Martha Ann Gowen

Vital Information

Born

1836-05-18, Orono, Penobscot, Maine

Died

1871-01-23, Orono, Penobscot, Maine

Age at Death

~35

Burial

Riverside Cemetery, Orono, Penobscot, Maine

Notes

Kevin's 3x great-grandmother (maternal). Daughter of Augustus Gowen (1810–1879) and Eliza Holbrook Joy (1810–1868). Born 18 May 1836 in Orono, ME. Married James Moody Crowell 8 Sep 1860 in Orono, ME. Died 23 Jan 1871 aged 34 in Orono, ME; buried Riverside Cemetery (inscription on back of husband's stone). Her four children: Mary A (1860), Lizzie M (1862–1887), Edith M (1866–1869), Fred W (1868–1869). FamilySearch PID: G8KN-WZQ.

Sources

FamilySearch G8KN-WZQ (9 sources); Find a Grave Memorial #73869591 (Riverside Cemetery, Orono ME — inscription on back of husband's gravestone)

Research Leads

• ☐ Find cause of death for Martha — died at 34 in 1871 (pre-dates death certificates in Maine; check newspaper or town records)
• ☐ Confirm birthplace detail — FamilySearch says Maine only; FindAGrave says Orono specifically