Bailey, William Henry Bailey, Beatrice Elvie Bailey, Edith Lottia Bailey, Hilda Olta Bailey, Gladys Elizabeth Bailey, Reid Roland Bailey. Sarah Ann Cowan passed away in 1921 in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ont., Canada.

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Biography

  • Sarah Ann Cowan was born in 1874 in Twsp of Brooke, the child of William Cowan and Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft.
  • In 1881, Sarah Ann Cowan resided in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Sarah Ann Cowan married Thomas Bailey, and had children including Ellen "Helen" Jane Bailey, William Henry Bailey, Beatrice Elvie Bailey, Edith Lottia Bailey, Hilda Olta Bailey, Gladys Elizabeth Bailey, Reid Roland Bailey.
  • Sarah Ann Cowan passed away in 1921 in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ont., Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
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Eleanor Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Birth Location: Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
EW

Spouses(s)

Thomas Bailey
1867 – 1940
Birth Location: Warwick, Plympton Township, ON, Canada
TB

Children(s)

Ellen Bailey
1903 – 1986
Birth Location: Enniskillen township, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
EB
William Bailey
1904 – 1904
Birth Location: Oil Springs, Enniskillen Twp. Lambton, Ontari
WB
Beatrice Bailey
1906 – 1984
Birth Location: Enniskillen Twp. Lambton, Ontario, Canada
BB
Edith Bailey
1910 – 1910
Birth Location: Michgan , USA
EB
Hilda Bailey
1911 – 1982
Birth Location: Michgan USA
HB
Gladys Bailey
1915 – 2015
Birth Location: Oil Springs,Enniskillen Twp. Lambton, Ontario, Canada
GB
Reid Bailey
1915 – 1916
Birth Location: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
RB

Sarah Cowan's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Cowan
1874 – 1921
Birth Place: Twsp of Brooke
Parents
William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Armagh Ireland
Eleanor ("Ellen") Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
Grandparents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Armagh Ireland
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Armagh Ireland
Henry Whitcraft
1804 – 1880
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Elizabeth Leathem
1806 – 1880
Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Elizabeth Watt
Henry Whitcraft
1775 – 1849
Elizabeth Kennedy
1785 – 1885
Leathem
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mitchell
Watt
Henry Whitcraft
1740 – 1830
Margaret Cowan
1740 – 1790

Sarah Cowan's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Ann) Cowan (1874 – 24 Feb 1921) m. Thomas Bailey (16 MAR 1867 – 29 JAN 1940)
  1. 1. Ellen ("Helen" Jane) Bailey (28 OCT 1903 – 1986) m. Aubrey (Howard) Rafuse (26 Oct 1903 – 5 Aug 1962)
    1. 1. Norman (A) Rafuse (20 SEP 1936 – 9 Apr 2018) m. Audrey McDonald (1928 – )
      1. 1. Martha Rafuse (18 NOV 1969 – ) m. Christopher
      2. 2. Warren Rafuse (23 JUN 1971 – )
    2. 2. Howard (Thomas Whitcroft) Rafuse (24 AUG 1939 – ) m. Linda (Kathleen) Sims (AFT 1939 – )
      1. 1. Sara (E.) Rafuse (15 FEB 1966 – )
      2. 2. John (Aubrey) Rafuse (19 APR 1968 – ) m. Kim Graves (18 MAR 1961 – )
        1. 1. Jack (James Howard) Rafuse (7 OCT 1997 – )
    3. 3. Jane (A) Rafuse (2 Feb 1944 – ) m. James (Arthur) Laing (11 Nov 1947 – )
      1. 1. Ann Laing (AFT 1965 – )
      2. 2. Sarah Laing (AFT 1970 – )
        1. 1. Justin
        2. 2. Kevin
      3. 3. David Laing (AFT 1970 – )
        1. 1. Wendel Laing (2010 – )
  2. 2. William (Henry) Bailey (10 Oct 1904 – 16 Oct 1904)
  3. 3. Beatrice (Elvie) Bailey (30 Jan 1906 – 1984) m. Frederic (George) Hart (26 Jan 1905 – 1988)
    1. 1. Robert Hart m. Comibear
  4. 4. Edith (Lottia) Bailey (ABT 1910 – 1910)
  5. 5. Hilda (Olta) Bailey (07 Feb 1911 – 22 Jul 1982) m. Claude (William) Edwards (26 Mar 1913 – 8 Jul 1965)
  6. 6. Gladys (Elizabeth) Bailey (23 Apr 1915 – 12 Oct 2015) m. Frederick (George) Harpur (Abt. 1915 – 27 Feb 1997)
  7. 7. Reid (Roland) Bailey (23 Apr 1915 – 26 Apr 1916)

Sarah Cowan's Timeline

8 Records

1873
11 Aug 1873
Birth of Sarah Ann Cowan in Brooke, Twsp., Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Brooke, Twsp., Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1874
1874
Birth of Sarah Ann Cowan in Twsp of Brooke
Twsp of Brooke
1881
1881
Age 7
Sarah Ann Cowan resided here in Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 17
Sarah Ann Cowan resided here in Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 27
Sarah Ann Cowan resided here in Enniskillen, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
Enniskillen, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 27
Sarah Ann Cowan resided here in Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
1910
1910
Age 36
Sarah Ann Cowan resided here in Port Huron Ward 10, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
Port Huron Ward 10, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
1921
24 Feb 1921
Age 47
Death of Sarah Ann Cowan in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ont., Canada
Enniskillen, Twsp, Ont., Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Brooke, Twsp., Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956
    [2] 1891 Census of Canada
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 84; Family No: 391
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 10, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: T624_673; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374686
    [5] County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .
    [6] 1901 Census of Canada
    [7] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_278.
    [8] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Twsp of Brooke
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1922

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Enniskillen, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 84; Family No: 391

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Lambton (East/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1909
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 10, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: T624_673; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374686

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Port Huron Ward 10, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Port Huron Ward 10, Saint Clair, Michigan; Roll: T624_673; Page: 4a; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1374686

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Jun 1911
    Event Place: St Clair Michigan
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1921
    Event Place: Breast Cancer Ont. death reg # 018424 yr 1921 cn 18424 im 1252

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: 48 years 6 months 13 days

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Lambton marriages 1904 reg.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canada
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1921
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Twsp, Ont., Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_278.
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932
    [4] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oil Springs, On., Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Cowan.FTW
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