Mary Ann (Graves) Bowser (1835 - 1899)

Born 18 Jun 1835 in Saint Johns in The Vale by Keswick, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of George Augustine Bowser — married 15 Jul 1860 in Scott, Ontario, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1899 at age 63 in Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, United States

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Biography

Mary was born about 1836. She is the daughter of Simeon Graves and Dinah Harrison.

Appeared in the 1841 England and Wales Census in Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England. The household included: Simeon age 25; Dinah age 25; Mary Ann age 25; Henretta age 3; Sarah age 1.

Appeared in the 1851 England and Wales Census the information is as follows: Simeon Grave, Father, Male, age 37, birth place Crosthwaite, Cumberland; Mary Grave, Wife, Female, age 39, birth place Kendal, Westmorland; Mary Ann Grave, Daughter, Female, age 16, birth place Crosthwaite, Cumberland; Henretta Grave, Daughter, Female, age 13, birth place Bassenthwaite, Cumberland; Sarah Grave, Daughter, Female, age 11, birth place Bassenthwaite, Cumberland; Elez Coupland Grave, Daughter, Female, age 5, birth place Crosthwaite, Cumberland; Reuba Jane Grave, Daughter, Female, age 3, birth place Crosthwaite, Cumberland; and Margret Graves, Daughter, Female, age 1, birth place Crosthwaite, Cumberland.

Appeared in the 1870 U. S. Census in Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, United States. The surname was transcribed as Bower. The household included: George age 34, occupation farmer; Mary Ann age 35; William age 6; John age 4; Robert age 2.

Appeared in the 1880 U. S. Census in Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, United States. The household included: George A. age 43, occupation carpenter; Mary A. age 44; William age 16, occupation work on farm; John G. age 14; Robert G. age 11; Dinah C. age 8; Sarah G. age 5.

Sources

"England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NBBH-3JC : 20 September 2020), Mary Anne Grave, 1835.

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73X-C36 : 28 May 2019), Simeon Grave, Crosthwaite, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

"Canada, Ontario County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CY-B76J : 9 March 2018), Dinah Graves in entry for George Bowser and Mary Ann Graves, 15 Jul 1860; citing York, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,030,068.

"United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHCZ-39Y : 29 May 2021), Mary Ann Bower in entry for George Bower, 1870.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3S-PFT : 19 February 2021), Mary A Bowser in household of George A Bowser, Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 190, sheet 134D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,597.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK2-1624 : 16 December 2020), George Augustine Bowser, ; Burial, Ravenna, Muskegon, Michigan, United States of America, Ravenna Cemetery; citing record ID 48709014, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104366593/mary-ann-bowser.