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Gowans Maria

Female 1867 - 1955  (88 years)


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  • Name Gowans Maria  [1
    Born 27 Oct 1867  ,Jersey City,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Census 1880  261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • White, female, 12, daughter, single, at school
    FACT 21 Jun 1899  [4
    Inheritance 
    • $10,000 from Aunt Joan Nelson
    Census 1900  261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Name Maria Grosvenor 
    Name Marie M Gowans 
    Name Mira Gowans  [2
    Name Regina Gowans 
    Occupation Telegraph Operator  [3
    Died 10 Dec 1955  Sullivan Nursing Home, Asheville, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6
    Cause: Congenital Heart Failure 
    Buried Aft 10 Dec 1955  Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn,New York,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I7750  GeniAus Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2022 

    Father Gowans John,   b. 10 Apr 1832, ,Linton,Haddingtonshire,Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1882, 261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Bouton Anna Regina,   b. 18 Jan 1840, ,Niedorp,,Holland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1902, 261 West 20th Street,New York,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1860  German Evangelical Mission Church,New York,New York,USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Grosvenor Charles A,   b. Abt 1866, ,,Connecticut,USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Sep 1926, ,Shelton,Connecticut,USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 20 Apr 1921  ,Manhattan, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2016 
    Family ID F2942  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Oct 1867 - ,Jersey City,New York,USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Apr 1921 - ,Manhattan, New York, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Congenital Heart Failure - 10 Dec 1955 - Sullivan Nursing Home, Asheville, North Carolina, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S91] 1880 US Census, New York > New York > New York City > District 338 > 20 Ancestry.com.

    2. [S94] 1900 US Census.

    3. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, North Carolina Death Certificates.

    4. [S2868] California Digital Newspaper Collection, San Francisco Call, Volume 86, Number 21, 21 June 1899.

    5. [S94] 1900 US Census.
      Mira M Gowans
      [Mirano Gowans]
      Home in 1900: Manhattan, New York, New York
      Age: 32
      Birth Date: Oct 1867
      Birthplace: New Jersey
      Race: White
      Gender: Female
      Relationship to Head of House: Daughter
      Father's Birthplace: Scotland
      Mother's name: Anna R Gowans
      Mother's Birthplace: Holland
      Marital Status: Single

    6. [S11] Familysearch, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FPNZ-761 : accessed 23 January 2016), Marie Gowans Grosvenor, 10 Dec 1955; citing Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, v 28B cn 28697, State Department of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,927,220.

      Name Marie Gowans Grosvenor
      Event Type Death
      Event Date 10 Dec 1955
      Event Place Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
      Birth Year 1867
      Burial Date 12 Dec 1955
      Burial Place Durham, Durham, North Carolina
      Residence Place Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
      Address 26 Arden Rd.
      Gender Female
      Age 88
      Marital Status Widowed
      Race (Original) white
      Occupation Telegraph Operator
      Birth Date 27 Oct 1867
      Birthplace New Jersey

    7. [S48] Ancestry.co.uk, New York Marriage Indexes 1866-1937.
      Name: Marie M Gowans
      Gender: Female
      Marriage Date: 20 Apr 1921
      Marriage Place: Manhattan, New York, USA
      Spouse: Charles A Grossenor
      Certificate Number: 10368

    8. [S11] Familysearch, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:24W4-K55 : accessed 23 January 2016), Charles A. Grosvenor and Marie M. Gowans, 20 Apr 1921; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,653,133.
      Name Charles A. Grosvenor
      Event Type Marriage
      Event Date 20 Apr 1921
      Event Place Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
      Gender Male
      Age 55
      Marital Status Widowed
      Race White
      Birth Year (Estimated) 1866
      Birthplace Guilford, Conn.
      Father's Name Daniel N.
      Mother's Name Josephine Pratt
      Spouse's Name Marie M. Gowans
      Spouse's Gender Female
      Spouse's Age 39
      Spouse's Marital Status Single
      Spouse's Race White
      Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1882
      Spouse's Birthplace Jersey City, N.J.
      Spouse's Father's Name John
      Spouse's Mother's Name Anna R. Bonton