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Parents of William h bowman born 1824 Portland or Bangor Maine married Bertha a turner born 1826 maine

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Rachil Turner is shown as aunt in this census.

Rachil Turner

 in the 1880 United States Federal Census

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Name:	Rachil Turner
Age:	77
Birth Year:	abt 1803
Birthplace:	Maine
Home in 1880:	Oldtown, Penobscot, Maine
Race:	White
Gender:	Female
Relation to Head of House:	Aunt
Marital Status:	Single
Father's Birthplace:	England
Mother's Birthplace:	Maine
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Occupation:	Domestic Servant
Cannot read/write: Blind: Deaf and Dumb: Otherwise disabled: Idiotic or insane:	View image
Household Members:	Name Age W. H. Bowman 56 Bertha A. Bowman 54 Rachil Turner 77

 

Answer 1

This looks like the correct man by death date and cemetery record 

Source: Maine Vital Records, 1670-1907", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ36-3J1), William H Bowman, 1906.

Name	William H Bowman
Event Type	Death
Event Date	21 Mar 1906
Event Place	Old Town, , Maine, United States
Gender	Male White Widowed
Age	81 yrs 11 mos 26 days
Birth Year (Estimated)	1825
Father's Name	Henry Bowman
Mother's Name	Betsey Willey

Record Image at: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ36-3J1

Burial Record: Image at:https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-3LCM

Source: Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-3LCM), Bertha A Turner Bowman, 1885; citing Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Forest Hill Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,034

Bertha Turner Bowman: birth 1826; death 1885, buried with W H Bowman, died 1906 and son William 1857-1870.

Name	Bertha A Turner Bowman
Event Type	Burial
Event Date	1885
Event Place	Old Town, Penobscot, Maine, United States
Birth Date	1826
Birth Year	1826
Death Date	1885
Cemetery	Forest Hill