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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

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Children(s):

William Wellington Cowan was born in 1872 in Ontario, the child of John S Cowan and Maria M. Hume. In 1891, William Wellington Cowan resided in Alberta, Territories, Canada. William Wellington Cowan passed away in 1949 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Wellington Cowan was born in 1872 in Ontario, the child of John S Cowan and Maria M. Hume.
  • In 1891, William Wellington Cowan resided in Alberta, Territories, Canada.
  • William Wellington Cowan passed away in 1949 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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William Cowan's Ancestors

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William Cowan
1872 – 1949
Birth Place: Ontario
Parents
John S Cowan
1836 – 1917
CLontibret, Monagham, Irleand
Maria (M.) Hume
1845 – 1906
Ireland
Grandparents
Isaac Cowan
1788 – 1859
Clontibret, County Monaghan, Ireland
Sarah Johnston
1798 – 1876
Armagh, Armagh, Ireland
Will Hume
Eleanor
Great-Grandparents
William Cowan
1751 – 1835
Margaret Watt
1765 –
George Johnston
1760 – 1826
Harriet
1765 – 1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cowen
1726 – 1802
Janet Andrew
1727 – 1769
John Watt
Margaret Stanners
Joseph Johnston
1808 – 1898
Barbara Kilmer
1814 – 1893

William Cowan's Timeline

3 Records

1872
1872
Birth of William Wellington Cowan in Ontario
Ontario
1891
1891
Age 19
William Wellington Cowan resided here in Alberta, Territories, Canada
Alberta, Territories, Canada
1949
2 Dec 1949
Age 77
Death of William Wellington Cowan in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

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

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

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

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