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William Henry Cowan 1858 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1858

Birth Location: Plainfield, New Jersey

Death Date: 29 Mar 1911

Death Location: Salt Lake, UT

Father: Francis Cowan

Mother: Ann McCormack

Spouse(s): Ida Baldwin

Children(s): Ruth Cowan

William Henry Cowan was born in 1858 in Plainfield, New Jersey, the child of Francis Cowan and Ann McCormack. William Henry Cowan later married Ida H Baldwin, and together they raised children including Ruth Baldwin Cowan. In 1911, William Henry Cowan passed away in Salt Lake, UT.

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Parents

Francis Cowan
1823 – 1899
Birth Location: Drumhillery, Tynan, Co. Armagh, Ireland
FC
Ann McCormack
1829 – 1899
Birth Location: Doogary, Tynan Parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland
AM

Spouses(s)

Ida Baldwin
1866 –
Birth Location: Kansas
IB

Children(s)

Ruth Cowan
1901 – 1993
Birth Location: St Lake City, Utah, USA
RC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 Apr 1858
    Event Place: Plainfield, New Jersey
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1900 United States Federal Census, 1910 United States Federal Census, Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah, Select County Marriages, 1887-1937, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241684, Year: 1860; Census Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: 136; Image: 135., Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T624_1606; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1375619

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Plainfield, Union, New Jersey; Roll: ; Page: 136; Image: 135.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1900
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 5, Salt Lake, Utah; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0051; FHL microfilm: 1241684

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1910
    Event Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 2, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T624_1606; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1375619

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 29 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Utah, United States
    Record Source: Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 29 Mar 1911
    Event Place: Salt Lake, UT
    Record Source: Salt Lake County, Utah, Death Records, 1908-1949, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah, Wills and Probate Records, 1800-1985, Utah, Salt Lake County, Third District Court Probate Case Files; Author: Utah State Archives (Salt Lake City, Utah); Probate Place: Salt Lake, Utah

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Utah Cemetery Inventory
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