Settler of township lots: Lot 17, Conc. 2, Stanhope

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 100 acre lot running south from Beech Lake on Beech Bay Drive.

Land acquisition: 1875 Patent from The Crown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Stanhope (Image 128)

Dates of residency: 1903 Business Directory, Stanhope: James Cowan, Carnarvon, Lot 16, Conc. 2 (error?)

Interesting facts: 

Preceding landowner 1975 The Crown

Succeeding landowner: 1955 William Raymond Cowen 

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Albert James Cowen, b. Jul 1858, England d. after 1910, USA
  Parents:
  • William Cowen, b. Abt 1812, England 
  • Elizabeth Cousins, b. Abt 1821, England 
• Brother: William Henry Cowen 1849-1906, Stanhope