Brief Life History of Sarah Ann
When Sarah Ann Cowan was born in 1844, in Montgomery, Indiana, United States, her father, Robert Cowan, was 42 and her mother, Rachel Baldwin, was 29. She married Bazil T Biddle on 9 April 1861, in Montgomery, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Wayne Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Butler Township, Vermilion, Illinois, United States in 1870.
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Sources (15)
- Sarah Cowen in household of Robert Cowen, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah E Biddle, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Sarah A Corran or Conan in entry for Basil T Biddle, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
Spouse and Children
1832–1901 Male
1844– Female
Children (3)
1861–1924 Male
1865–1934 Male
1866–1933 Male
Parents and Siblings
1802–1863 Male
1815–1907 Female
Siblings (8)
1835–1915 Male
1837–1839 Male
1839–1918 Male
1841–1913 Female
1844– Female
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World Events (8)
1846
Age 2
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Age 7
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 31
Name Meaning
Scottish and Manx: shortened form of McOwen and McKeown . See also McEwen .
Sottish and Manx: from a shortened form of Irish Ó Comhdhain and Mac Comhdhain ‘descendant or son of Comhdan’ or Gaelic Mac Comhghain ‘son of Comhghan (‘the twin’). Pronounced to rhyme with Owen, the name sometimes appears as Coan and Cohen in Down, and has been used interchangeably with Irish Coyne in Connacht and McIlhone in Tyrone. In the Isle of Man the name is pronounced /'kauən/ (with Cow- as in English cow).
Scottish and Manx: sometimes a variant of Colquhoun , pronounced Cohoon in Scotland and Cahoon in Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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