Sarah
Stewart
Born in Alleghney County, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Stewart
and Margaret (McCune) Stewart
Sister of
John Stewart, Jane Stewart, Ellen Stewart, Mary Stewart, James Stewart Jnr., Margaret (Stewart) Guy, Ann Stewart, Joseph Patterson Stewart, Richard Stewart and Thomas M. Stewart
Wife of
Henry Cowan Snr.
— married
19 Sep 1822 in Pennsylvania, United States.
Mother of
William Guy Cowan
Died
at age 64
in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Oct 2020
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Biography
Sarah Stewart was born on 11 April 1801 in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. She is the daughter of James Stewart and his wife Margaret McCune.
She died on 31 August 1865 in in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States and was buried in the Old Mill Creek Cemetery, Hookstown, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Marriage
Sarah Stewart was married to Henry Cowan (1800–1864) on 19 September 1822 in Pennsylvania, United States.
Children
Children of Sarah Stewart and her husband Henry Cowan;
- 1. Margaret M. Cowan. b. 1823 – d. 1872.
- 2. Eliza Jane Cowan. b. 1825 - d. 1880.
- 3. James Stewart. b. 1828 - d. 1901.
- 4. Henry Cowan Jnr. b. 1830 - d. 1899.
- 5. William Guy Cowan. b. 1839 - d. aft. 1912.
- 6. Sarah Ann Cowan. b. 1841 - d. aft. 1912
Sources
- Biographical and chronological history of the Stewart family of western Pennsylvania, 1754-1912, by Burns, John Sylvester, Published 1912. Page 65. https://archive.org/details/biographicalchro00burn/page/74/mode/1up
- Burial. "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVX-R6RX : 27 July 2019), Sarah Cowan, 1865; Burial, Hookstown, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Old Mill Creek Cemetery; citing record ID 16767412, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
- Burial. "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDK-PMM7 : 15 September 2015), Sarah Cowan, died 31 Aug 1865; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Old Mill Creek Cemetery, Greene, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.
- Marriage of child. "California Marriages, 1850-1945", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H98Q-G63Z : 24 March 2020), Sarah Stewart in entry for William G. Cowan, 1907.
- Death of child. "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP79-8FS4 : 1 March 2021), Sarah Stewart in entry for William G Cowan, 1931.
- Cushing, Thomas. History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (A. Warner & Co., Chicago, 1889, Part 2, p. 432-433)
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