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William Joseph McGowan 1892–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jul 1892

Birth Location: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA

Death Date: 4 December 1923

Death Location: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Francis McGowan

Mother: Mary Burke

Spouse(s): Frances Toomey, Margaret Long

Children(s): Catherine (Grube), Mary Gowan, Margaret McGowan, Marion McGowan

William Joseph McGowan was born in 1892 in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Francis James Frank Mcgowan And Mary Agnes Burke. William Joseph McGowan married Frances M Toomey, Margaret Long, and had children including Catherine Lucille Mcgowan Grube, Margaret J Mcgowan, Marion Eileen Mcgowan, Mary Elizabeth Mc Gowan. William Joseph McGowan passed away in 1923 in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Joseph McGowan was born in 1892 in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA, the child of Francis James Frank Mcgowan And Mary Agnes Burke.
  • William Joseph McGowan married Frances M Toomey, Margaret Long, and had children including Catherine Lucille Mcgowan Grube, Margaret J Mcgowan, Marion Eileen Mcgowan, Mary Elizabeth Mc Gowan.
  • William Joseph McGowan passed away in 1923 in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William McGowan's Ancestors

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William McGowan
1892–1923
Birth Place: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Parents
Francis James "Frank" McGowan
1864–1911
Wiota, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
Mary (Agnes) Burke
1866–1918
Gratiot, Lafayette, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
George (W) McGowan
1831–1872
Ireland
Catharine ("Kate") Boyle
1833–1894
Kilkenny Ireland, United Kingdom
Patrick Burke
1815–
Ireland
Catharine Harty
1830–1905
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Boyle
1814–1879
Margaret Freeland
1814–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William McGowan's Descendants

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William (Joseph) McGowan (28 Jul 1892–4 December 1923) m. Frances (M) Toomey (May 1896–) m. Margaret Long (12 Apr 1888–09 Feb 1969)
  1. 1. Catherine (Lucille McGowan) (Grube) 1923–2007
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Mc) Gowan 1917–1923
  3. 3. Margaret (J) McGowan 1921–2009 m. Mathias (J) Matko 1918–2012
    1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Matko 1945–2016
  4. 4. Marion (Eileen) McGowan 1922–2005

William McGowan's Timeline

2 Records

1892
28 Jul 1892
Birth of William Joseph McGowan in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
1923
4 December 1923
Age 31
Death of William Joseph McGowan in Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1892
    Event Place: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 December 1923
    Event Place: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Darlington, Lafayette County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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