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Thomas Cowan 1843 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1843

Birth Location: Tecumseh Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 5 Mar 1915

Death Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Mary (Moloy)

Spouse(s): Sarah Stephenson

Children(s): Annie Cowan, William Cowan, Joseph Cowan, Mary Cowan, Sarah Cowan, Martha Cowan, Bryice Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Lawrence Cowan, George Cowan, Gertrude Cowan

It was in 1843 that Thomas Cowan was born in Tecumseh Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, a child of William Cowan and Mary Mulloy (Moloy). Thomas Cowan went on to marry Sarah Stephenson and had children such as Annie Cowan, William James Cowan, Joseph Cowan, Mary Ellen Cowan, Sarah Cowan, Martha Cowan, Bryice Cowan, Thomas Albert Cowan, Lawrence Cowan, George Cowan and Gertrude Maud Cowan. Thomas Cowan was deceased by 1915 in Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

William Cowan
1809 – 1869
Birth Location: County Armagh, Ireland
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Mary (Moloy)
1811 – 1884
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Stephenson
1850 – 1925
Birth Location: King Twp, York Co, Ontario, Canada
SS

Children(s)

Annie Cowan
1868 –
Birth Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
AC
William Cowan
1871 –
Birth Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
WC
Joseph Cowan
1872 – 1929
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada
JC
Mary Cowan
1876 –
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
MC
Sarah Cowan
1878 – 1963
Birth Location: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
SC
Martha Cowan
1881 –
Birth Location: Ontario
MC
Bryice Cowan
1884 – 1970
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
BC
Thomas Cowan
1885 – 1942
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
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Lawrence Cowan
1887 –
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
LC
George Cowan
1886 – 1942
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
GC
Gertrude Cowan
1892 –
Birth Location: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
GC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 8 May 1843
    Event Place: Tecumseh Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, 1861 Census of Canada, 1871 Census of Canada, 1891 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Year: 1871; Census Place: Tecumseth, Simcoe South, Ontario; Roll: C-9960; Page: 41; Family No: 149, Roll: MS935_214.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1852
    Event Place: Grey 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 Year: 1861
    Event Place: Grey, Canada West, Canada
    Record Source: 1861 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: abt 1871
    Event Place: Tecumseth, Simcoe South, Ontario
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Tecumseth, Simcoe South, Ontario; Roll: C-9960; Page: 41; Family No: 149

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_214.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Mount Forest, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_214.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Southgate Township, Grey County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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