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

William J. Cowan

Male 1917 - 1981  (64 years)


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  • Name William J. Cowan 
    Born 13 May 1917  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-421104 
    Died 21 Jun 1981  [1, 2
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Person ID I421104  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2025 

    Father James Roy Cowan,   b. 17 Jun 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1969  (Age 87 years) 
    Mother Jessie Lennox Gray,   b. 16 Jul 1888, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1970, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1914  , Middlesex Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F26388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Vera M. Mullins,   b. 15 Sep 1915,   d. 18 Sep 1981  (Age 66 years) 
    Last Modified 13 May 2025 
    Family ID F271586  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ J. Laing Cowan/ died Sept. 19, 1936/ iti his 91st year/ Susan Blackwood/ his wife/ died Mar. 27, 1934/ in her 81st year/ James Roy Cowan/ died Jan. 16, 1969/ in his 88th year/ his beloved wife/ Jessie Lennox Gray/ July 16, 1888-Dec. 29, 1970/ Thomas Laing Cowan/ died Jan. 24, 1911/ in his 23rd year/ William J. Cowan/ May 13, 1917-June 21, 1981/ his wife/ Vera M. Mullins/ Sept. 15, 1915-Sept. 18, 1981/ Cowan

    2. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [SE] In/ memory of/ J. Laing COWAN/ died Sept. 19, 1936/ In his 91st year/ Susan BLACKWOOD/ his wife/ died Mar. 27, 1934/ in her 81st year/ James Roy COWAN/ died Jan. 16, 1969/ in his 88th year/ his beloved wife/ Jessie Lennox GRAY/ July 16, 1888 - Dec. 29, 1970/ Thomas Laing COWAN/ died Jan. 24, 1911/ in his 23rd year/ William J. COWAN/ May 13, 1917 - June 21, 1981/ his wife/ Vera M. MULLINS/ Sept. 15, 1915 - Sept. 18, 1981/ COWAN/

    3. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 013172 (1914).
      Name:James Roy Cowan Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1883 Birth Place:Galt, Ontario Marriage Date:2 Jun 1914 Marriage Place:Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Father:Jas Laing Cowan Mother:Susan Blackwood Cowan Spouse:Jessie Gray

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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