When Maj Robert Owen was born on 1 August 1750, in Frederick, Maryland, British Colonial America, his father, Lawrence Owen, was 36 and his mother, Sarah Beall, was 32. He married Rebecca Ruth Swearingen on 21 February 1773, in Kent, Putnam, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1776. He died on 16 April 1786, in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Historical Boundaries: 1776: Montgomery, Maryland, United States
In 1781, Maryland donated land to be used for part of Washington, D. C.
Welsh: from the personal name Owain, from Latin Eugenius (see Eugene ). This Welsh personal name is cognate with Old Irish Eogán, see 2 and 3.
Scottish and Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’. See McEwen .
Irish: from Ó hEoghain, ‘descendant of Eoghan’. See Ewen .
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