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William Cowan 1831 – 1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Armagh Ireland

Death Date: 14 Jan 1912

Death Location: Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Margaret Mitchell

Spouse(s): Eleanor Whitcraft

Children(s): Eliza Cowan, Francis Cowan, John Cowan, William Cowan, Sarah Cowan, David Cowan, Thomas Cowan

In 1831, William Cowan entered the world in Armagh Ireland, born to John Cowan and Margaret Mitchell. In 1870, William Cowan resided in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States. William Cowan married Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft, and had children including Eliza Cowan, Francis Cowan, John Alexander Cowan, William Henry Cowan, Sarah Ann Cowan, David Samuel Cowan, Thomas George Cowan. William Cowan passed away in 1912 in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1831, William Cowan entered the world in Armagh Ireland, born to John Cowan and Margaret Mitchell.
  • In 1870, William Cowan resided in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States.
  • William Cowan married Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft, and had children including Eliza Cowan, Francis Cowan, John Alexander Cowan, William Henry Cowan, Sarah Ann Cowan, David Samuel Cowan, Thomas George Cowan.
  • William Cowan passed away in 1912 in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
JC
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Birth Location: Armagh Ireland
MM

Spouses(s)

Eleanor Whitcraft
1831 – 1923
Birth Location: Bryanlitter, Clontibret, Monaghan Ireland
EW

Children(s)

Eliza Cowan
1860 – 1936
Birth Location: Ireland
EC
Francis Cowan
1862 – 1900
Birth Location: Monaghan, Ireland
FC
John Cowan
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
JC
William Cowan
1870 – 1900
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
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Sarah Cowan
1874 – 1921
Birth Location: Twsp of Brooke
SC
David Cowan
1874 – 1953
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
DC
Thomas Cowan
1878 – 1879
Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
TC

William Cowan's Ancestors

Self
William Cowan
1831 – 1912
Birth Place: Armagh Ireland
Parents
John Cowan
1798 – 1866
Armagh Ireland
Margaret Mitchell
1804 – 1900
Armagh Ireland
Grandparents
Francis Mitchell
1780 –
Tullyglush, Armagh, Ireland, or, Scotland
Elizabeth Watt
Great-Grandparents
Mitchell
Watt
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cowan's Descendants

1.
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William Cowan (1831 – 14 Jan 1912) m. Eleanor ("Ellen") Whitcraft (10 Apr 1831 – 11 Oct 1923)
  1. 1. Eliza Cowan (17 Jan 1860 – 6 Oct 1936) m. George Large (Jul 1859 – 20 Jan 1929)
    1. 1. Sarah (Louise "Lulu") Large (16 Aug 1886 – 2 Apr 1931) m. James (Alexander) Banks (09 Jul 1875 – 1957) m. Cecil (Ray) Large (2 Jan 1895 – 29 Sep 1950)
      1. 1. Gilbert (Sanderson) Banks (1 Jan 1912 – 4 Nov 1983) m. Grace (Anna) Blatt (8 Nov 1907 – 27 Nov 1987)
        1. 1. Paul (C) Banks (1938 – ) m. Betty Beale (1938 – )
        2. 2. Vera (Belle) Banks (1940 – ) m. James Potter (1938 – )
        3. 3. Janice (L) Banks (1942 – ) m. Howard Butler
      2. 2. Olive (Elizabeth) Banks (18 Feb 1913 – 28 Nov 1976) m. Albert (Allen) Reide (24 Sep 1910 – 07 Oct 1964)
        1. 1. Betty (Ann) Reide (1937 – ) m. Armond (George) Morgan (30 Jan 1935 – 4 Dec 1990)
        2. 2. Patricia (Irene) Reide (1942 – 04 Jul 2021) m. William Sander (1942 – )
        3. 3. Micheal Reide (1951 – ) m. Judy Ford (1951 – )
      3. 3. Lucile (J) Banks (10 Apr 1914 – 19 Mar 1924)
      4. 4. James Banks (4 Nov 1915 – 10 Dec 1978) m. Edith (Matilda) Balhoff (2 Oct 1916 – 16 May 1957) m. Ruby Purvis ( – 1985)
        1. 1. Dennis Banks (1947 – ) m. Ida Ragatz (1950 – )
      5. 5. Irene (Esther) Banks (1917 – 21 Feb 2006) m. Bruce (James) Shephard (28 Aug 1914 – 01 Feb 2008)
        1. 1. Marie (Louise) Shephard (1 Jul 1943 – ) m. Harold McMann (1940 – )
        2. 2. Martha (Irene) Shepard (7 Apr 1949 – ) m. Robert Marion (1947 – )
        3. 3. Mark Shephard (7 Apr 1949 – 2010) m. Sue Seddon (1949 – )
      6. 6. Charles (Harrison) Banks (5 May 1919 – 15 Oct 1984) m. Moore (Vivian) Brouillard (1924 – )
        1. 1. Barkara Banks (1947 – ) m. Clyde Murphy (1947 – )
        2. 2. Beverly (C Jean) Banks (1951 – ) m. James Raborn
        3. 3. Brenda Banks (1953 – ) m. John Szalkouski
      7. 7. Lulu (Anna) Banks (27 Apr 1921 – 15 April 2012) m. Carroll (Merton) Spaulding (23 Aug 1915 – 21 Oct 2007)
        1. 1. Samuel (Merton) Spaulding (30 Jan 1946 – ) m. Pamela (Jean) Raby (abt 1952 – )
        2. 2. Giles (James) Spaulding (15 May 1948 – )
        3. 3. Brent (Phillip) Spaulding (Feb 1950 – )
        4. 4. David (Carroll) Spaulding (9 April 1957 – 3 Mar 2016) m. Elizabet (S) Oliver (6 May 1959 – ) m. Bev
        5. 5. Loren Spaulding (AFT 1958 – )
      8. 8. Stanley Banks (12 July 1922 – 29 August 1984) m. Peggy Armstrong (30 October 1924 – 28 Jun 1978)
        1. 1. Connie (Rae) Banks (1944 – 1945)
        2. 2. Lanford ("Lanny") Banks (1945 – 1997)
        3. 3. Hyla Banks (1952 – )
        4. 4. Darryl Banks (1957 – )
        5. 5. Julie Banks (1961 – )
      9. 9. Edna (Louise) Banks (1924 – 2001) m. Robert (J) Armstrong (1923 – 1982)
        1. 1. Randy Armstrong (1946 – ) m. Helen Doherty
        2. 2. Hollis Armstrong (1948 – ) m. Lesley (E.) Himmel
        3. 3. Darla Armstrong (1949 – )
        4. 4. Peggy Armstrong (1950 – ) m. Christopher (John) Brook
      10. 10. Russell Banks (10 Jun 1924 – 21 May 1980) m. Dorothy Guilliat
        1. 1. Russell Schlaufman (1957 – )
      11. 11. Marie ("Peggy Ann") Banks (21 Mar 1931 – May 29, 2009) m. Gene Welazak (1926 – )
        1. 1. Maryann Welazak (1957 – )
        2. 2. Jane Welazak (1960 – 1998)
    2. 2. Charles (Henry) Large (1891 – 6 October 1955) m. Georgiana Van-Natter (12 Apr 1896 – 29 Aug 1983)
    3. 3. John (Russell) Large (1893 – 1959) m. Carrie (M) Wheeler (27 Apr 1896 – 26 Jun 1974)
      1. 1. Eileen (Marie) Large (5 Aug 1922 – 3 Apr 1997) m. Kenneth Mitchell (22 Dec 1917 – 5 May 1983)
        1. 1. Kathleen Mitchell (AFT 1950 – )
        2. 2. Kenneth (John) Mitchell (28 Jul 1953 – 13 Mar 1999)
      2. 2. Betty (Mae) Large (27 Sep 1925 – 1 Jun 2024) m. Barnard (M.) Raetzel (29 Sep 1918 – 30 Aug 1998)
        1. 1. Dennis (Michael) Raetzel (17 Dec 1956 – ) m. Barbara (Jane) Barrett
        2. 2. Carolyn Raetzel (17 Nov 1958 – 17 Mar 2020) m. Robert (Forrest) Webster (Feb 1958 – )
  2. 2. Francis Cowan (1862 – 7 Feb 1900)
  3. 3. John (Alexander) Cowan (14 Sep 1868 – 27 Apr 1939) m. Sarah (Louisa) Smith (1868 – 14 Apr 1895) m. Catherine Osborne (09 Aug 1878 – 17 Dec 1955)
    1. 1. Elvie (Ellen Levina) Cowan (27 Nov 1888 – 06 Feb 1954) m. William (John) Bailey (24 Jan 1879 – 27 Aug 1939)
      1. 1. Earnest Evans (1904 – 1917)
      2. 2. Harold (William) Bailey (1911 – 1967) m. Beatrice (Chelta) Brandon (21 Apr 1916 – 11 Mar 2003)
        1. 1. Joan (Arlene) Bailey (29 APR 1938 – ) m. Richard (Arlen) Williams (22 NOV 1939 – )
        2. 2. Marilyn (Elaine) Bailey (13 OCT 1939 – 30 Nov 2017) m. Donald (Wayne) Haney (18 NOV 1938 – )
        3. 3. Bonnie (Bee) Bailey (5 OCT 1945 – ) m. Calvin (Hanger) Jones (18 NOV 1942 – )
        4. 4. Harold (Thomas) Bailey (21 MAR 1955 – ) m. Marion (Denise) Maye (2 JUN 1956 – )
      3. 3. Vivian (Jean) Bailey (1913 – 1981) m. John (Manfred "Jack") Britney (31 May 1913 – 25 Sep 1988)
        1. 1. John (Bailey) Britney (3 Feb 1936 – 2 Jan 1985) m. Sarah (Grace) Leckie (26 OCT 1937 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Ross) Britney (06 Nov 1937 – 02 May 1994) m. Ruth (Anne) Bahnson (Private – )
        3. 3. Kathryn (Ellen Anne) Britney (24 DEC 1944 – )
      4. 4. Lyle (Emmerson) Bailey (1914 – 29 Aug 1989) m. Louise (Marveline) Smith (8 FEB 1923 – 27 Oct 2020)
        1. 1. Gayle (Louise) Bailey (22 JAN 1943 – ) m. John (J.) Daamen (4 AUG 1936 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Ellen Jane) Bailey (3 JUL 1945 – 28 Apr 2025) m. Keith (Francis) Davey (20 NOV 1948 – )
        3. 3. Ilene (Denise) Bailey (27 SEP 1953 – ) m. Adrien (Marten) Vandenbroek (10 SEP 1951 – )
      5. 5. Elsie (Ellen) Bailey (1916 – 07 Dec 2004) m. Robert (James) Welch (11 Nov 1916 – 13 Sep 1990)
        1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Welch (7 OCT 1946 – ) m. Robert (Elias) Faseruk (23 Aug 1949 – )
        2. 2. Marie (Anne) Welch (1 AUG 1950 – ) m. Steven (Douglas) Rickard (26 JUN 1949 – )
      6. 6. Ernest (Edgar) Bailey (1918 – 1984) m. Ruth Ohara (1921 – 23 Feb 1987)
        1. 1. William (John) Bailey (31 Jul 1952 – ) m. Vesna (Marija) Dedo (15 NOV 1957 – )
        2. 2. Bruce (Ernest) Bailey (20 SEP 1954 – ) m. Deborra Timperley (26 FEB 1955 – ) m. Yvette (Marie St) Peirre (7 DEC 1955 – )
      7. 7. Ross (Manders) Bailey (1920 – 17 Nov 1981) m. Vendola (Elva) Stevenson (11 JUL 1927 – 25 Dec 1995)
        1. 1. Leonard (Ross) Bailey (11 May 1947 – 26 Oct 2016) m. Judith (Ann) Johnston (17 JUN 1950 – )
        2. 2. David (Allen) Bailey (20 Oct 1950 – ) m. Lois (Georgene) Hyatt (15 JUL 1964 – )
        3. 3. Sandra (Lois) Bailey (28 Jan 1956 – ) m. Brian (Harvey) Hunking (20 JAN 1957 – )
        4. 4. Lori (Jean) Bailey (17 Mar 1958 – ) m. Edward (James) Cave (21 OCT 1947 – )
      8. 8. Robert (John) Bailey (1922 – 6 Dec 1980) m. Laura (Roberta) Randall (27 Nov1921 – 2 May 2011)
        1. 1. Carmen (Gerald) Bailey (21 Jun 1944 – 21 Jun 1944)
        2. 2. Joyce (Mary Marlene) Bailey (15 OCT 1952 – ) m. Robert (Charles Oliver) Poland (8 OCT 1952 – )
        3. 3. Robert Bailey (1953 – ) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Charlton (16 Feb 1951 – )
        4. 4. Janice (Elaine) Bailey (4 NOV 1954 – ) m. Kenneth (Lyle) Poland (15 OCT 1949 – )
        5. 5. Jane (Elizabeth) Bailey (13 JUN 1961 – ) m. Michael (Howard) Young (26 JAN 1963 – 28 NOV 1987)
      9. 9. Sherman (Roy) Bailey (1924 – 13 Jan 2011) m. Ruby (Irene) Sheffer (12 SEP 1931 – )
        1. 1. Barbara (Jean) Bailey (9 JUN 1950 – ) m. Shuler
        2. 2. Patricia (Diane) Bailey (10 JUN 1953 – ) m. Thomas (S.) Kingston (25 AUG 1953 – ) m. Jerry Tremblay (12 NOV 1948 – )
        3. 3. Debra (Lynne) Bailey (23 May 1957 – 7 Oct 1982)
        4. 4. Paul (Sherman Roy) Bailey (27 SEP 1961 – 29 Dec 2019)
      10. 10. Gerald (Henry) Bailey (1927 – 25 Mar 2016) m. Edith Pyne m. Ethel (Marie) Anderson (18 Oct 1928 – 27 Jul 1993)
        1. 1. Susan (Diane) Bailey (15 Oct 1949 – 21 Jul 2006) m. Gerald (Ralph) Pugh (29 Dec 1946 – 4 Apr 2012)
        2. 2. Carol (Marie) Bailey (6 MAY 1953 – ) m. Douglas McLachlan (21 APR 1949 – ) m. Doug McDonald
        3. 3. Daniel (Raymond) Bailey (18 SEP 1955 – ) m. Marilyn (Jayne) Beatty (28 AUG 1958 – )
    2. 2. Flossie (Alberta) Cowan (15 Jul 1891 – 04 Nov 1976) m. Herbert (Wesley) Smith (18 JUN 1891 – 31 Mar 1985)
      1. 1. Herbert (Clifford) Smith (Sep 1915 – 04 Dec 1915)
      2. 2. Hazel (Alice) Smith (26 Mar 1917 – 03 Mar 2003) m. Aaron Kew (22 Dec 1918 – 02 Nov 1988)
        1. 1. Aaron Kew (15 Dec 1941 – 15 Dec 1941)
        2. 2. Robert (Wesley) Kew (14 Sep 1945 – ) m. Barbara Buckle (Abt. 1950 – )
      3. 3. Raymond (Allen) Smith (23 Jan 1922 – 04 Nov 1998)
    3. 3. Maude (Evert May) Cowan (22 Sep1894 – 13 Oct 1895)
    4. 4. Alexander (James) Cowan (11 Oct 1901 – 24 May 1975) m. Mary (Ellen Christine) Graham (24 May 1912 – 11 May 1994)
      1. 1. Alexander (James) Cowan (23 May 1931 – 18 Feb 2013) m. Mildred (Mary) Luckasavitch (12 Aug 1935 – 23 Sep 2024)
        1. 1. John Cowan (15 Apr 1954 – ) m. Laurie (Ann) Lucas (27 May 1956 – )
        2. 2. Jane (Mildred) Cowan (09 Sep 1955 – ) m. Mark (Douglas) Teskey (21 May 1958 – )
        3. 3. Ronald (Harry Paul) Cowan (25 Feb 1960 – 31 Aug 1978)
        4. 4. Thomas (William) Cowan (24 Jan 1962 – ) m. Carol (Ann) Colhoun (24 Mar 1959 – )
    5. 5. Agnes (Louisa) Cowan (15 Nov 1905 – 31 Mar 1987)
    6. 6. John (Henry "Harry") Cowan (4 Jun 1907 – 1 Sep 1980)
    7. 7. Marion (Eva) Cowan (14 Sep 1909 – 9 Sep 1910)
    8. 8. Mary (Edith) Cowan (6 Oct 1916 – 29 Nov 2007) m. Albert (Lorne) Goudie (10 Dec 1909 – 09 Jan 1970)
      1. 1. Gerald (Albert) Goudie (27 Sep 1943 – 17 Aug 2012)
    9. 9. Gertrude (Catherine) Cowan (8 Jun 1918 – 25 Jul 2000) m. Orval (Alexander) Gould (17 Nov 1912 – 16 Feb 1970)
      1. 1. Gordon (John) Gould (24 JUL 1951 – ) m. Kathy McKinley (18 Jan 1957 – )
        1. 1. Jennefer (Ann) Gould (23 JUL 1982 – ) m. Jim McPhail (23 Jul 1982 – )
        2. 2. Kyle Gould (19 APR 1985 – ) m. Marissa
      2. 2. James (Albert) Gould (21 SEP 1955 – ) m. Karen (Van De) Weghe (21 FEB 1955 – )
        1. 1. Ryan Gould (22 Apr 1980 – ) m. Kimberley Clancey (22 Dec 1978 – )
        2. 2. Nicole ("Nickie") Gould (13 Aug 1981 – ) m. Kent Bitson
      3. 3. Robert (Alexander) Gould (3 MAR 1957 – ) m. Janice (Helen) Piggott (03 Mar 1957 – )
        1. 1. Robert (Todd) Gould (29 SEP 1984 – ) m. Ashley Barber (26 Jan 1983 – )
        2. 2. Blair (Christopher) Gould (11 NOV 1986 – )
        3. 3. Dayne Gould (22 JAN 1990 – ) m. Vanderburgt
  4. 4. William (Henry) Cowan (Sep 1870 – 6 Feb 1900)
  5. 5. 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 – )
      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 – )
        3. 3. David Laing (AFT 1970 – )
    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)
  6. 6. David (Samuel) Cowan (13 Nov 1874 – 2 May 1953) m. Harrette (May " Hattie") Lawson (Feb 1872 – 22 AUG 1950)
    1. 1. Margaret (Ann) Northcott (1922 – 6 Feb 2006) m. Lloyd (Ernest Brigham) Adams (abt 1916 – Nov 2005)
  7. 7. Thomas (George) Cowan (02 Aug 1878 – 26 Jan 1879)

William Cowan's Timeline

9 Records

1831
1831
Birth of William Cowan in Armagh Ireland
Armagh Ireland
1870
1870
Age 39
William Cowan resided here in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
1871
1871
Age 40
William Cowan appeared in census in WIth sister Sarah in Plainfield N.J
WIth sister Sarah in Plainfield N.J
1881
1881
Age 50
William Cowan appeared in census in In Enniskillen
In Enniskillen
1891
1891
Age 60
William Cowan resided here in Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 70
William Cowan resided here in Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
1911
1911
Age 80
William Cowan resided here in Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1912
14 Jan 1912
Age 81
Death of William Cowan in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada
Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada
1912
1912
Age 81
Burial of William Cowan in Hillsdale, Petrolia Ontario ( plot# 237)
Hillsdale, Petrolia Ontario ( plot# 237)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Armagh Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [3] 1901 Census of Canada
    [4] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_176.
    [5] 1911 Census of Canada
    [6] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1867
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: WIth sister Sarah in Plainfield N.J

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: In Enniskillen

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland IGI Film 2034389

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: work years inPlainfield New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Thomas Leatham, John Whitcraft

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Plainfield New Jersey
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Property
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Property
    Event Place: Concession 6, lot 7 Enniskillen Township
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_176.
    [2] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932
    [4] Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1912
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Petrolia Ontario ( plot# 237)
    Record Source:
    [1] Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Cowan.FTW
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