Hello Listers, I am back on the search for the parents of Sarah Ann McGowan. I now have a little more information than the last time I searched for her. According to the petition Sarah filed to receive a Pension after the death of her husband, Stephen Brooks during the American Civil War, Sarah was born about 1835 in Canada. Also according to the affidavit that Sarah made in her own handwriting, Sarah McGowan and Stephen Brooks were married on August 21, 1853 in Windsor, Vermont. According to the record of Marriage for Sarah's son, William Washington Brooks and his second wife Blanche M Reyes(sp?) in Wentworth, New Hampshire town records, Sarah Ann McGowan was born in Valentine, Canada. According to the Pension request paperwork received from the United States Archives, Sarah was paid her last payment on December 4, 1882 and dropped from the roles on March 24, 1883 due to her death. Therefore Sarah died sometime after December 4, 1882 and prior to March 24, 1883. Sarah is buried in Haverhill, New Hampshire. Is anyone out there able to help me find her parents with what little information I have or able to point me in the right direction as I know nothing about how or where to find information in Canada. Thank you in advance for any information you may be able to give me. Sheila Brooks Kittery, Maine