Brief Life History of Sarah Cowup
When Sarah Cowup McConochie was born on 13 April 1814, in Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John McConochie, was 24 and her mother, Mary Hughes, was 21. She married John Gray on 27 March 1834, in Liverpool St Bride, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 11 September 1889, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Sarah Spencer in household of Daniel Spencer, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah Cowup Mcconochie, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah C Gray Spencer, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1815 · Manchester Dock in Liverpool Built
In 1815, the Manchester Dock in Liverpool was constructed by John Foster Sr. It was an important gateway for coal and manufactured goods mainly corn and cotton. It closed in 1929.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Scottish Gaelic: from Mac Dhonnchaidh, see McConnachie .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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JOHN GRAY - TMClkm
'The Mills Connection' linking kindred memories. - Terry Mills/Christi Lynn Kelley As told by his wife, Sarah and/or daughter Margaret to descendants, "John was a very wealthy man. He had invented …
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