George Cosens^{[1, 2]}

1835 - 1881  (46 years)

• Name	George Cosens
  Born	1835	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68040578
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Methodist
  Residence	1864	Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1881	Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	labourer
  Eby ID Number	00101-5682.1
  Died	3 May 1881	Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [5, 8]
  	Cause: inflammation of the bowels
  Buried	Augusta Evangelical Cemetery, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario   [8]
  Person ID	I4595	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Wesley Cosens,   b. 1812, Dorking, , Surrey, England ,   d. 26 Mar 1898, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Ann Miller,   b. 1810, , England ,   d. 4 Sep 1856, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 46 years)
  Married	20 Feb 1832	Dorking, , Surrey, England
  Family ID	F1407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Elizabeth Sherk,   b. 11 Mar 1838, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1863, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 25 years)
  Children	1. Isaac Cosens,   b. 1860, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Feb 1908, Medicine Hat, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 48 years)   2. Charles Cosens,   b. 17 Apr 1862, Trowbridge, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Mar 1952  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F1453	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Catherine Neu,   b. 30 Mar 1835, , Germany ,   d. 19 Feb 1909  (Age 73 years)
  Married	25 Oct 1864	, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Mary Cosens,   b. 1865, , Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Annie Cosens,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 97 years)   3. Eliza Jane "Jennie" Cosens,   b. 14 Mar 1869, Trowbridge, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)   4. Maria Elizabeth "Elizabeth" Cosens,   b. 18 May 1873, Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1970  (Age 96 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F7448	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 245. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 011800-91. Henry Geisel, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Germany, res. North Easthope s/o Justus Geisel & Catharine Richtberg, married Annie Cosens, 25, b. Elmira, res. same, d/o George Cosens & Catharine Noy, witn: William Hofner, & Charles Schmitt, Both of Heidelberg Ontario, 29 Sept. 1891 at Heidelberg. [S247] Census - ON, Perth, Elma - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 44 Household Number 196. [S58] Vit - ON, Oxford - Oxford County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Name: George Cousins Born: Waterloo Res: Wallace Township Age: 29 Father: Chas Cousins Mother: Ann Miller Born: 1835 Spouse: Catherine New Age: 29 born: Germany Res: Wilmot Township Born: 1835 Father: Jacob New Mother: P. Kemen married 25 Oct 1864 [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 15859-1881 George Cosens. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 1. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 8 Page 44. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68040578.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1835 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 25 Oct 1864 - , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - labourer - 1881 - Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: inflammation of the bowels - 3 May 1881 - Elma Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Augusta Evangelical Cemetery, Wallace Twp., Perth Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth