Settler of township lots: Lot 13, Conc. 13, Minden (Stanhope area)

Location: Map point is the approximate location within this 109 acre lot on Peterson Road including Hwy 118, Turning Leaf Lane and Shady Lane on the north shore of Twelve Mile Lake

Land acquisition: 1888 Thomas Cowan from Andrew Brown. Ontario Land Parcel Register - Minden (Image 260).

Dates of residency: 

• 1891 Census of Canada, Minden: Occupation farmer. Living at Lot 13, Conc. 15 Minden with wife Mary Ann, 54, & son George, 8.
• 1893 Minden Township Directory: Thomas Cowan, Carnarvon
• 1901 Census of Canada, Minden: Immigrated in 1879. Living with son George, 19 (mistakenly listed as grandson)
• 1910 Marriage to Eliza Plested
• 1916 Residence: Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba, Occupation hotel caretaker. Living with wife Eliza, 40. 

Interesting facts: aka Thomas Cowan

Preceding landowner:

• 1866 William Weir from The Crown
• 1879 Andrew Brown

Succeeding landowner:

Link to Settlers of Algonquin Highlands family tree

• Thomas Cowen, b. 18 Oct 1846, England d. after 1917, Canada
  Parents:
  • William Cowen, b. Abt 1812,  England 
  • Elizabeth Cousins, b. Abt 1821, England
• Family 1. Mary Ann Retallick, b. 2 Jul 1836, England d. 24 Feb 1901, Minden, (Age 64 years)
  ? Emily Cowen, b. 1860, England
  1. George Cowen, b. 15 Nov 1881, England
• Family 2. Eliza Plested, b. Abt 1869