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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

It was in 1809 that William Cowan was born in County Armagh, Ireland, a child of Alexander Cowan and Jane Strachan. William Cowan went on to marry Mary Mulloy (Moloy) and had children such as John Cowan, James Cowan, William Samuel Cowan, Thomas Cowan, Isaac Cowan and Mary Jane Cowan. William Cowan was deceased by 1869 in Egremont Township, Grey, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Alexander Cowan
1787 – 1872
Birth Location: Ireland
AC
Jane Strachan
1792 –
Birth Location: Ireland
JS

Spouses(s)

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

Children(s)

John Cowan
1837 – 1908
Birth Location: Decumdy, Tecumseh Township, Ontario, Canada
JC
James Cowan
1839 – 1909
Birth Location: Tecumseth Twp, Simcoe, Co, Ontario, Canada
JC
William Cowan
1841 – 1917
Birth Location: Tecumsah Township, Ontario, Canada
WC
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

Sources

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

    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 Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_1.

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

    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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