Person:Mariah Owen (1)

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Mariah Owen
b.12 Apr 1816 Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States
d.20 Mar 1857 Mason, Cass, Michigan, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 27 Mar 1797
  1. Mary Owen1798 - 1801
  2. Johnathan Owen1799 - 1819
  3. Andrew Owen1802 - 1832
  4. James Owen1804 - 1808
  5. Ira Owen1806 - 1854
  6. Anna Nancy Owen1808 - 1835
  7. James Harvey Owen1810 - 1892
  8. John Seymour Owen1812 - 1876
  9. Mariah Owen1816 - 1857
  10. Stephen Owen1818 - 1858
  11. Catherine Owen1821 - 1859
Spouse and Children
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m. 30 Mar 1836
  1. James Colby1837 - 1862
  2. Ira Owen Colby1838 - 1863
  3. Mary Ann Colby1841 - 1873
  4. Calvin C. Colby1845 - 1917
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Facts and Events
Name Mariah Owen
Gender Female
Birth[1] 12 Apr 1816 Ulysses, Tompkins, New York, United States
Marriage 30 Mar 1836 Greece, Monroe, New York, United Statesto Stephen Colby
Death[1] 20 Mar 1857 Mason, Cass, Michigan, United States
Burial[1] Edwardsburg, Cass, Michigan, United StatesFive Points Cemetery

Mariah Owen, daughter of Ruth(Gee) and Morgan Owen, married Stephen Colby, son of Sarah "Sally" (Howe) and Nicholas Colby, Jr., March 30, 1833, in the Town of Greece, Monroe County, New York (Owen/Colby Bible Record).

The Owen Bible came to Mariah from the estate of her parents, Ruth and Morgan Owen. This impressive book, published in 1812, contained the records of three generations of Owens. It then became known as the Colby and Owen Bible, as members of the Stephen Colby/Mariah Owen line entered their family records. The Bible went to California with some of the descendants of their son, Calvin Colby, where it remains. Photocopies of its pages were obtained by Robert E. Colby of Elkhart, IN, a great-grandson of Calvin and Rebekah Colby. The following list of the birth dates of the children of Mariah (Owen) and Stephen Colby is excerpted from the Colby and Owen Bible:

P. 679 - Births

James Colby was born February 8th, 1837 in Cass County, Michigan Ira O. Colby was born December 7th, 1838 in Cass County, Michigan Mary Ann Colby was born April 13th, 1841 in Cass County, Michigan Calvin Colby was born April 24, 1845 in Cass County, Michigan

Mariah's parents, Ruth Gee(1777-1752) and Morgan Owen (1776- 1751), moved West with their children from Monroe County, New York, to settle with their friends, the Frederick Miller family. They settled in York Township, Elkhart County, Indiana, on State Line Road just south and a little east of Mottville, Michigan. Next to them settled their daughter, Anna "Nancy" Owen (1808-1835), and her husband, Samuel S. Miller (abt.1802-1839), with their son, Aaron, and, soon after their arrival, a daughter, Mary Ann. Three days after Mary Ann's birth, Anna "Nancy" (Owen) Miller died. At their death, Ruth and Morgan's surviving sons all received a parcel of land from their estate, but Mariah, the only surviving daughter, seemed to have inherited the household goods, including the Owen Family Bible.

The graves of Ruth and Morgan Owen and Nancy and Samuel Miller have never been found. They could have been buried almost anywhere without stones, including Five Points Cemetery in the oldest part of the cemetery, which originally was the family cemetery of John Worst and his wife, Sarah T. (Miller) Holmes Worst, the sister of Samuel S. Miller. (Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100641500/mariah-colby)

1850 Census:
Name: [Mariah] Colby
Age: 34
Estimated birth year: abt 1816
Birth Place: New York
Home in 1850: Mason, Cass, Michigan
Household Members:
Stephen Colby 38
Louisa Colby 34
James Colby 13
Ira Colby 11
Mary A Colby 9
Calvin Colby 5
"United States Census, 1850," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF8D-SWB)

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave.

    Tombstone: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=100641500

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