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William Stuart Cowan 1918 – 1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 04 Jan 1992

Death Location: Parry Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada

Father: Sydney Cowan

Mother: Mary Matchett

Spouse(s): Clara Whitmell

Children(s): John Cowan, Betty Cowan, Shiela Cowan, Walter Cowan, Marvin Cowan

William Stuart Cowan was born in 1918 in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, the child of Sydney Alexander Cowan and Mary Ann Elizabeth Matchett. William Stuart Cowan later married Clara Ellen Mary Whitmell, and together they raised children including John Sydney Cowan, Betty Ann Cowan, Shiela Mary Cowan, Walter Mark Cowan and Marvin Cowan. In 1992, William Stuart Cowan passed away in Parry Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada.

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Parents

Sydney Cowan
1892 – 1980
Birth Location: Watt Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
SC
Mary Matchett
1889 – 1966
Birth Location: Dufferin, Mono, Ontario, Canada
MM

Spouses(s)

Clara Whitmell
1912 – 2003
Birth Location: Sunny Slope, Whitestone, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
CW

Children(s)

John Cowan
1949 – 2022
Birth Location: Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
JC
Betty Cowan
Birth Location: –
BC
Shiela Cowan
Birth Location: –
SC
Walter Cowan
Birth Location: –
WC
Marvin Cowan
Birth Location: –
MC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 22 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, FamilySearch Family Tree, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 12, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 28 April 2020, 14:29), entry for William Stuart Cowan(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJ5B-KMK, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 July 2020), William Stuart Cowan, 1992; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 01 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Watt Tp, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, FamilySearch Family Tree, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 72; Census Place: Watt (Township), Muskoka, Ontario; Page Number: 12, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 28 April 2020, 14:29), entry for William Stuart Cowan(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJ5B-KMK

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 04 Jan 1992
    Event Place: Parry Sound, Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 28 April 2020, 14:29), entry for William Stuart Cowan(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJ5B-KMK, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 July 2020), William Stuart Cowan, 1992; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Parry Sound, Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : modified 28 April 2020, 14:29), entry for William Stuart Cowan(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LJ5B-KMK, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 July 2020), William Stuart Cowan, 1992; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>
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