Asa Bowen (1753 - 1823)

Born 1753 in Windham, Connecticut

Husband of Rebecca (Ellithorpe) Bowen — married 1774 in Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Aug 1823 at about age 70 in Shelby, Orleans, New York

Problems/Questions Profile manager: James Gunn [send private message]

Biography

From: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nylewis/queries2.htm [1] Subject: Bowen Family Researcher: Linda Godde Date posted: 08 June 06 "Looking for information on my great grandparents, back 5 generations, Asa and Rebecca (Elithorpe) Bowen. They were born in Windham County, Connecticut around 1754-1755. He fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (sic). I found Asa in the 1790 Thompson, Windham County, Connecticut Census. I know they had a son Asa and another son and three daughters. In early 1800's they moved to Guilford Vermont. They moved to New York, but not sure if they all moved together or separate. Asa Senior died in Selby, Orleans or Genesee County, New York on September 4, 1823. I am looking for information in where he and his wife are buried. I believe they were living with a son other than Asa Jr. Possible name of son is Abiel. Abiel became a doctor. He married Anna Sterling Cone around 1825. They lived around Medina New York. When he retired he lived on a farm. Asa Jr married Mehitable Boyden in Guilford, Vermont. They later moved to Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York. They are buried in Beeches Bridge Cemetery in Watson, New York. They had ten children, I have names of nine of them, looking for the name of the tenth child. Probably died at young age. Their first child Hiram lived a little over a month. The second child is also named Hiram. Hiram and younger brother Daniel B. Bowen moved to Michigan. I know Daniel Boyden Bowen was born in Martinsburg, Lewis County, New York on March 3, 1811. Looking for any information, especially they the parents and siblings of Asa Bowen senior. Would like to know where they are buried. Also would like to know the names of their other children. Did the counties do biographical sketches of the families living in the community? I have a couple nice biographical sketches of both Hiram and Daniel in the township, county they moved to. Again any information would be helpful, or suggestions of where to look for this information."

Asa Bowen was a blacksmith in the Revolutionary War. He lived in Windham County, CT until 1790 when he moved to the Brattleboro area of VT, then to Orleans County, NY where he died in 1823.^[1]

Revolutionary War: Bowen, Asa, Private in Capt. Horton's Company (late Parker's) in Regiment of "Artificers". Residence was Killingly. Enlisted Feb. 26, '77 for a 3-year term. Discharged Feb. 1780. ^[2]

Name: Asa Bowen

Event Type: Military Service

Event Date: 26 Feb 1777

Residence Place: Killingly

Military Status: 3 years

Military Regiment: Captain Horton's Company Late Parker's

Page: 291

Military Rank: Private^[3]

Was in the Continental Army and with Washington at Valley Forge, and shared with the other members of the army the privations of the ill-clad, ill-fed army of patriots. He also has been claimed to have served in the war of 1812, but that is almost certainly his son Asa Jr.

Asa BOWEN

Abstracts of Wills, Admins. and Guardianships in NY State, 1787-1835

Court, Land and Probate Records

Probate Administration 1823.

Shelby, Genesee, New York, United States

Volume: Genesee, Page(s): 362

"Page 59, Adm of the Estate of Asa Bowen, late of town of Shelby, County of Genesee, died intestate. Granted to Abriel Bowen, next of kin to said Asa Bowen, deceased, as Admor. Scal. fifth Sept 1823." See American Ancestors

DEATH:

Name: Asa Bowen

Death Date: 1823

Death Place: Genesee, New York, United States (just south of Orleans County)

Source Citation: ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.bowen/419/mb.ashx
2. ↑ Windham County Military Records: http://www.ctgenweb.org/county/cowindham/records/military/byjohnston2.html
3. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-6YTT), Asa Bowen, 1777.
4. ↑ The 1841 Pensioners List, New York State - Excerpts; Publication Place: Albany, New York; Page Number: 147. (Ancestry.com)