Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: James S. Cowan, MP / Helen Laing (F16658)

m. 1834


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  • James S. Cowan, MPFather | Male
    James S. Cowan, MP

    Born  3 Nov 1803  Henderland, Megetdale, Peebles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened    Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 May 1900  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1834  [1]   
    Father  Thomas Cowan | F31446 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth "Betty" Hastie | F31446 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Helen Laing

    Born  26 Feb 1811  Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  14 Mar 1811  Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1892  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  William Laing | F24749 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Isabella Hastie | F24749 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Cowan

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    Child 2 | Male
    Thomas Cowan

    Born  14 Aug 1835  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Oct 1898  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Isabella Cowan

    Born  14 Apr 1837  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Apr 1876  South Dumfries Twp., Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Paris Cemetery, Paris, Brant Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  James Deans | F24750 
    Married  3 Jun 1874  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Elisabeth Cowan

    Born  1839  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Feb 1845   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    William CowanChild 5 | Male
    William Cowan

    Born  16 May 1841  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 Dec 1922  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Helen Elliott "Nellie" Robson | F16659 
    Married  12 Mar 1869  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Margaret Cowan

    Born  29 Jun 1843  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Oct 1928   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Lt. Col. James Laing CowanChild 7 | Male
    Lt. Col. James Laing Cowan

    Born  4 Feb 1847  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Sep 1936  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  22 Sep 1936  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Susannah Blackwood | F24120 
    Married  6 Nov 1878  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Arthur Burnett Cowan

    Born  8 Aug 1848  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jan 1922   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 71.