Hannah Bowen (1798 - bef. 1871)

Born 1798 in Fredericksburg, Lennox, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Asa A. Richardson — married 17 Aug 1817 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox, Upper Canada

Descendants

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Biography

Hannah Bowen was born in May of 1798 and was baptized in Fredericksburgh, Lennox, Upper Canada on May 30th, 1798. She was the daughter of Daniel Bowen and his wife Catherine Demorest.^[1]

Hannah married Asa A. Richardson on the 17th of August, 1817 in Fredericksburgh, Lennox, Upper Canada.^[2]

Hannah died sometime between 1861 and the date of the 1871 Canada Census.

Research Notes

Hannah and her family has not been found on the 1851 census.

A death record has yet to be found. Hannah last appears on the 1861 Canada census. On the 1871 census only her husband appears, transcribed in error as married but if you look at the document carefully its clear the enumerator, realizing their mistake, tried to make an M look like a W without much success. The other confirmation is that Asa is living in his daughter's household and Hannah is nowhere to be found. Link to the 1871 census is on Asa Richardson's profile.

Sources

1. ↑ “A REGISTER OF BAPTISMS FOR THE TOWNSHIP of FREDERICKSBURGH, being the Third Township of Catarawkwee, which is now called Kingston in the Province of Quebec.” , Source: Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, Vol I, published by the Ontario Historical Society, 1899, Hannah, dau. Daniel and Catharine Bowen. May 30, 1798, Pg. 46, https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ontario-History-1899-v1.pdf
2. ↑ "MCDOWALL MARRIAGE REGISTER .", Source: Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, Vol I, published by the Ontario Historical Society, 1899, Richardson, Asa, Hannah Bowen Aug 17, 1817, Pg 85, https://ontariohistoricalsociety.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ontario-History-1899-v1.pdf

• "1861 Census of Canada", Source: Library and Archives Canada, online database, Surname: Richardson, Hannah, Age: 63, Marital Status: Married, Place of Birth: Canada West, Religion: Wesleyan Methodist, Province: Canada West (Ontario), District Name: Lennox and Addington, Sub-District Name: Napanee, Page Number: 36, Line Number: 5, Microfilm: C-1047-1048, Item Number: 789718, https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=789718