September 2, 1841
Silas Hurd married Cynthia Maria Cowan.
The evidence
“Married Cynthia M. Cowan, a native of New York, Sept. 2, 1841 ; have five children— Clara M., born Dec. 11, 1844 ; Sarah E., April 8, 1846;”
1879-history-of-rock-county/27-bios-fulton.md, PDF p. 841 / book p. 845
Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (PDF p. 841 / book p. 845) · open the whole page “Cynthia Maria Cowan was born in Scipio, Cayuga county, New York, July 28, 1826. She was married to Silas Hurd, September 2, 1841. Emigrating westward, they came as far as Buffalo on the Erie canal and completed the trip to Milwaukee by the lakes. They arrived in Rock county about the middle of September, 1841. Their log cabin, consisting of two rooms, was located only a few feet from the "Black Hawk trail" on the banks of the Rock river one mile east of Indian Ford.”
1908-brown-rock-county/19-pioneer-women.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 500 / book p. 464
Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.
Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources
On the printed page (Vol. 1, PDF p. 500 / book p. 464) · open the whole page
