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William Cowan

Male 1806 - 1939  (133 years)


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  • Name William Cowan 
    Born 17 Feb 1806  Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Christened Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-23423 
    Died 3 May 1939  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I23423  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Thomas Cowan,   b. 1770, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1833, Moffat, , Dumfries, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth "Betty" Hastie,   b. 1782, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 1802  [3
    Family ID F31446  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ Thomas Cowan/ who died/ at Moffat, Scotland A.D. 1833/ aged 62 years/ also his wife/ Elizabeth Hastie / died at Waterloo A.D. 1868/ aged 85 years/ also their son/ William/ died at Galt May 3, 1839/ aged 33 years/ William L. Cowan/ Feb. 22, 1874 Feb. 6, 1959/ Mabel Susan Cowan/ 1880-1976

    2. [S1609] Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, William Cowan, 17 Feb 1806; citing , Lyne And Megget, Peebles, Scotland, reference 2:187KC1Q; FHL microfilm 1,067,918.
      William Cowan
      GenderMale
      Christening Place, LYNE AND MEGGET, PEEBLES, SCOTLAND
      Birth Date17 Feb 1806
      Birthplace, Lyne And Megget, Peebles, Scotland
      Father's NameThomas Cowan
      Mother's NameBetty Hastie

    3. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 71.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 17 Feb 1806 - Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - - Lyne and Megget, Peebles, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 May 1939 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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