Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Cowan was born on 12 August 1789, in Banbridge, County Down, Ireland, her father, Samuel Cowan, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Lockart, was 22. She married John Bryson on 15 June 1814, in Ireland. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 18 December 1871, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Margaret Dunlop, "United States Census, 1870"
- Margaret Cowen Bryson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Margret Cowen in entry for Samuel Bryson, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1798
Battle of Antrim.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Manx: shortened form of McOwen and McKeown . See also McEwen .
Sottish and Manx: from a shortened form of Irish Ó Comhdhain and Mac Comhdhain ‘descendant or son of Comhdan’ or Gaelic Mac Comhghain ‘son of Comhghan (‘the twin’). Pronounced to rhyme with Owen, the name sometimes appears as Coan and Cohen in Down, and has been used interchangeably with Irish Coyne in Connacht and McIlhone in Tyrone. In the Isle of Man the name is pronounced /'kauən/ (with Cow- as in English cow).
Scottish and Manx: sometimes a variant of Colquhoun , pronounced Cohoon in Scotland and Cahoon in Ulster.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Samuel Bryson History
Samuel Bryson was my great grandfather, he was born 15 August 1815 in Banbridge, County of Down, Ireland. His father was John Bryson also of Banbridge, Ireland. His Mother was Margaret Cowan also of …
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