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Abraham R. Cowen

Lot Title

Cowen
Location in Cemetery
Section: a     Lot: 87     Grave: 3

Date of death

Feb-25-1919

Date of birth

Nov-15-1826

Age

92 yrs   0 mths   0 dys

Verse (Legibility: G - GOOD)

"18 MASS INF, Co.I" is inscribed within the military shield on Abraham R. Cowen's veteran's issue gravestone. Only year of birth and death are engraved on his stone. An American flag is to the right of Abraham's gravestone.

Veteran Information

Veteran: Yes

Relatives

Husband of Sarah J. Gifford Father of Emma, Charles, Andre and Arthur Son of Joshua and Ruth Cowen

Stone Shape

R - ROUNDED TOP

Stone Decoration

O - OTHER

Stone Condition

G - GOOD

Stone Material

M - MARBLE

State of Stone

U - OK - STANDING UPRIGHT

Other Information

Stone cleaned in 2022 According to "American Civil War Soldiers", Abraham enlisted on 19 Nov 1864 in Co. I, 18th Infantry Regiment Masschusetts on 19 Nov 1864 at the age of 38. His occupation upon enlistment was carriage maker. Abraham subsequently joined Co. 19th, Unattached Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 25 Nov 1864 and mustered out 27 Jun 1865. His military records identify him as a resident of Westport, MA with the name Abram CowenThe son of Joshua and Ruth (Gifford Cowen. He married Sarah J. Gifford at Dartmouth, MA on Sept. 8, 1850. They were the parents of Emma, born March 20, 1851; Charles D., born May 21, 1855; Andrew, born July 24, 1857; Annie G., born Aug. 26, 1862; and Arthur C., born July 4, 1870. Cowen was a 35 year-old Carriage Maker from Dartmouth, MA, when he enlisted at that town on and was mustered into the 18th Mass. Infantry on August 7, 1862 as a Private in Co. I. Cowen served with the 18th Mass. in 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, Shepherdstown, and Fredericksburg. He was admitted to McClellan Gen. Hospital, Philadelphia on June 23, 1863 with a contusion of the knee and remained until transferred on May 8, 1864 to Co. F, 11th Veteran Reserve Corps. He was later on detached service as a Carpenter at Briggs Barracks, Washington and was mustered out of military service at Washington on August 26, 1864. On Nov. 19, 1864 he enlisted for a second time and was mustered into the 19th Uattached Company, Mass. Volunteer Militia as a Private on Nov. 25, 1864. He was mustered out of military service at Gallups Island, Boston Harbor on June 27, 1865. Following his discharge Cowen resided at Dartmouth for 15 years where he was employed as a Carriage Maker and Wheelwright. He then resided in North Attleboro, MA, Providence, RI, and the National Soldiers Home in Togus, ME. His obituary lists him as Dartmouth's oldest man at the time of his death. Research: T. Baptista

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Cemetery


LINDEN GROVE


Address

0 Reed Road
Westport
Massachusetts
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Supplementary Information

1,257   Marked Stones in this Cemetery
0   Unmarked Stones (Fieldstones) in this Cemetery

G.R. 2. - Gravestone record, Linden Grove Cemetery, Head of Westport, Vital Records to 1850. The cemetery was originally supervised by the private group, Linden Grove Association, but is now part of Town of Westport property and supervised by the Town Cemetery Director. This cemetery is next to Maple Grove Cemetery. There are three additions to the data for Linden Grove not available for the private cemeteries: photo(s) of each stone, a map of the cemetery showing relative locations of lots and the name of the owner(s) of the lot. There is only one "section" in Linden Grove. The Westport Gravestone Cleaning and Restoration Group has cleaned all the stones in Linden Grove using D/2 Biological Solution for cleaning. Most broken and leaning stones have been restored as of June 2023. Funding has been provided for training of the persons doing the work using CPA funding. CPA funding has also paid for supplies. Information on many of the interred has also been provided by Laura Oliviera, Todd Baptista and Troy Rebello.

Map Details

GPS North: 41.62386
GPS West: 71.05688
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