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Personal data George A Cowan Jr 

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Household of George A Cowan Jr

He is married to Christine Hamilton.

They got married on July 5, 1941 at Hanrahan, he was 24 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  1. George Louis Cowan  1942-1970
  2. Gordon Arthur Cowan  1943-1990
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  4. U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
  5. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
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Historical events

  • The temperature on March 26, 1917 was between 1.0 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 4.0 °C. There was 6.3 mm of rain. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (4%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the north-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • January 11 » The Kingsland munitions factory explosion occurs as a result of sabotage.
    • January 17 » The United States pays Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
    • May 21 » The Imperial War Graves Commission is established through royal charter to mark, record, and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of the British Empire's military forces.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
    • November 28 » The Estonian Provincial Assembly declares itself the sovereign power of Estonia.
    • December 6 » Finland declares independence from Soviet Russia.
  • The temperature on July 5, 1941 was between 6.3 °C and 21.6 °C and averaged 15.2 °C. There was 11.8 hours of sunshine (71%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 3, 1940 to July 27, 1941 the cabinet Gerbrandy I, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1941: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 8.9 million citizens.
    • January 5 » 37-year-old pilot Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia, disappears after bailing out of her plane over the River Thames, and is presumed dead.
    • April 6 » World War II: Nazi Germany launches Operation 25 (the invasion of Kingdom of Yugoslavia) and Operation Marita (the invasion of Greece).
    • April 16 » World War II: The Italian-German Tarigo convoy is attacked and destroyed by British ships.
    • May 6 » The first flight of the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt.
    • July 16 » Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as an MLB record.
    • December 1 » World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.


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