Born in Nottawasaga, Simcoe, Canada West
Ancestors 
Daughter of Francis Gowan
and Mary Jane (Manning) Gowan
Sister of
William James Gowan, Maria Gowan, Charlotte (Gowan) Thompson, Thomas Pilsworth Gowan, John Carlton Gowan, Francis J Gowan, Annie Beatrice (Gowan) Cooksey, Samuel Frederick Gowan and Mary Gertrude (Gowan) Perry
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 55
in Barrie, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Sep 2019
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Biography
Belinda was born in 1860. She was the daughter of Francis Gowan and Mary Manning.
She passed away in 1915 and is buried in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.
Sources
- Genealogy of the Clan Gowan. James H.B. Gowan Pg 99
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202475070/belinda-jane-shepard: accessed 10 January 2024), memorial page for Belinda Jane Gowan Shepard (12 Oct 1860–13 Oct 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 202475070, citing Barrie Union Cemetery, Barrie, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Larry McKay (contributor 48902521).
- The Wheeler headstone was erected for Belinda’s daughter Eva Wheeler who died in 1908, before her mother.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Belinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Belinda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Belinda by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Belinda:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Jill Adams 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch NF6305059 [compare]
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Shawn Fisher :
23andMe, GEDmatch M242304 [compare]
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~0.78%
Larry Mckay :
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