Anne (Bowen) Durfee (1738 - 1821)

Born 21 Aug 1738 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1821 at age 83 in Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States

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Biography

Anne was born in 21 August 1738 in Tiverton, Rhode Island to Richard Bowen and Remember Goodspeed. She married Gideon Durfee on 10 March 1757 in Tiverton and the couple had 11 children. The couple and their children moved to New York in the early 1790s. Anne died in Palmyra, New York on 20 October 1821.

The descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I. ^[1]

"96. Durfee, Gideon (Job 3d, Thomas 2d, Thomas 1st). Son of Job and Mary (Earle) Durfee, of Portsmouth and Tiverton, R. I.; born in Tiverton, R. I., February 17, 1738 ; died in Palmyra, N. Y., September 12, 1814; married in Tiverton, R. I., March 10, 1757, to Anna Bowen ; born August 21,1738; died in Palmyra, N. Y., October 20, 1821.

"Their children were :

"210.—1st. Earle, born October 27, 1757.

211.—2d. Lemuel, born April 18, 1759.

212.—3d. Mary, born December 2, 1761.

213.—4th. Job, born September 17, 1763.

214.—5th. Gideon, born February 21, 1765.

215.—6th. Hannah, born July 27, 1766.

216.—7th. Elizabeth, born March 29, 1768.

217.—8th. Pardon, born January 24, 1770.

218.—9th. Edward, born December 10, 1771.

219.—10th. Ruth, born March 13, 1774.

220.—11th. Stephen, born April 28, 1776.

"The residence of Gideon Durfee, while in Tiverton, R. I,, was on that portion of the estate of his father near Watupper Pond bequeathed to him in his father's will, until he removed with his family to Wayne County, New York.

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"Shortly after the close of the war his two sons, Earle and Lemuel, removed from Tiverton and settled in Cambridge, New York. In the spring of 1791 Mr. Durfee, with his wife and children, set out on their journey to Wayne County, New York.

"On pages 380 to 382 of a book entitled "Phelps and Gorman Purchase," the following account is given relative to the settlement of Wayne County, N. Y., in 1790 : " 91," 92, near the present city of Palmyra by " Gideon Durfee, the elder, his sons Gideon, Edward, Job, Pardon, Stephen, and Lemuel."

" The Durfee family were from Tiverton, R. I. In the Summer of 1790, Gideon and Edward came first to Farmington, and Gideon returning in the fall represented the country so favorably, that the whole family resolved upon emigration. Gideon with Isaac Springer, came back in the winter of 1790 and '91 with an ox sled, consuming 17 days in the journey. Gideon purchased of John Swift his choice of 1,600 acres. He located it on what was long known as 'Durfee street,' a short distance below Palmyra, securing a large amount of the flats on the Ganargeva [creek]."

Marriage Record ^[2]

Name: Anna Bowden

Gender: Female

Birth Year: 1738

Spouse Name: Gideon Durfee

Birth Place: RI

Spouse Birth Year: 1738

Marriage Year: 1757

Marriage State: RI

Number Pages: 1

Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications ^[3]

Name: Annie Brown

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1738

Death Date: 20 Oct 1821

SAR Membership: 77561

Role: Ancestor

Application Date: 11 Jan 1954

Spouse: Gideon Durfee

Children: Stephen Durfee

Find A Grave Burial Record ^[4]

Name Anna Bowen Durfee

Birth 21 Aug 1738

Death 20 Oct 1821 (aged 83)

Burial Gideon Durfee Cemetery, Wayne County, New York, USA

Memorial ID 57804104

Sources

1. ↑ Reed, William Field, The descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I., Washington, D.C., Gibson Bros., published 1902-1905, pages 215-216, Earle Durfee and his children.
2. ↑ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Anna Bwden married Gideon Durfee in 1757 in Rhode Island. Source number: 1367.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: AMB. See: https://ancstry.me/2Ld8D7U.
3. ↑ Original data: Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.
4. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 24 August 2019), memorial page for Anna Bowen Durfee (21 Aug 1738–20 Oct 1821), Find A Grave: Memorial #57804104, citing Gideon Durfee Cemetery, Wayne County, New York, USA ; Maintained by S. Curry (contributor 47075739).

Acknowledgements

• Eric Buzzell, Thursday, April 30, 2015.