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William James Cowan 1860 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Aug 1860

Birth Location: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 6 Sep 1933

Death Location: Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: Edward Cowan

Mother: Elizabeth Whitcraft

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According to available records, William James Cowan was born in 1860 in Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada, the child of Edward Cowan and Elizabeth Whitcraft. In the later years of life, William James Cowan died in 1933 in Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Edward Cowan
1829 – 1904
Birth Location: Clontibret, Monaghan, Ireland
EC
Elizabeth Whitcraft
1836 – 1916
Birth Location: Brooke Twp, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
EW

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 Aug 1860
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 71; Family No: 308, Year: 1871; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9895; Page: 63; Family No: 215

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1871 Census of Canada, Year: 1871; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C-9895; Page: 63; Family No: 215

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Brooke Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Brooke, Lambton, Ontario; Roll: C_13277; Page: 71; Family No: 308

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Sep 1933
    Event Place: Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Canada

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Pitt
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