Elinor (Cutter) Gowen (1753 - 1826)

Born 7 Aug 1753 in Medford, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of William Gowen — married 29 Apr 1772 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 3 Jun 1826 at age 72 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

According to the Medford Town Birth Records, Elinor (Eleanor) Cutter was born at Medford (Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts) on 7 Aug 1753. Her Find-a-Grave bio indicates that she was baptized at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, on 17 April 1757. Eleanor Cutter was the daughter of Ebenezer and Elinor Cutter.^[1][2]

She married William Gowen in Medford on 29 April 1772.^[3]

Eleanor Gowen died at Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on 3 June 1826, and was buried at Granary Burial Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

From her Find-a-grave bio: TOWN RECORDS - Medford:

7 August 1753 - Eleanor Cutter was born to Ebenezer and Eleanor Cutter. 17 April 1757 - Eleanor Cutter was baptized.

Cause of death - Apoplexy.

COLUMBIAN CENTINAL - 10 June 1826:

Mrs. Eleanor Gowen, age 72 years, died at Medford.

Daughter of Ebenezer CUTTER {born - 20 October 1725 at Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts baptized 10 May 1726 at Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts died - 20 November 1758 at Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts}. and Eleanor FLOYD {born - 27 October 1731 at Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts died - 3 July 1764 at Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts}. Married 2 September 1752 at Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Ebenezer and Eleanor resided at Medford where Ebenezer was a tailor.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FZ24-65J : accessed 20 March 2015), Elinor Cutter, 07 Aug 1753; citing MEDFORD,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0496841 IT 2.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVVK-KHDV : accessed 20 March 2015), Eleanor Cutter Gowen, 1826; Burial, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America, Granary Burying Ground; citing record ID 20898227, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FCSZ-S29 : accessed 20 March 2015), William Gowen and Eleanor Cutter, 29 Apr 1772; citing reference p 155; FHL microfilm 892,249.

• Swift, Miss Caroline E., "Maria Del Occidente", The Medford Historical Register (Medford Hist. Soc., Medford, Mass., October 1899) Vol. 2, No. 4, Page 150: she was "a lineal descendant of Richard Cutter, who with his mother, widow Elizabeth Cutter, was one of the early settlers of Cambridge."
• Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850; Name: Elinor Cutter; Birth Date: Aug 7, 1753; Birth Place: Medford; Father's First Name: Ebenezer; Mother's First Name: Elinor; Gender: Female; Source: Vital Records of Medford
• Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850; Name: Eleanor Cutter; Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1772; Marriage Place: Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Spouse: William Gowen
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current; Name: Eleanor Gowen; Gender: Female; Birth Date: 7 Aug 1753; Birth Place: Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; Death Date: 3 Jun 1826; Death Place: Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America; Cemetery: Granary Burying Ground; Burial or Cremation Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America; Has Bio?: Y; Children: Hammond Gowen; Maria Brooks; Anne Locke