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William James Cowen 1865 - 1941

William James Cowen of Taradale, Victoria Australia was born on August 3, 1865 in Taradale, VIC to James William Cowen and Julia Lane Murphy Cowen. He had siblings Annie Jane Cowen, Emilie Julia (Cowen) Hearle, Victoria Cowen, Henry Charles Edward Cowen, Edward Tronson Elphinstone Cowen, Minnie Lane Cowen, John Frederick Cowen, Stanley Michael Cowen, Leighton Palmerston Cowen, and Mary Ellen (Cowen) Hearle. William Cowen died at age 76 years old on October 17, 1941 in Perth, WA.

William James Cowen
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Taradale, Victoria Australia
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August 3, 1865
Taradale, VIC, 3447, Australia
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Perth, WA, Australia
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In 1865, in the year that William James Cowen was born, on April 9th, Confederate Army General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army at Appomattox Court House. Lee's surrender led to a series of surrenders in the Confederacy and in 1866 President Johnson issued a "Proclamation—Declaring that Peace, Order, Tranquility, and Civil Authority Now Exists in and Throughout the Whole of the United States of America".
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In 1883, William was 18 years old when on May 24th, the Brooklyn Bridge - one of the oldest bridges in the US - was opened to traffic. Bridge construction began in 1869 and took 14 years to complete.
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Cowen, George (Nov 27, 1887 - Feb 1976) Cowen, Karl (Apr 26, 1887 - Nov 1962) Cowen, Karl (Mar 23, 1924 - Apr 1987) Cowen, Elsie (Mar 8, 1907 - Mar 1985) Cowen, Lola (Nov 27, 1892 - Mar 1983) Cowen, George (Apr 19, 1882 - Jun 1968) Cowen, Eugene (Oct 26, 1920 - Mar 1985) Cowen, Frank (Mar 27, 1902 - Jan 1988) Cowen, Ruth (Nov 13, 1926 - Nov 11, 2000) Cowen, Ronald (Mar 19, 1932 - Jan 30, 2006)
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