Janet Blair

1876 - 1949  (73 years)

• Name	Janet Blair
  Born	1876	Tarbert, East Luther Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	public service
  Name	Janet Cowie
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-349961
  Died	12 Sep 1949	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I349961	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	John Cowie,   b. 23 Dec 1866, Springbank, East Williams Twp., Middlesex Co., Ontario ,   d. 21 Feb 1946, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Aug 1909	Tarbert, East Luther Twp., Dufferin Co., Ontario   [2]
  Children	1. Margaret Cowie
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F251190	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Janet Cowie PRESTON, Sept. 12. Esteemed Preston resident for 35 years, Janet Blair, widow of John Cowie, died in the Galt General Hospital, early today, at the age of 73 years. Mrs. Cowie suffered a fractured pelvis in a fall at her home, last Wednesday and had been confined to hospital since Friday. Born in Tarbet, near Grand Valley, Ont., she was educated at Orangeville High School and Toronto Normal School and taught at Springbank, near London, for some years. Thirty-five years ago she came to Preston from Ailsa Craig and made her home here since that time. She won a large circle of friends in the municipality for her active participation in church and community affairs. A member of St. Paul's United Church, the late Mrs. Cowie was active in the Women's Missionary Society of the church, holding a life. membership. She was also instrumental in starting the Young Women's Association of the church. A former member of the local Board of Old Age Pensions and Mother's Allowances in the County of Waterloo, she was also a former Preston member of the advisory board of the Braeside Home Service Training School, for Girls, which operated here for some years. Her husband, John Cowie, former principal of the Preston public school for many years, predeceased her three years ago. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. W. Leslie (Margaret) Hogg, of Preston; a grandson, a brother, Dr. J. K. Blair of Arthur and a sister, Miss L. B. Blair of Arthur. The body will rest at the residence, 749 Moore St., Preston, after Tuesday morning. The funeral will be held Wednesday, at 2: 30, with internment in the Preston Cemetery. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 12 Sep 1949 pg 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Cowie/ In Loving Memory Of/ John Cowie/ 1866 - 1946/ His Wife/ Janet Blair/ 1876 - 1949/ At Rest. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:John Cowie Age:42 Birth Date:abt 1867 Marriage Date:11 Aug 1909 Marriage County or District:Dufferin Father:John Bryce Cowie Mother:Christina Turnball Cowie Spouse:Janet Blair Spouse's Age:33 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1874 Spouse Father:Donald Blair Spouse Mother:Margaret McLeish

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 12 Sep 1949 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth