Brief Life History of Isabelle Ann
When Isabelle Ann Cain was born on 3 March 1803, in Marown, Isle of Man, her father, Matthias Cain, was 20 and her mother, Isabella Fayle, was 22. She married James Cowley on 28 April 1827, in Castletown, Isle of Man. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She immigrated to Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1844 and lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 10 February 1880, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Isabella Cowley, "United States Census, 1860"
- Isabel Cain, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Isabella Cain, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
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
Manx: from Gaelic Mac Catháin ‘son of Cathan’, see Kane . The personal name literally meant ‘warrior’, a derivative of Manx cah ‘battle’ (Irish cath).
English: variant of Cane .
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from the city of Caen in Calvados, France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Matthias Cowley
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