Sofia Cowee

Brief Life History of Sofia

When Sofia Cowee was born on 13 December 1788, in Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Cowee, was 42 and her mother, Ruth Read, was 41. She married William Croff on 20 April 1811, in Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 26 March 1869, in Marshfield, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada, at the age of 80, and was buried in Wainfleet Township, Niagara, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Judah Simonds
1786–1850
Sofia Cowee
1788–1869
Marriage: after 1819
Andrew Cowee Simonds
1820–1852
Sophia Simonds
1822–1867
Harriet Simons
1824–
John C Simonds
1826–1859
Maria Simons
1828–1867

Sources (4)

  • Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, Marriage, 16-20-1988 for Sophia Cowee & William Croff
  • Sophia Cowee, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
  • Sophia in entry for John C Simmons and Caroline Neff, "Ontario, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869"

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World Events (8)

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

1789 · The United States Constitution

Originally comprising seven articles, the United States Constitution is the backbone of the law in the Nation. The first three articles talk about the separation of powers, dividing the government into three branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Articles Four, Five and Six describe the what each state governments have rights to do, how the states and the federal government should act in their relationship, and how the constitutional amendments are shared between all states. The Seventh Article explains and establishes the procedure used by the thirteen States to ratify it. It is regarded as the oldest written and codified national constitution in force. Since the Constitution came into force in 1789, it has been amended 27 times, including an amendment to repeal a previous one.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English (Middlesex): variant of Cowey .

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

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