James Scott Cowan

1869 - 1922  (53 years)

• Name	James Scott Cowan
  Born	1869	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236560153
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	C. Presb.
  Occupation	1914	Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario   [2]
  	hog commisioner
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-276262
  Died	1922
  Buried	Harriston Cemetery, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario
  Person ID	I276262	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	James Cowan,   b. 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Sep 1891  (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Isabella Colthread Cavers,   b. CALC 20 Feb 1832, Kirktown, Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 23 Jun 1916, Minto Township, Wellington County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	16 Jul 1868	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F233646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 29. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Scott Cowan Sex: Male Age: 45 Birth Year (Estimated): 1869 Galt, Occ: hog Commissioner, Palmerston, Ontario widower Father's Name: James Cowan Mother's Name: Isabella Cavers Spouse's Name: Elizabeth J Carberry Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 40 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Spouse's Father's Name: John A Lamb Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Powell Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 24 Dec 1914 Event Place: Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 22 Jul 1868. Cowan, James married 16 Jul 1868 to Isabella Colthread Cavers At Rock Cottage, Galt, by Rev. John James, Paris. Groom, second son of James Cowan, farmer, Altrieve Lake; bride, third daughter of late James Cavers, Hawick, Scotland.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1869 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - hog commisioner - 1914 - Palmerston, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth