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William Wellington Cowan 1872 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1872

Birth Location: Ontario

Death Date: 2 Dec 1949

Death Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Father: John Cowan

Mother: Maria Hume

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

William Wellington Cowan was born in 1872 in Ontario, the child of John S Cowan and Maria M. Hume. In 1949, William Wellington Cowan passed away in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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John Cowan
1836 – 1917
Birth Location: CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand
JC
Maria Hume
1845 – 1906
Birth Location: Ireland
MH

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1872
    Event Place: Ontario
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Alberta, Territories, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 Dec 1949
    Event Place: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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