When Rachel Owen was born on 12 February 1805, in New York, United States, her father, Levi Owen, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Sherwood, was 31. She died on 28 August 1867, in Van Cortlandtville, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Van Cortlandtville, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesRachel Owen Birth: Feb. 12, 1805 Death: Aug. 28, 1867 Family links: Parents: Levi Owen (1760 - 1810) Sarah Sherwood Owen (1773 - 1829) Siblings: Levi Owen (____ - 1809)* Mariah Owen R …
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