Rachel Owen

Brief Life History of Rachel

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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Family Time Line

Levi Owen
1770–1810
Sarah Sherwood
1773–1829
Phebe Owen
1790–1876
Sarah Owen
1790–1876
Jesse Owen
1798–1826
Nancy Owen
Mariah Owen
1800–1871
Levi Owen
1800–1848
Jane Owen
1802–1864
Rachel Owen
1805–1867
Dorothea Owen
1809–1875
Jasper Owen
1810–1863

Sources (4)

  • Rachel Owen, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
  • Dutchess. Dower Records March 1800–December 1852
  • Rachel Owen, "Find A Grave Index"

Parents and Siblings

World Events (7)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

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

1825 · The Crimes Act

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.

Name Meaning

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.

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Story Highlight

Memorial for Rachel Owen copied from Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=153344693

Rachel 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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