Elizabeth McEwen

   Other names for Elizabeth were Mary McEwan and Betsey McEwen.

  General Notes:

Lewis Cass. ed. cn Aldrich
History of Windsor county, Vermont
McEwen, Malcolm, of Scottish descent, moved into Weathersfield at an early day,
and married Lvdia Plant. They had five children, viz.: Betsey, who married Reuben
Strow ; James (deceased), married, but left no descendants ; Archibald, became a physi-
i;ian, and practiced a number of years in Cavendish, and left no issue; Nancy, married
Isaac P. Strow ; and Francis, who died West, leaving no descendants.


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Reuben Strow Event: Marriage Event Date: 13 Dec 1818 Event Place: Weathersfield, Vermont, United States Gender: Male Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Mother: Spouse: Betsey Mcewen Spouse's Father: Spouse's Mother: Film Number: 0027626 Digital Folder Number: 4667366 Image Number: 01124

per S. Phaneuf: Elizabeth McEwen and Nancy McEwan may have been sisters.

In 1850 Weathersfield, VT
Elizabeth M. Straw age 54 HOH
Frances M. Straw 29 born VT [She is Mrs. Solon Divoll]
Selwin J. Straw (male) age 7mos [He is actually J. Selwin Divoll per his death record]

Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa 1888
"J R and J D Strow- Prominent among the representative citizens and early settlers of Fort Dodge are the gentlemen whose names head this sketch. they are natives of Windsor County, Vermont, the former born June 19, 1923 and the latter in 1831. They are sons of Reuben and Elizabeth (McEwen) Strow, the former of English and the latter of Scotch descent. The father was killed when his son John D. was but a lad and the widow afterwards went to Dane County, Wisconsin to live with a daughter and died there is 1868. Of their family, four are now living, Maria, wife of Solon Divoll of Stoughton, Wisconsin, James R; Harriett wife of P. P. Filmore of Aurora, IL and John D....."

FTM Ancestors of Mary Colby Williamson
. Reuben Strow, Jr., born April 21, 1796 in Weathersfield, VT; died January 03, 1845 in Weathersfield, VT. He was the son of 124. Reuben Strow and 125. Betsy . He married 63. Elizabeth McEwen .

63. Elizabeth McEwen, born July 24, 1796; died October 03, 1868. She was the daughter of 126. Malcolm McEwen and 127. Lydia Plant .

Children of Reuben Strow and Elizabeth McEwen are:
i. Caroline Elizabeth Strow, born October 06, 1819 in Weathersfield, VT; died August 29, 1885 in Claremont, NH; married Leland Joshua Graves May 24, 1843.
ii. Frances Maria Devoll Strow born July 14, 1821; died February 22, 1897 in Stoughton, WI.
iii. Reuben James Strow born June 19, 1823; died August 14, 1879 in Ft. Dodge, IA.
iv. Harriot Cook Strow born February 27, 1829; died Unknown.
v. John DeWayne Strow born April 11, 1831; died Unknown.
vi. Archibald Strow died Unknown.

Elizabeth married Reuben Straw Jr, son of Reuben Straw Sr. and Elizabeth Mudget, on 13 Dec 1818 in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont. (Reuben Straw Jr was born on 21 Apr 1796 in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont, died on 3 Jan 1845 in Weathersfield, Windsor County, Vermont and was buried in Ascutneyville Cemetery in Weathersfield, Vermont.). The cause of his death was Killed by falling tree in woods.

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