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Dorothy Cowan 1917 - 1982

Dorothy Cowan of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania was born on September 5, 1917 at Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia to Erastus Brooks Cowan, Jr. and Elizabeth Marie Cowan. She had siblings Virginia (Cowan), Edward Cowan, Ella (Cowan), Elsie (Cowan), and George Cowan. Dorothy Cowan died at age 65 years old in October 1982.
Dorothy Cowan
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 19134
September 5, 1917
Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
October 1982
Female
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  • 09/5
    1917

    Birthday

    September 5, 1917
    Birthdate
    Lankenau Hospital in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania United States
    Birthplace
  • 10/dd
    1982

    Death

    October 1982
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
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    Dorothy Cowan lived 8 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.
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In 1917, in the year that Dorothy Cowan was born, the U.S. Virgin Islands were purchased from Denmark in January. While they are U.S. citizens, Virgin Islanders are ineligible to vote for the President of the United States.
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In 1935, Dorothy was 18 years old when the BOI's name (the Bureau of Investigation) was changed to the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) and it officially became a separate agency with the Department of Justice. J. Edgar Hoover, the Chief of the BOI, continued in his office and became the first Director of the FBI. The FBI's responsibility is to "detect and prosecute crimes against the United States".
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Dorothy Ann (Higgins) Riggin was married to William N Riggin on July 28, 1950 in Elkton, Cecil County, Maryland United States, and they were together until Dorothy's death. Dorothy Riggin has a child Carol Pistorio. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Dorothy Ann Riggin.
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