Sarah A (Cowen) Crosby (1829 - 1896)

When Sarah A Cowan was born on December 11, 1829, in Fall River, Massachusetts, her father, Phillip, was 26, and her mother, Margaret, was 24.
Sarah, age 16, married John Luce Crosby, age 21, on December 6, 1846, in Fall River, Massachusetts ^[1]
They had five children in 26 years.

1. James P Crosby, born 1848
2. Mary Crosby, born 1850
3. Ellen G Crosby, born 1855
4. Adeline L Crosby, born 1863
5. Sarah Seabury Crosby, born 1874

In 1850, Sarah, age 20, resided with her family in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA^[2]
In 1860, Sarah, age 30, resided with her family in Little Compton, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA^[3]
In 1870, Sarah, age 40, resided with her family in Little Compton, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA^[4]
In 1875, Sarah, age 45, resided with her family in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA^[5]
In 1880, Sarah, age 50, resided with her family in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA^[6]
Sarah died on August 18, 1896, in Little Compton, Rhode Island, at the age of 66, and was buried in Old Commons Burial Ground, Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, FamilySearch, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch
   (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH4G-SXS : 24 January 2020), John L. Crosby, 1846.John L. Crosby, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"Name: John L. Crosby Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 6 Dec 1846 Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Event Place (Original): Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Sex: Male Age: 22 Birth Year (Estimated): 1824 Father's Name: Jno. Crosby Mother's Name: Eliza Crosby Spouse's Name: Sarah A. Cowen Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 18 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1828 Spouse's Father's Name: Philip Cowen Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Cowen
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: 842; Page: 297a. Name: John L Crosby Gender: Male Age: 27 Birth Year: abt 1823 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1850: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Occupation: Laborer Industry: Industry Not Reported Line Number: 6 Dwelling Number: 93 Family Number: 105 Household Members Age John L Crosby 27 Sarah Crosby 26 James Crosby 2 Mary H Crosby 0
   . https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=12391174&indiv=try.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island; Page: 176; Family History Library Film: 805204. Name: Sarah A Crosby Age: 31 Birth Year: abt 1829 Gender: Female Birth Place: Massachusetts Home in 1860: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Post Office: Little Compton Dwelling Number: 209 Family Number: 214 Household Members Age John L Crosby 35 Sarah A Crosby 31 James P Crosby 12 Mary H Crosby 10 Ellen G Crosby 5
   . https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7667&h=34839970&indiv=try.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1472; Page: 376B; Family History Library Film: 552971. Name: John L Crosby Age in 1870: 45 Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Rhode Island Dwelling Number: 194 Home in 1870: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: Little Compton Occupation: Farmer Male Citizen Over 21: Y Real Estate Value: 800 Inferred Spouse: Sarah A Crosby Inferred Children: James P Crosby Ellen G Crosby Adaleine L Crosby Household Members Age John L Crosby 45 Sarah A Crosby 41 James P Crosby 22 Ellen G Crosby 15 Adaleine L Crosby 7
   https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=3949644&indiv=try.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, Rhode Island, U.S., State Censuses, 1865-1935 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com,Name: Sarah A Crosby Birth Date: abt 1829 Gender: Female Age: 46 Relationship: Wife Enumeration Year: 1875 Township: Little Compton County: Newport Enumeration District or Census Tract: 9 Line Number: 22 Household Number: 99 Volume Number: 7 Page Number: 42 Household Members: Name Age John L Crosby 50 Sarah A Crosby 46 Adeline E Crosby 12 Sarah F Crosby 1 Mary Manchester 26 Dora A Manchester 6 Horence A Manchester 5 Mary E Manchester 3
   . https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4721&h=188913&indiv=try.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island; Roll: 1210; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 085. Name: John L. Crosby Age: 55 Birth Date: Abt 1825 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1880: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Dwelling Number: 217 Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Self (Head) Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Sarah A. Crosby Father's Birthplace: Massachusetts Mother's Birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: Farmer Neighbors: View others on page Household Members Age Relationship John L. Crosby 55 Self Sarah A. Crosby 51 Wife Addie L. Crosby 18 Daughter Sarah S. Crosby 6 Daughter Dora A. Manchester 11 Granddaughter Mary E. Manchester 8 Granddaughter. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=16496642&indiv=try.
7. ↑ Name: Sarah A Crosby Birth Date: 1829 Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Death Date: 18 Aug 1896 Death Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America Cemetery: Old Commons Burial Ground Burial or Cremation Place: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America Has Bio?: N Spouse: John Luce Crosby URL:
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118445413/sarah-a-crosby
8. ↑ Name: Sarah Cowen Crosby Birth Date: 1829 Death Date: 1896 Burial Place: Rhode Island, USA Cemetery: OLD COMMONS BURIAL GROUND Cemetery Number: LC012 Map: 0074 Condition: good Stone Material: granite Shape: horizontal marker Carving: no carving Legibility: good Number of Graves on Stone: 2 Stone Height: 11 Stone Width: 24 Grave Last Seen Date: 2010 Transcribed by: BFW,HSB;LRC URL:
   http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=136297