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

Family: William Cowan / Agnes Turnbull Dunn (F19394)

m. 14 Apr 1864


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  • Father | Male
    William Cowan

    Born  18 Apr 1823  Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Dec 1905  North Dumfries 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
    Married  14 Apr 1864  [1, 2]  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Walter Cowan | F9288 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Agnes Willison | F9288 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Agnes Turnbull Dunn

    Born  19 May 1833  Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  15 Jun 1834  Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Dec 1905  North Dumfries 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
    Father  Adam Dunn | F8896 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Helen Pringle | F8896 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Dr. Walter D. Cowan

    Born  2 Jul 1865  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  1 Sep 1865  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Oct 1925  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  17 Oct 1925  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Helen Margaret "Nellie" Telfer | F8405 
    Married  9 Jun 1917  East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Helen "Nellie" Cowan

    Born  4 Jul 1869  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1957   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Adam Scott | F15788 
    Married  9 Jun 1898  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Agnes Wilhelmine Cowan

    Born  30 Apr 1872  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  16 May 1872  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jan 1939   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Landreth | F35048 
    Married  14 Sep 1892  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Jeannie Cowan

    Born  1873  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    William Adam Cowan

    Born  22 Jan 1877  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1918  Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario 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  Myra Helen Scilly | F271173 
    Married  19 Aug 1908  Welland, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      William Cowan Born: Scotland Res: Dumfries Township Age: 40 Born: abt 1824 Father: Walter Mother: Agnes Spouse: Agnes T. Dun Age: 29 Born: abt 1835 born: Scotland Res: Galt Father: Adam Mother: Helen married 14 Apr 1864 county: Waterloo

    2. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 20 Apr 1864.
      Turnbull, Agnes married 14 Apr 1864 to William Cowan In Galt at res bride's mother by Rev W T Murdoch. Groom, farmer, North Dumfries; bride, youngest dau late Adam Dunn, farmer, Boosemill, Roxboroughshire, Scotland.