Benjamin Beecher
(1770-1842)
Elizabeth
(1765-1847)
George Cowan
(Abt 1800-Bef 1850)
Margaret C. Beecher
(1803-1892)
Sarah Jane Cowan
(1833-1913)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. Joseph S. Graeff

Sarah Jane Cowan 1 2

  • Born: 23 Jun 1833, , , PA 1
  • Christened: 3 Jul 1835, Compass: St. John's Episcopal Church, Chester, PA 2
  • Marriage (1): Joseph S. Graeff in 1855 in , , PA
  • Died: 15 Feb 1913, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA at age 79 1
  • Buried: Bala-Cynwyd: Westminster Cemetery, Montgomery, PA 1

   FamilySearch ID: LR6K-RK7.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Margaret Cowan, Springville, Lancaster Co., (widow of G. Gowan) and Sarah Jane Cowan, Leacock Township, removed on 3 Sep 1850 in Compass: St. John's Episcopal Church, Chester, PA. 3

2. Census in 1860 in Reading, Berks, PA. The 1860 census recorded Margaret Mast, 56, with real estate valued at $1,200. Living with her are her son-in-law, Joesph Graeff, moulder, 30; daughter Sarah, 30; grandchildren Charles F. Graeff, 3 and Anna M. Graeff, 1. Also with them are Margaret's sisters: Mary Baker [should be Beecher] , 64, and Catharine Baker [should be Beecher], 62. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1860 in Reading, Berks, PA. 1 The 1860 census recorded Margaret Mast, 56, with real estate valued at $1,200. Living with her are her son-in-law, Joesph Graeff, moulder, 30; daughter Sarah, 30; grandchildren Charles F. Graeff, 3 and Anna M. Graeff, 1. Also with them are Margaret's sisters: Mary Baker [should be Beecher] , 64, and Catharine Baker [should be Beecher], 62. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania.


Sarah married Joseph S. Graeff in 1855 in , , PA. (Joseph S. Graeff was born in Jul 1830 in Reading, Berks, PA,4 died on 19 Dec 1905 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 4 and was buried in Reading: Charles Evans Cemetery, Berks, PA 4.)


Sources


1 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145203258.

2 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Chester > Compass > Episcopal > St. John's Episcopal Church. Sarah Jane Cowan, father George Cowan, mother Margaret. Baptized Sun 3 Jul 1835.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013, PA > Chester > Compass > Episcopal > St. John's Episcopal Church. Online image 41.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=145203033.



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