Nathaniel Bowers (1715 - 1775)

Born 4 Mar 1715 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Husband of Elizabeth (Blood) Bowers — married 8 Feb 1741 in (), Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1775 at age 60 in Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

• Nathanial Bowers is the son of John and Elizabeth (Wilder) Bowers. Born in the year 4 Mar 1715 • Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Marriage

• Nathaniel Bowers married to Elisabeth Blood daughter of James Jr. and Catharine (Nutting) Blood in the year 8 Feb 1742 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[1][2]

Childen

^[3]

• 1. Nathaniel Bowers Jr. was born in the year 27 Nov 1743 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He dies young, Bef. 1746.

• 2. Nathaniel Bowers III was born in the year 15 Nov 1746 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[4]

• 3. John Bowers was born in the year 03 Sep 1749 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was Christen on 4 Sep 1748 at Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[5]

• 4. James Bowers was born in the year 10 Mar 1751 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was Christen on 17 Mar 1751 at Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[6]

• 5. Samson Bowers was born in the year 26 Sep 1755 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was Christen on 28 Sep 1755 at Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.^[7]

• 6. Elizabeth Bowers was born in the year 23 Sep 1758 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was Christen on 24 Sep 1758 at Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She dies in the year 20 Jun 1775.^[8]

Death

• 'Nathanial Bowers dies in the year 20 Jun 1775 • Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
• Cemetery: Walton Cemetery
• Burial Place: Pepperell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.
• Has headstone^[9][10]

Wills and Probate

• Nathaniel Bowers
• Residence Date Abt 1775
• Residence Place Peppernell, Middlesex, Massachusetts
• Will Date 15 Jun 1775
• Probate Date 1775
• Probate Place Middlesex, Massachusetts
• Inferred Death Year 1775
• Inferred Death Place Massachusetts
• Others Listed 8
• Nathaniel Bowers III
• John Bowers
• James Bowers
• Sampson Bowers
• Elizabeth Bowers^[11][12]

Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 Document Number 367 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZV-Q4PM : 11 May 2022), Nathaniel Bowers and Elizabeth Blood, 8 Feb 1742; citing Marriage, Middlesex, England, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009675.
2. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 SourceFamily History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0873746 item 4. Source information Title: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 Author: Ancestry.com Publisher - Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher date - 2005 Publisher location - Provo, UT, USA
3. ↑ History of the Town of Groton Inlcuding Perpperell And Shirley From the 1st Grant of Groton Plantation in 1655.Family Registers, Town And State Oficers, Population, And Other Statistics. By Caleb Butler Boston: Press of T.R. Marvin, No. 24 Congress Steet. 1848 https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/160144592/person/122193843863/hints
4. ↑ Birth • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCLD-LHP : 15 January 2020), Nathaniel Bowers in entry for Nathaniel Bowers, 1746.
5. ↑ Birth • Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-M9Q : 15 January 2020), Nathaniel Bowers in entry for John Bowers, 1748.
6. ↑ Birth • Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-7LL : 15 January 2020), Nathaniel Bowers in entry for James Bowers, 1751.
7. ↑ Birth • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDL-9ZV : 15 January 2020), Nathaniel Bowers in entry for Samson Bowers, 1755.
8. ↑ Birth • Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD2-N7J : 15 January 2020), Nathaniel Bowers in entry for Elisabeth Bowers, 1758.
9. ↑ Vital • Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-2CFX : 20 May 2022), Elizabeth Bowers in entry for Nathanial Bowers, 20 Jun 1775; citing Death, Pepperell, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009593.
10. ↑ U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2G-XNXK : 10 June 2020), Nathaniel Bowers, 1775; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. MEMORIAL ID 76138603 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76138603/nathaniel-bowers
11. ↑ Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 Source Citation Probate Records 1648--1924 (Middlesex County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Middlesex County); Probate Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts DescriptionNotes: Probate Papers, No 2230-2312 Source Information Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:Massachusetts County, District and Probate Courts. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9069/images/007552920_00750?pId=1766694
12. ↑ Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 Source information Title: Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 Author: Flint, James, comp Note: iIndex to the Probate Records of the County of Middlesex, Massachusetts/i. Cambridge, MA, USA: 1912. Publisher - Ancestry.com Operations Inc Publisher date - 2000 Publisher location - Provo, UT, USA