John
Bowers
Born [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eliza (Unknown) Bowers
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Bowers, Thomas Bowers, Sarah Ann (Bowers) Phillips, David Bowers, Joshua Bowers and John Bowers
Died
at about age 51
in Doylestown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Feb 2021
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Biography
John was a blacksmith.
John Bowers was born in 1792.
John married Mary Huntsman (1794 - <1833) on February 14, 1814.
Their children were...
- Thomas Bowers (~1815 - )
- William Bowers (~1816 - )
- Sarah Ann (Bowers) Phillips (1818 - 1886)
- Joshua Bowers (~1820 - )
- David Bowers (~1820 - )
- John Bowers (~1821 - ).
As he stated in his will, he had additional, younger children with names no given.
In the 1830 census John was in Warwick, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.[1],[2]
As stated in his Will, he was a blacksmith. John's estate passed probate on 29 July 1843 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States.[3]
John died on August 25, 1843 in Doylestown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States aged ~51.
Research Notes
Not to be confused with John Bower, b. 7 Aug. 1792 and d. 25 Nov. 1843, buried in Summit County, Ohio. Very similar name and same years for birth and death.
Sources
- ↑
1830 Census:
"United States Census, 1830"
citing Page: 110; Affiliate Publication Number: M19;
FamilySearch Record: XHGR-8YN (accessed 23 July 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GYY8-S6XP
John Bowers in Warwick, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. - ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYY8-S6XP?cc=1803958&wc=35Y4-L2S%3A1588474703%2C1588474702%2C1588474701 : 14 August 2015), Pennsylvania > Bucks > Warwick > image 9 of 386; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑
Probate:
"Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993"
Wills, 1713-1906 ; General Index to Wills, 1682-1939; Author: Bucks County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8802 #1665410 (accessed 23 July 2023)
John Bowers probate on 29 Jul 1843 in Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA.
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/129167824/john-bowers: accessed 18 August 2022), memorial page for John Bowers (1790–1843), Find a Grave Memorial ID 129167824, citing Doylestown Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by DPC History Committee (contributor 48943700).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Alice Marie (Baker) Griffin 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch DP9071324 [compare]
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~1.56%
Larry Baker :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch BP6511520 [compare], FTDNA kit #112019
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Marc Griffin :
23andMe, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, Ancestry member MarcGriffin1
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch YR5306335 [compare], yourDNAportal MAR694f3dd1, FTDNA kit #101863
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