Mary Payne Cowan Diaries 1890-1896

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Mary Payne Cowan Diaries 1890-1896

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Mary Payne Cowan Diaries consist of typed diary transcriptions that begin with her residence in New York State (1890-1891), documents the Cowan's trip to Malta, Montana, establishing a home, teaching school in Malta, and experiences with ranching. Subjects include various ranch chores, sheep, illnesses, weather conditions, entertainments, and candid observations regarding family relations.

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MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections

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Cowan, Mary Payne, 1855-1933

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Mary Jayne Payne was born on April 6, 1855 in Schoharie County, New York. She married Lewis Brockway on January 12, 1874 at Stamford, New York, and the couple had three children, Mabel (born 1876), Sidney (born 1879) and Fred (born 1881). In August, 1891, Mary divorced Lewis and, the following December, married Arthur J. Cowan. In 1893 Mary, Arthur, and the three children moved to Phillips County, Montana where Arthur's brothers had settled the previous year. They first lived in Mal...

Murray, Allan, Mrs.

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Cowan, Arthur J., -1946

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