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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

It was in 1831 that William Cowan was born in Armagh Ireland, a child of John Cowan and Margaret Mitchell. William Cowan went on to marry Eleanor "Ellen" Whitcraft and had children such as Eliza Cowan, Francis Cowan, John Alexander Cowan, William Henry Cowan, Sarah Ann Cowan, David Samuel Cowan and Thomas George Cowan. William Cowan was deceased by 1912 in Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada.

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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
WC
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

Sources

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

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 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: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Lambton (east/est), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

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

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland IGI Film 2034389

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: work years inPlainfield New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Thomas Leatham, John Whitcraft

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Farmer
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Place: Plainfield New Jersey
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Property
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Property
    Event Place: Concession 6, lot 7 Enniskillen Township
    Record Source: Cowan.FTW

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Enniskillen, Twsp, Ontario Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Cowan.FTW, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1932, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_176.

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 1912
    Event Place: Hillsdale, Petrolia Ontario ( plot# 237)
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Cowan.FTW

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