Elizabeth (Evans) Cowan (abt. 1839 - 1935)

Born about 1839 in Ireland

Wife of James Cowan — married 8 Oct 1861 in Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 1935 at about age 96 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Elizabeth was the daughter of Ezekiel Evans and Christine Johnson, born in Ireland she married James Cowan in 1861 at age 20 in Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada. They moved to the prarries sometime after 1881, where they are living in Wallace, Perth, Ontario, Canada with children.

Sources

• "Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2YM-99S5 : 17 March 2018), James Cowan and Elisbth Evans, 08 Oct 1861; citing Northumberland and Durham, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,061.

• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M43T-TJK : 7 April 2022), Elizabeth Cowan in household of James Cowan, Cartwright, Durham, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLTW-P93 : 13 February 2020), Elizabeth Evans in entry for Sarah Cowan, 1876.

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVF1-3H6 : 2 March 2021), Elisebeth Cowan in household of James Cowan, Wallace, Perth, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry

• "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD53-L5K : 2 March 2021), Elizabeth Evans in entry for Mary Elizabeth Leggett, 26 Apr 1920; citing Brantford, Brant, Ontario, yr 1920 cn 9718, Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,863,283.