Names: Capt. Mathew Cowan, born Brock Ontario, Canada, buried St Vincent October 23, 1907
Mary Caroline Cowan nee Gibbs, born Brock Ontario, Canada, born April 10, 1836. died April 6, 1901, buried St. Vincent
Immigrated in 1870 from Brock or Cannington, Ontario, Canada to St. Vincent.
They settled on a quarter section of land now owned by Lloyd Symington just north of the Seed farm.
They had the following childern: (most are buried in St. Vincent Cemetery)
1. John Charles Cowan
2. Robert Thomas Cowan
3. Willam Gibbs Cowan
4. George Richard Cowan
5. Elizabeth Ann Cowan
6. Ellen Nellie Cowan
7. James Francis Nicholas Cowan
8. Frederick Nicholas Cowan
9. Arthur Glover Cowan
10. Margaret Caroline Cowan
"My grandfather was Arthur Glover Cowan and I was wondering if he or my great grandparents were American citizens. I really don't know where my grandfather was born, all I know his he was born October 30,1878 and died in Winnipeg Man. November 4, 1953."
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
The Cowan Family
A descendent of the Cowan family, who lived in the St. Vincent area during its early years, recently contacted me with what they knew of their family. So far, I haven't found much beyond what they already know. If anyone reading this knows more, please let me know...
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Capt. Matthew Cowan was born on July 14, 1819, in Tipperary, Ireland. The family emigrated to Canada in 1827 when Matthew was 7 years old and settled near Cannington in Brock Township, Ontario.
ReplyDeleteMatthew became the first Commandant of the 34th Batallion in Cannington. After the American Rebellion of 1860, a Volunteer Militia was formed and in 1868 an infantry in Cannington evolved with Matthew as its Captain. After Matthew married his 2nd cousin, Mary Caroline Gibbs, they moved to St. Vincent, Minnesota where they remained until his death on 23 Oct 1907.
His father was Matthew Cowan Esq, born in Tipperary in 1755. The family immigrated to Canada in 1827 from Ireland, but were originally Scottish, and settled in Cannington in Brock Co, ON. According to Jennie Cowan Mackenzie in her short story 'A Long Way from Tipperary', Matthew and his wife attended some military festivities on the eve of their voyage to Canada. It certainly must have been a good party because the family missed their ship the following morning. Fate it must have been - the ship they were supposed to have been on never arrived in Canada nor was heard of again. They did, of course, catch another ship and left Ireland in July of 1827. He died Feb 17, 1855
According to my records Arthur Glover Cowan was born in Dufferin Manitoba Canada on Oct 30, 1878 and died Nov 4, 1953 in Winnipeg. If you can share any info on your side of the family, his wife, their children or his other siblings, I am interested to add to my family tree. Thank you, Ann Gibbs
My name is Victor john Cowan (1941) father John Glave Cowan (1909) father Thomas cowan,father Mathew Cowan. We have many family pictures, including a portrait of Capt. Mathew Cowan in dress uniform with sword - we also have the sword. If you want any additional info contact us at vicandcarol@live.ca
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments on the St. Vincent blog. I was delighted to hear from you!
DeleteYes, yes, and yes again - I would LOVE to have scans of all photos you have of the Cowan family from when they were in St. Vincent - any and all of the family and the town you may have. The uniform/sword photo sounds amazing.
If you have any oral history, or historical tidbits of whatever - history, paper ephemera, etc. - from their time in St. Vincent, I would dearly love to hear about it.
THANK YOU for contacting us. Our little village means a lot of so many people scattered so far and wide, and we love to hear from all of you that had roots here.