Edward Maes Llaned Owen
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Born6 February 1846
Llandderfel, Merionethshire, Wales
Died29 October 1931 (aged 85)
Chubut, Argentina
Spouse(s)Elizabeth Jones (1876–1889)
Mary Rogers (1890–1931)
Mary Rogers (1890–1931)
ChildrenSix with Elizabeth (Catherine Jane, Liza, Nell, David, Owen and Mary Ellen), six with Mary (Martha, Susanah, Blodwen, Winiffred, William and Bertha)[1]
Edward Owen | |
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.jpg) Edward Owen, Welsh pioneer in the Argentine Patagonia | |
| Born | 6 February 1846 Llandderfel, Merionethshire, Wales |
| Died | 29 October 1931 (aged 85) Chubut, Argentina |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Jones (1876–1889) Mary Rogers (1890–1931) |
| Children | Six with Elizabeth (Catherine Jane, Liza, Nell, David, Owen and Mary Ellen), six with Mary (Martha, Susanah, Blodwen, Winiffred, William and Bertha)[1] |
Edward Owen, also known as Edward Owen,"Maes Llaned" (6 February 1846 – 29 October 1931) was a Welsh engineer, surveyor and merchant who was chairman of the Chubut City Council three times and a pioneer of Welsh colonization in the lower valley of the Chubut River and on the island of Choele Choel, in the province of Río Negro, Argentina.