Priscilla Slater

Brief Life History of Priscilla

When Priscilla Slater was born on 16 August 1840, in Thornley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Slater, was 28 and her mother, Ann Corbridge, was 27. She married James Cowan on 15 March 1857, in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She immigrated to United States in 1862 and lived in Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States in 1910 and Plain City, Weber, Utah, United States in 1920. She died on 22 March 1927, in Marriott-Slaterville, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Cowan
1833–1895
Priscilla Slater
1840–1927
Marriage: 15 March 1857
James Cowan
1858–1949
Anna Cowan
1860–1944
John Cowan
1862–1938
William Cowan
1864–1951
Janet Cowan
1866–1953
Richard Cowan
1869–1943
Priscilla Cowan
1871–1947
Bernice Cowan
1874–1926
Ethel Cowan
1877–1958
Clarence Cowan
1880–1935
Albert Butte Cowan
1883–1981
Nellie Cowan
1885–1975

Sources (39)

  • Prisella Cowan, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Priscilla Slater Cowan, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
  • Princilla Slater in entry for Bernice Cowen Williams, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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    World Events (8)

    1841 · The Nauvoo Legion

    In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.

    1843

    Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

    1867 · The Burtis Opera House

    The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.

    Name Meaning

    English:

    occupational name for someone who lays slates on roofs, from Middle English sclat(t)er, occasionally slater ‘slater’ (a derivative of Old French esclate ‘slate’ + the Middle English agent suffix -er). See also Slate .

    in Sussex and adjacent counties, Slater and Slatter are probably post-medieval pronunciations of Slaughter ; there seems to be no medieval evidence in the southern coast counties for the occupational name Slater in 1 above.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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