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William Cowan 1809 – 1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: County Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 9 Nov 1869

Death Location: Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Father: Alexander Cowan

Mother: Jane Strachan

Spouse(s): Mary (Moloy)

Children(s): John Cowan, James Cowan, William Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Isaac Cowan, Mary Cowan

The story of William Cowan began in 1809 in County Armagh, Ireland. In 1852, William Cowan resided in Grey County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada. In 1861, William Cowan resided in Grey, Canada West, Canada. William Cowan married Mary Mulloy (Moloy), and had children including John Cowan, James Cowan, William Samuel Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Isaac Cowan, Mary Jane Cowan. William Cowan passed away in 1869 in Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of William Cowan began in 1809 in County Armagh, Ireland.
  • In 1852, William Cowan resided in Grey County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada.
  • In 1861, William Cowan resided in Grey, Canada West, Canada.
  • William Cowan married Mary Mulloy (Moloy), and had children including John Cowan, James Cowan, William Samuel Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Isaac Cowan, Mary Jane Cowan.
  • William Cowan passed away in 1869 in Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Cowan
1787 – 1872
Birth Location: Ireland
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Jane Strachan
1792 –
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Moloy)
1811 – 1884
Birth Location: Armagh, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Cowan
1837 – 1908
Birth Location: Decumdy, Tecumseh Township, Ontario, Canada
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James Cowan
1839 – 1909
Birth Location: Tecumseth Twp, Simcoe, Co, Ontario, Canada
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William Cowan
1841 – 1917
Birth Location: Tecumsah Township, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Cowan
1843 – 1915
Birth Location: Tecumseh Twp, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
TC
Isaac Cowan
1845 – 1919
Birth Location: Egremont, Ontario, Canada
IC
Mary Cowan
1847 – 1880
Birth Location: Egremont, Ontario, Canada
MC

William Cowan's Ancestors

Self
William Cowan
1809 – 1869
Birth Place: County Armagh, Ireland
Parents
Alexander Cowan
1787 – 1872
Ireland
Jane Strachan
1792 –
Ireland
Grandparents
William (Andrews) Cowan
1751 – 1835
Tarbolton, Ayrshire, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Watt
1765 –
Great-Grandparents
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769
John Watt
Margaret Stanners
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Cowan
1660 – 1730
Lady Crawford
1683 – 1703
John Andrew
1703 –
Mary Paterson
1700 –
Hugh Watt
1705 – 1787
Margaret Whyte
1706 – 1758

William Cowan's Descendants

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William Cowan (1809 – 9 Nov 1869) m. Mary (Mulloy) (Moloy) (ABT 1811 – 7 Jan 1884)
  1. 1. John Cowan (15 Jul 1837 – 8 Mar 1908)
  2. 2. James Cowan (20 Feb 1839 – 9 Sep 1909) m. Margaret Reid (31 Jan 1846 – 9 Jun 1925)
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) Cowen (2 May 1864 – 29 Oct 1903)
    2. 2. William Cowan (01 Dec 1865 – 30 Mar 1948) m. Melissa Brown (10 May 1866 – 10 Mar 1937)
      1. 1. Rebecca Cowan (09 January 1891 – 24 September 1967)
      2. 2. Ruby (Mildred) Cowan (12 May 1893 – 15 September 1965) m. Grover (Cleveland) Palmer (abt 1892 – )
        1. 1. Stillborn Palmer (13 December 1919 – 13 December 1919)
      3. 3. Fannie Cowan (09 Jun 1900 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Cowan (29 Jun 1867 – 1871)
    4. 4. Sarah Cowan (31 Jul 1869 – 21 Dec 1912)
    5. 5. Thomas Cowan (3 Dec 1871 – 5 Oct 1917)
    6. 6. George Cowan (16 Oct 1875 – 28 Mar 1950)
    7. 7. Isaac Cowan (13 Apr 1877 – 4 Apr 1956) m. Ina (May) Wonch (29 Jul 1882 – 31 May 1918)
      1. 1. John (Henry) Cowan (16 Feb 1901 – 6 Sep 1957)
      2. 2. Dorothy (Louise) Cowan (18 Nov 1906 – 10 Jan 1977)
      3. 3. Bertha (Mary) Cowan (15 Feb 1909 – 16 Oct 1983)
      4. 4. Robert (Bruce) Cowan (11 Oct 1910 – Jul 1974)
      5. 5. Leslie (Kenneth) Cowan (16 Nov 1912 – 17 Oct 1994) m. Jessie (May) Greenfield (30 Apr 1915 – 19 Jul 1985)
        1. 1. Kenneth (Daniel Ellard) Cowan (23 Nov 1936 – 8 May 2015) m. Dorothy Stewart (16 September 1935 – 23 October 2011)
        2. 2. Hugh Cowan m. Shirley (Doreen) Burke (5 Oct 1940 – 1 may 2019)
      6. 6. Ina (Ilene Grace) Cowan (1 July 1916 – 11 Oct 1916)
      7. 7. Sybil (Pearl) Cowan (29 May 1918 – 4 /21 Feb 2003)
      8. 8. Eugene (Lamond) Cowan (abt 1904 – )
      9. 9. Isaac (Garnet) Cowan (abt 1915 – )
    8. 8. Albert Cowan (18 Oct 1880 – 16 Jan 1957)
    9. 9. Margaret (Annie) Cowan (1882 – 24 Jun 1938)
    10. 10. Bertha (L) Cowan (13 Feb 1885 – 7 Jun 1968)
    11. 11. Wesley Cowan (7 May 1888 – 10 Dec 1953) m. Ethel (Maud) Robinson (28 May 1887 – 04 Jan 1964)
  3. 3. William (Samuel) Cowan (20 Mar 1841 – 30 Jan 1917) m. Margaret Orr (11 Jul 1836 – 5 Aug 1896)
    1. 1. Emma (Sarah) Cowan (25 Jul 1866 – 13 Dec 1953) m. Aurilian (Robert Wesley) Burrows (18 Mar 1860 – 10 Mar 1924)
      1. 1. Margaret (Charlotte) Burrows (1896 – )
      2. 2. Ernest (C Lorne) Burrows (1898 – )
      3. 3. Edna (Maria Alice) Burrows (1900 – )
      4. 4. Edwin (Willian) Burrows (1903 – )
      5. 5. Lydia (Agnes) Burrows (7 Dec 1905 – )
    2. 2. Annie (Maria) Cowan (11 Nov 1867 – 27 Jan 1901)
    3. 3. Samuel (W) Cowan (17 Jul 1869 – 29 Apr 1943) m. Lizzie McVean m. Elizabeth McVean (August 1873 – 19 Nov 1951)
      1. 1. William (Ernest) Cowan (3 Nov 1896 – unknown)
      2. 2. Marie (Annie) Cowan (31 Aug 1903 – 20 May 1988) m. Everett (Elwin) Rawn (27 Sep 1898 – 05 Mar 1986)
        1. 1. Frederick (William) Rawn (27 Oct 1926 – 09 Oct 1972)
        2. 2. Lyle (Everett) Rawn (21 Nov 1927 – 21 Mar 2009)
        3. 3. Ivan (Lorne) Rawn (19 Jul 1929 – 22 Apr 1993)
        4. 4. Carl (Vernon) Rawn (16 Apr 1931 – 08 Dec 2008)
      3. 3. Lorne (Victor) Cowan (24 May 1907 – 1994)
    4. 4. Alice (Mary) Cowan (1872 – 1958)
    5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Cowan (1873 – 15 July 1951)
    6. 6. Robert (Sidney Orr) Cowan (28 Jan 1875 – 21 Mar 1952) m. Ida Leppington (21 Aug 1886 – 29 Nov 1964)
      1. 1. Abigail (Ruth) Cowan (Abt 1911 – 24 May 2002) m. James (Latham) Brears (1904 – 24 Dec 1962)
        1. 1. J (Beverly) Brears (1936 – )
        2. 2. Geraldine (Ida Elizabeth) Brears (13 May 1937 – 13 Mar 2010)
        3. 3. Harold Brears
      2. 2. Anne Cowan (1914 – Abt 2006) m. Nelson (Stuart) Armstrong (Sep 1890 – )
      3. 3. Margaret (Alice) Cowan (12 Oct 1918 – 1993)
      4. 4. Roberta ("Bert") Cowan (2 Apr 1920 – 3 Dec 1991) m. Arthur Hall (14 Jan 1890 – 1971)
      5. 5. William (John) Cowan (9 Nov 1922 – 1994)
    7. 7. Agnes (Clara) Cowan (1876 – 1963) m. Wesley (George) Holliday (1873 – April 28 1943)
      1. 1. Roy (Everett) Holliday (May 29 1902 – June 18 1988)
      2. 2. Harold (William) Holliday (4 SEP 1904 – )
    8. 8. Alfred (Ernest) Cowan (10 Apr 1876 – 05 May 1965) m. Anna (Leila) Saunders (09 Feb 1879 – 21 Dec 1973)
      1. 1. Gerrard (Saunders) Cowan (06 May 1910 – 14 SEP 1991) m. Doris Sutton (05 Apr 1915 – )
        1. 1. Marie (Elaine) Cowan (14 SEP 1941 – ) m. Ross (James) Columbus
        2. 2. Kenneth (Eugene) Cowan (14 APR 1944 – )
      2. 2. John (Keith) Cowan (08 Nov 1915 – ) m. Irene ( – Jun 1974)
    9. 9. Henry (A) Cowan (12 Sep 1878 – 12 Apr 1942)
  4. 4. Thomas Cowan (8 May 1843 – 5 Mar 1915) m. Sarah Stephenson (12 Feb 1850 – 10 Sep 1925)
    1. 1. Annie Cowan (1868 – ) m. George (Samuel) Wright (abt 1864 – )
    2. 2. William (James) Cowan (abt 1871 – )
    3. 3. Joseph Cowan (1872 – 18 Jun 1929) m. Sarah (Sophia) Brown (1865 – 1936)
      1. 1. Annie Cowan (16 Jul 1898 – 1985)
      2. 2. Nellie (Margaret) Cowan (01 Apr 1900 – 1969)
      3. 3. Joseph Cowan (1904 – 1969)
      4. 4. May Cowan (1 May 1907 – )
      5. 5. Evelyn Cowan (15 Apr 1910 – )
    4. 4. Mary (Ellen) Cowan (25 Mar 1876 – )
    5. 5. Sarah Cowan (26 Aug 1878 – 13 Apr 1963) m. Charles McIntosh (abt 1878 – 4 Jun 1950)
      1. 1. Percival McIntosh (18 May 1898 – 26 May 1977) m. Nancy Sealy
      2. 2. Irene (Gertrude) McIntosh (13 Dec 1899 – 1997) m. Alfred (Joseph) Stacey (21 May 1898 – )
      3. 3. Sarah (Alberta) McIntosh (30 Jul 1902 – ) m. Stanley Hessenauer (22 April 1896 – 1 June 1950)
      4. 4. Charles (Lawrence Edwin) McIntosh (13 Nov 1904 – 8 Nov 1908)
      5. 5. Hazel McIntosh (7 Oct 1906 – )
      6. 6. Oliver (Wdgar) McIntosh (24 Feb 1910 – )
    6. 6. Martha Cowan (abt 1881 – )
    7. 7. Bryice Cowan (24 Sep 1884 – 15 Jun 1970)
    8. 8. Thomas (Albert) Cowan (12 Aug 1885 – 24 Aug 1942) m. Ellen (Maude "Nellie" Benallick) Plant (22 Feb 1878 – 10 Dec 1952)
      1. 1. James Cowan (13 Feb 1911 – 1984)
      2. 2. Baby Cowan (12 Oct 1922 – 12 Oct 1922)
    9. 9. Lawrence Cowan (27 Dec 1887 – )
    10. 10. George Cowan (Abt. 1886 – 24 Aug 1942)
    11. 11. Gertrude (Maud) Cowan (1 Nov 1892 – )
  5. 5. Isaac Cowan (8 May 1845 – 18 Feb 1919) m. Isabell O'Neil (abt 1851 – after 1901 (Canada Census))
    1. 1. Mary (J) Cowan (abt 1873 – )
    2. 2. Priscilla Cowan (abt 1874 – )
    3. 3. Sarah Cowan (abt 1875 – )
    4. 4. William (J) Cowan (abt 1876 – )
    5. 5. Isabell Cowan (abt 1878 – )
    6. 6. Isaac Cowan (abt 1879 – )
    7. 7. Thomas Cowan (abt 1884 – )
    8. 8. Pauline Cowan (1885 – )
    9. 9. Margaret ("Maggie") Cowan (abt 1886 – )
    10. 10. John Cowan (abt 1889 – )
    11. 11. Frank Cowan (1891 – )
  6. 6. Mary (Jane) Cowan (10 Jul 1847 – abt 1880)

William Cowan's Timeline

4 Records

1809
1809
Birth of William Cowan in County Armagh, Ireland
County Armagh, Ireland
1852
1852
Age 43
William Cowan resided here in Grey County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Grey County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1861
1861
Age 52
William Cowan resided here in Grey, Canada West, Canada
Grey, Canada West, Canada
1869
9 Nov 1869
Age 60
Death of William Cowan in Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: County Armagh, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
    [2] 1861 Census of Canada
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_1.
    [4] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_1.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1869
    Event Place: Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_1.
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Forest, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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