Janet Gourley

Brief Life History of Janet

When Janet Gourley was born on 25 January 1848, in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Paul Gourley, was 34 and her mother, Margaret Glass, was 34. She married Powel Powelson on 21 January 1867, in Goshen, Juab, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Canada in 1911 and Alberta, Canada in 1926. She died on 16 June 1937, in Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada, at the age of 89, and was buried in Temple Hill Cemetery, Raymond, County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Powel Powelson
1846–1920
Janet Gourley
1848–1937
Marriage: 21 January 1867
Powel George Powelson
1868–1929
Janet Powelson
1870–1924
Margaret Ellison Powelson
1873–1944
John Powelson
1875–1954
Robert Powelson
1878–1879
Dorthea Christine Powelson
1880–1901
Mary Nicholas Powelson
1882–1940
David Mads Powelson
1885–1958
Francella Catherine Powelson
1887–1906
Gilbert Powelson
1889–1918

Sources (35)

  • Janet Powelson, "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Janet Gourley - Individual or family possessions: Family Bible: birth-name: Janet Gourley
  • Janet Gourley Powelson, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

1869

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1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

Scottish: possibly a Norman habitational name from North or South Gorley (Hampshire), or an unidentified place in Normandy, France.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Janet Gourley

JANET GOURLEY Janet Gourley was born in Cornabrue, Scotland January 25, 1848. She was the daughter of Paul Gourley and Margaret Glass. When Janet was four year old her mother died leaving five sm …

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