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Robert Owen 1749 – 1826 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jan 1749

Birth Location: Dafarn Goch, Wales

Death Date: 27 Nov 1826

Death Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA

Father: Goronwy Owen

Mother: Ellinor Hughes

Spouse(s): Sarah Richardson, Mary Mathis, Polly Vaughan

Children(s): Sterling Owen

1749 marked the beginning of Robert Owen's life in Dafarn Goch, Wales, to parents Goronwy Owen and Ellinor Elin Hughes. Eventually, Robert Owen married Sarah Richardson, Mary Mathis and Polly Vaughan, and they welcomed Sterling Owen. Robert Owen passed in 1826 at , Brunswick, Virginia, USA.

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Parents

Goronwy Owen
1723 – 1770
Birth Location: Rhos Fawr, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf, Anglesey, Wales
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Ellinor Hughes
– 1758
Birth Location: Oswestry, Shropshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Richardson
1757 – 1803
Birth Location: Thanet, Kent, , England
SR
Mary Mathis
Birth Location: –
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Polly Vaughan
1774 – 1803
Birth Location: Brunswick, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Sterling Owen
1785 – 1852
Birth Location: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1 Jan 1749
    Event Place: Dafarn Goch, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: St Andrews, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: 66; Image: 00718; Family History Library Film: 0181426

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: St Andrews Parish, Brunswick, Virginia; Page: 21; NARA Roll: M33_134; Image: 34

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Nov 1826
    Event Place: , Brunswick, Virginia, USA
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