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Agnes Turnbull Dunn[1]

Female 1833 - 1905  (72 years)


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  • Name Agnes Turnbull Dunn 
    Born 19 May 1833  Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Christened 15 Jun 1834  Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/185295949 
    Immigration 1857  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name Agnes Turnbull Cowan 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Ch. of Scotland 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Church of Scotland 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-74596 
    Died 22 Dec 1905  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    Cause: Pneumonia (4 days) 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I74596  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Adam Dunn,   b. 21 Mar 1791, Makerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Oct 1857, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Helen Pringle,   b. 1795, of, Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1872, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 5 Dec 1818  Makerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Family ID F8896  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Cowan,   b. 18 Apr 1823, Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1905, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 14 Apr 1864  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12
    Children 
     1. Dr. Walter D. Cowan,   b. 2 Jul 1865, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1925, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     2. Helen "Nellie" Cowan,   b. 4 Jul 1869, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 87 years)
     3. Agnes Wilhelmine Cowan,   b. 30 Apr 1872, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jan 1939  (Age 66 years)
     4. Jeannie Cowan,   b. 1873, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. William Adam Cowan,   b. 22 Jan 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1918, Cochrane, Cochrane District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died In North Dumfries, on Friday, December 22, 1905, at 11 o'clock P.M., Agnes Turnbull Dunn Wife of William Cowan Aged 73 Years The Funeral Will take place on Monday afternoon, at 3 o'clock from her late residence, West River Road, to Mount View Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation.

      Funeral Card

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Walter D Cowan Born: N Dumfries Age: 52 Born: abt 1865 Father: Wm Cowan Mother: Agnes Dunn Spouse: Helen M Telfer Age: 41 Born: abt 1876 born: Galt Father: John Telfer Mother: Helen Deans married 9 Jun 1917 married: Oxford, East Zorra Twp.

    2. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-3 Page 3.

    3. [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link .
      In/ memory of/ William Cowan/ died Dec. 28th 1905/ in his 84th year/ Agnes Turnbull Dunn/ his wife/ died Dec. 22nd 1905/ aged 73 years

    4. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, Div. 1 Page 41.

    5. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 8.

    6. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 10.

    7. [S2190] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1864-1950.
      NameAgnes Turnbull Dunn
      GenderFemale
      Baptism Date15 Jun 1834
      Baptism Place, Minto, Roxburgh, Scotland
      FatherAdam Dunn
      MotherHelen Pringle

    8. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Minto, 1703-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Minto (Roxburghshire) film 1067950.
      Agnes Turnbull Dunn christened 15 Jun 1834, Minto, Roxburgh, Scotand, d/o Adam Dunn and Helen Pringle

    9. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 028417 (1905).
      Name:Mrs Wm Cowan Gender:Female Age:73 Birth Date:abt 1832 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:22 Dec 1905 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Pneumonia

    10. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M01481-8 , System Origin: Scotland-EASy , GS Film number: 102297.
      Adam Dunn married Helen Pringle married 5 Dec 1818 Makerston, Rosburgh, Scotland

    11. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register.
      William Cowan Born: Scotland Res: Dumfries Township Age: 40 Born: abt 1824 Father: Walter Mother: Agnes Spouse: Agnes T. Dun Age: 29 Born: abt 1835 born: Scotland Res: Galt Father: Adam Mother: Helen married 14 Apr 1864 county: Waterloo

    12. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 20 Apr 1864.
      Turnbull, Agnes married 14 Apr 1864 to William Cowan In Galt at res bride's mother by Rev W T Murdoch. Groom, farmer, North Dumfries; bride, youngest dau late Adam Dunn, farmer, Boosemill, Roxboroughshire, Scotland.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 May 1833 - Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 15 Jun 1834 - Minto, , Roxburgh, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1857 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 14 Apr 1864 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Ch. of Scotland - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of Scotland - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Pneumonia (4 days) - 22 Dec 1905 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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