Sarah Coan Waters
Sarah Coan Waters | |
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| Born | Sarah Eliza Coan January 26, 1843 |
| Died | March 29, 1916 (aged 73) Kingston, New York, U.S. |
Resting place | Wiltwyck Rural Cemetery |
| Occupation | clubwoman |
| Known for | Co-founding the Daughters of Hawaii |
| Spouse | Edward Emerson Waters |
| Father | Titus Coan |
Sarah Eliza Coan Waters (January 26, 1843 – March 29, 1916) was a Hawaiian clubwoman and one of the founders of the Daughters of Hawaii.
Early life and family
Waters was born Sarah Eliza Coan on January 26, 1843, in Hilo, Hawaii. She was the daughter of Fidelia Church and Titus Coan, an American Christian pastor and missionary at Waiākea Mission Station-Hilo Station.[1] Her brother, Titus Munson Coan was a surgeon in the Union Army during the American Civil War.[2][3]
Civic activities
Waters was a member of the Hawaiian Mission Children's Society.[4] In 1903, she co-founded the Daughters of Hawaii along with Emma Smith Dillingham, Anna M. Paris, Anne Alexander Dickey, Cornelia Hall Jones, Lucinda Clark Severance, and Ellen Armstrong Weaver.[5] She later moved to New York, where she was prominent in local society.[6]
References
- ↑ "Titus Coan Family Papers". Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Damn the torpedoes! The Battle of Mobile Bay". New York Historical. New York, New York. August 6, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Legal". Cortland Standard. Cortland, New York. December 25, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ "Waters, Sarah Eliza Coan". Hawaiian Mission Houses Digital Archive. Honolulu, Hawaii: Hawaiian Mission Children's Society. Retrieved August 14, 2026.
- ↑ Pang, Gordon Y. K. (September 4, 1988). "Daughters help hold on to Hawaiiana". Hawaiian Tribune-Herald. Retrieved October 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Fraunces Tavern Park; Hope Held Out by President Cantor to Promoters of the Plan". The New York Times. New York, New York. December 5, 1902. Retrieved August 14, 2026.