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

Family: Lt. Col. James Laing Cowan / Susannah Blackwood (F24120)

m. 6 Nov 1878


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  • Lt. Col. James Laing CowanFather | 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
    Married  6 Nov 1878  [1, 2]  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James S. Cowan, MP | F16658 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Helen Laing | F16658 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Susannah Blackwood

    Born  12 Aug 1856  Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Mar 1934  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  29 Mar 1934  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Robert Blackwood | F25102 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susan Roy | F25102 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Female
    Susan Mabel Cowan

    Born  13 Mar 1880  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1976   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Mabel Cowan

    Born  1879  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 3 | Male
    James Roy Cowan

    Born  17 Jun 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jan 1969   
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jessie Lennox Gray | F26388 
    Married  2 Jun 1914  , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Thomas Laing Cowan

    Born  8 Oct 1887  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  24 Jan 1911  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

  • Sources 
    1. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 3 Page 24.

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 010973 (1878).
      Name:James Laing Cowan Age:32 Birth Year:abt 1846 Birth Place:South Waterloo Marriage Date:6 Nov 1878 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:James Cowan Mother:Helen Laing Spouse:Susan Blackwood