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William Elliott Cowan 1859 – 1932 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 Oct 1859

Birth Location: Maryborough Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 08 Jul 1932

Death Location: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada

Father: William Cowan

Mother: Sarah Elliott

Spouse(s): Effie Johnson

Children(s): Luella Cowan, Clarissa Cowan, Clarence Cowan, Peter Cowan

William Elliott Cowan was born in Maryborough Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada in 1859, to William Cowan and Sarah Elliott. Later in life, William Elliott Cowan married Effie Eleanor Johnson; among their children were Luella Effie Cowan, Clarissa Mildred Cowan, Clarence George Cowan and Peter Crawford Cowan. William Elliott Cowan died in Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada, 1932.

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Parents

William Cowan
1826 – 1909
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
WC
Sarah Elliott
1837 – 1883
Birth Location: Leitrim Ireland
SE

Spouses(s)

Effie Johnson
1867 – 1949
Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Leeds, Ontario, Canada
EJ

Children(s)

Luella Cowan
1895 – 1923
Birth Location: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
LC
Clarissa Cowan
1897 – 1947
Birth Location: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
CC
Clarence Cowan
1900 – 1976
Birth Location: Ontario
CC
Peter Cowan
1905 – 1967
Birth Location: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
PC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 05 Oct 1859
    Event Place: Maryborough Twp., Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada, 1911 Census of Canada, 1921 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 69, Roll: MS935_453., Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registration of Deaths, Year: 1911; Census Place: 17 - Luther West, Wellington North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 5, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 96; Census Place: Maryborough (Township), Wellington North, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, City and Area Directories, 1819-1906

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington (Centre), Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1911 Census of Canada, Year: 1911; Census Place: 17 - Luther West, Wellington North, Ontario; Page: 1; Family No: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Maryboro Tp., Wellington North, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 96; Census Place: Maryborough (Township), Wellington North, Ontario; Page Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_453.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 08 Jul 1932
    Event Place: Maryborough, Wellington, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ontario, Canada Deaths, 1869-1934, Roll: MS935_453.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Drayton, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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