John Bowen (1769 - 1837)

Ancestors

Descendants

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Biography

John Bowen was a Colonel in the Militia ^[1].

Family

Father: Israel Bowen ^[2]
Mother: Sarah Gorton ^[2]
Wife: Sally Clark^[2][1]
Children:

1. Henry Bowen 1793- ^[1]
2. Samuel Gorton Bowen 1794- ^[1]
3. John C. Bowen, born May 18, 1796-1881 ^[1]
4. Nathaniel Bowen, born June 14, 1797- ^[1]
5. James Bowen, born March 32, 1800- ^[1]
6. Elisha Fish Bowen, born Febrtiary 3, 1802- ^[1]
7. Sally Clark Bowen, born September 25, 1803-1832 ^[1]
8. Sabra p. Bowen, born July 13, 1806- ^[1]
9. Susan P. Bowen, born March 3, 1808- ^[1]
10. Israel M. Bowen ^[1]

Timeline

January 3, 1769 - Born ^[2][1]

March 15, 1792 ^[1] - Married Sally Clark

June 24, 1797 ^[1] - Wife Sally Clark passed away

March 28, 1799 ^[1] - Married Sally Greene

January 14, 1832 ^[1] - Wife Sally Greene passed away

February 24, 1837 - Died ^[1]

Research Notes

This book identifies his wife as Sarah Clark on page 206, and then on page 402, his first wife as Sally Clark, and his second wife as Sally Greene.^[2][1] More information is needed to determine his wife's name.

Research Hint - Page 402 lists his sister Alma as marrying a Matthew Clark, possible relation.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18} Gorton, The life and times of Samuel Gorton, 273.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} Adelos Gorton, The life and times of Samuel Gorton : the founders and the founding of the Republic : a section of early United States history and a history of the colony of Providence and Rhode Island plantations in the Narragansett Indian country now the state of Rhode Island, 1592-1636-1677-1687 : with a genealogy of Samuel Gorton's descendants to the present time (1907), 206; Image copy, Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/details/lifetimesofsamue00gort : accessed 25 Jun 2016).