Sarah (ROBINSON) COSHUN (1787-1852)

Tombstone inscription reads: “IN MEMORY OF * SARAH COSHUN * Relict of Joseph Coshun * who departed this life * March 8th 1852 * Aged 64 Years 2 * Months & 8 days.”

She is buried next to her husband, Joseph COSHUN (ca 1796-1848) at LOW DUTCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), 900 Swift Road, Brush Run, Adams Co., PA.

GJOT visited and took photos of all headstones with a legible inscription at LOW DUTCH CHURCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), SATURDAY, NOV 2, 2013.

Sarah ROBINSON [ROBISON], daughter of Isaac ROBINSON and Sarah BARR; born 31 December 1787; died 08 March 1852; buried Low Dutch Cemetery (Northern), 900 Swift Road, Brush Run, Adams Co., PA.

Sarah ROBINSON married 17 November 1818, Adams Co., PA to Joseph COSHUN, son of John COSHUN and Hannah COWNOVER.

“Adams Centinel,” Wednesday, November 25, 1818 –
2. “Married, Tuesday, November 17, 1818, by the Rev. David McConaughty, of this County, Mr. Joseph Coshun to Miss Sarah Robison [Robinson], daughter of Mr. Isaac Robinson, both of Adams County, Pennsylvania.”

“Adams Centinel,” Monday March 15, 1852 –
3. Died, March 9, 1852, Mrs. Sarah Coshun, the widow and relict of Mr. Joseph Coshun, deceased, of Mountpleasant Township, this County [Adams Co., PA], aged 66 [64] years.”

DIFFERENCE IN DATE
It will be noticed that there is a difference of one day in the date of Sarah (Robison) Coshun’s death as given on the marker at her grave and in the published obituary. The latter is probably the correct one – for it was the one given by her family immediately after her death.

*Sources:
1-“The Gettysburg Times,” Thursday, May 4, 1961, Page Twelve, Columns 1-2
“A Bit Of History About Early Settlers,” By B. F. MacPherson.
2-Ancestry.com (Mother’s Name)
3-“Adams Centinel.”

SARAH COSHUN (1787-1852)

Tombstone inscription reads: “IN MEMORY OF * SARAH COSHUN * Relict of Joseph Coshun * who departed this life * March 8th 1852 * Aged 64 Years 2 * Months & 8 days.”

Her gravestone is located next to her husband Joseph COSHUN (ca 1796-1848) in the LOW DUTCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), 900 Swift Road, Brush Run, Adams Co., PA.

GJOT visited and took photos of all headstones with a legible inscription at LOW DUTCH CHURCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), SATURDAY, NOV 2, 2013.

Sarah (ROBINSON) COSHUN (1787-1852)

Sarah COSHUN's headstone is taller than the others nearby. She is buried next to her husband, Joseph COSHUN (ca 1796-1848) at LOW DUTCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), 900 Swift Road, Brush Run, Adams Co., PA

GJOT visited and took photos of all headstones with a legible inscription at LOW DUTCH CHURCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), SATURDAY, NOV 2, 2013.

Sarah (ROBINSON) COSHUN (1787-1852)

Sarah COSHUN's headstone is taller than the others nearby. She is buried next to her husband, Joseph COSHUN (ca 1796-1848) at LOW DUTCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), 900 Swift Road, Brush Run, Adams Co., PA

GJOT visited and took photos of all headstones with a legible inscription at LOW DUTCH CHURCH CEMETERY (NORTHERN), SATURDAY, NOV 2, 2013.

This is Joseph Coshun all three are burried next to each other

This is Amanda Coshun burried next to Joseph Amaanda and Sarah are two different people

This is Sarah Coshun shows died in 1838