Robert Cowan

1845 - 1913  (68 years)

• Name	Robert Cowan
  Born	1845	, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  House of Industry and Refuge	1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Name	Robert Brown
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123535
  Died	14 Dec 1913	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  	Cause: Brights Disease (6 months)
  Buried	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I123535	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 33302 (1913), Robert Cowan. Robert Cowan, aged 67, b. Canada, died House of Refuge, occ. inmate, married Bright's disease (6 months) [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener. Robert Brown Died: 14 Dec 1913 Aged 67 Cause: Bright's Disease Comment and Remarks: Ed Lippert Entered; Buried by H. Sacks, Hespeler

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1845 - , Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Brights Disease (6 months) - 14 Dec 1913 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth