Agnes Cowan^{[1, 2]}

1849 - 1912  (63 years)

• Name	Agnes Cowan
  Born	20 May 1849	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230634875
  Name	Agnes McEwan
  Residence	1852	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of Scotland
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	United Presbyterian
  Residence	1868	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Residence	1880	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73302
  Died	11 Jul 1912	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [3, 7]
  	Cause: goitre (20 years) & probably pneumonia (24 hours)
  Buried	Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Person ID	I73302	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	James Scott Cowan,   b. 18 Aug 1809, , Scotland ,   d. 29 Sep 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Ann Mathison,   b. 22 Jun 1810, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland ,   d. 18 May 1879, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F34994	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George McEwan,   b. 1844, Buchlyvie, , Stirling, Scotland ,   d. 23 Apr 1926  (Age 82 years)
  Married	13 Mar 1868	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Nellie C. McEwen,   b. 1874, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Annie Gray McEwan,   b. 20 Jun 1868, Harriston, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Bessie Bell McEwan,   b. 5 Dec 1872, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F19437	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Bessie McEwan Born: Tp of Eramosa Age: 21 Father: George McEwan Mother: Agnes McEwan Born: abt 1872 Spouse: David Brown Wilson Age: 27 born: North Dumfries Ontario Father: Alexander Wilson Mother: Agnes Wilson married 27 Dec 1893 married: Wellington, Guelph [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 14620-98. Edgar R. McPherson, 27, occ. Gentleman, b. Ontario, res. Chicago, son of William McPherson and Elizabeth Corbett, Married Nellie C. McEwen, 23, occ. House Keeper, b. Guelph, res. same, daughter of George McEwen and Agnes Cowan, Witn: Lewis H. Morgan and A. S. McEwen, Both of Galt, 19 Sept 1898 at North Dumfries [S713] Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 33133 (1912), Agnes Cowan. Agnes McEwan, b. 20 May 1849 Dumfries Township, d. 11 Jul 1912 Guelph Township, d/o James Cowan (b. Scotland) & Agnes Matheson (b. Scotland) cause: goitre (20 years) & probably pneumonia (24 hours) [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. George McEwen Birth Place: Scotland Residence: Galt Age: 22 Estimated birth year: abt 1846 Father Name: Alexander Mother Name: Elizabeth Spouse Name: Agnes Cowan Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse Birth Place: Dumfries Spouse residence: Dumfries Spouse Father Name: James Spouse Mother Name: Anne Marriage Date: 13 Mar 1868 Marriage Location: Galt [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 3 Page 14. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 10 Page 74. [S2354] Cemetery - ON, Wellington, Guelph - Woodlawn Wellington County Branch Ontario Genealogical Society. AGNES COWAN/Wife of/GEORGE MCEWAN/1849 - 1912/GEORGE MCEWAN/1844 - 1926/Born in Bucklyvie, Scotland/ MCEWAN/Foot stone:Mother/ [S3231] Find A Grave, 18 Mar 1868. McEwen, George married 13 Mar 1868 to Agnes Cowan At the residence of the bride's father, James Cowan, Ultrieve Lake, by the Rev. William T. Murdoch. Groom, of Galt. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 18 Mar 1868. Cowan, Agnes married 13 Mar 1868 to George McEwen At the residence of the bride's father, James Cowan, at Ultrieve Lake, by Rev. William T. Murdoch. Groom, of Galt.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 May 1849 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of Scotland - 1852 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Presbyterian - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Mar 1868 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: goitre (20 years) & probably pneumonia (24 hours) - 11 Jul 1912 - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth