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James
COWAN
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abt. 1821
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Québec Province, Canada
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Québec Genealogy Notes
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Québec Place Names Through History
Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.
- Early 1600s–1760
- Canada, New France
- 1760–1763
- Canada
- 1763–1791
- Province of Québec
- 1791–1867
- Lower Canada
- 1867–present
- Québec, Canada
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