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Susan Cowan 1862 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: AFT 1862

Birth Location: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 4 Nov 1908

Death Location: Chatham Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Hampton Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Curry

Spouse(s): John Hornick

Children(s): John Hornick, Samuel Hornick, Elizabeth Hornick, Ruth Hornick, Garnet Hornick, Edythe Hornick

According to available records, Susan Cowan was born in 1862 in Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada, the child of Hampton Cowan and Elizabeth Curry. Following those early years, Susan Cowan married John William Hornick, and their family grew to include John W. E.'almer" Hornick, Samuel Nelson Hornick, Elizabeth Hornick, Ruth Isbella Hornick, Garnet Sherman Hornick and Edythe Lilac Hornick. In the later years of life, Susan Cowan died in 1908 in Chatham Township, Kent 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)

John Hornick
1855 – 1903
Birth Location: Poss. Kitley, Leeds County, Ontario, Canada
JH

Children(s)

John Hornick
1879 –
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
JH
Samuel Hornick
1880 –
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
SH
Elizabeth Hornick
1883 –
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ont
EH
Ruth Hornick
1888 –
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ont
RH
Garnet Hornick
1892 – 1959
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ont
GH
Edythe Hornick
1895 – 1988
Birth Location: Tilbury East Township, Kent County, Ont
EH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 13 Jul 1856
    Event Place: Tilbury, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1901 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Year: 1881; Census Place: Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C_13278; Page: 28; Family No: 120, County: Canada; Number: ; Date: ., Roll: MS935_136.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: AFT 1862

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Tilbury East, Kent, Ontario; Roll: C_13278; Page: 28; Family No: 120

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Tilbury (East/est), Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: County: Canada; Number: ; Date: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Nov 1908
    Event Place: Chatham Township, Kent County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_136.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tilbury, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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