Sarah Cowles

Female26 June 1798–4 February 1883

Brief Life History of Sarah

When Sarah Cowles was born on 26 June 1798, in Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Phineas Cowles, was 36 and her mother, Catharine Stone, was 31. She married Joseph Stafford on 5 December 1816, in Albany, Orleans, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Barton, Orleans, Vermont, United States for about 30 years. She died on 4 February 1883, in Orleans, Vermont, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Orleans, Barton, Orleans, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Stafford
1790–1867
Sarah Cowles
1798–1883
Marriage: 5 December 1816
Marinda Sally Stafford
1819–1856
Elisa K Stafford
1820–1892
Elijah K. Stafford
1820–
Alica Stafford
1821–
Denison Stafford
1822–1895
Lucretta R. Stafford
1824–1901
Harriet N Stafford
1825–1897
Charles D Stafford
1827–1904
Mary S Stafford
1829–
Martha Ann Stafford
1831–1906
Joseph Curtis Stafford
1833–1919
John Wesley Stafford
1835–1850
Francis A. Stafford
1837–1892
Ellis E. Stafford
1839–1903

Sources (27)

  • Sally Cowls, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • Sarah Stafford in household of Joseph Stafford, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Sarah Cawles in entry for Charles D. Stafford, "New Hampshire, Death Records, 1654-1947"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 December 1816Albany, Orleans, Vermont, United States
  • Children (14)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 2

    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    1803

    Age 5

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

    Age 23

    A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Coles .

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

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