Lucy (Perkins) Bowden (1834 - 1901)

Born 1834 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of William H. Bowden — married 23 Jun 1859 in Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 1901 at about age 67 in Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Descendant of Roger Toothaker.

Biography

Lucy was born in 1834 to Joseph Perkins and Elizabeth Babson. In 1850, she was living with her parents in Penobscot, Maine.^[1] She married William Bowden, her first cousin, in Penobscot in 1859.^[2] They shared grandparents Abraham Perkins and Hannah Leach. In 1880, William and Lucy were living in Bucksport with children Carrie and William.^[3] She died of tuberculosis in 1901.^[4]

U.S. Census (1850) Penobscot, Hancock, Maine^[1]

Household Sex Age Birthplace

Joseph Perkins Male 52 Maine

Betsey Perkins Female 51 Maine

Reuben Perkins Male 25 Maine

John I Perkins Male 23 Maine

Abram Perkins Male 21 Maine

Emma Perkins Female 19 Maine

Lucy Perkins Female 16 Maine

Joseph Perkins Male 14 Maine

Civilian Perkins Male 12 Maine

Samuel Perkins Male 11 Maine

Susan Perkins Female 7 Maine

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JP-XQN : 12 April 2016), Lucy Perkins in household of Joseph Perkins, Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 247, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N7-G9J : 10 February 2018), William Bowden and Lucy W. Perkins, 23 Jun 1859; citing Penobscot, Hancock, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,752.
3. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3L-FPR : 15 August 2017), Lucy N Bowden in entry for William H Bowden, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 138, sheet 37C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0480; FHL microfilm 1,254,480.
4. ↑ Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll #: 6

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 12 April 2019, 19:22), entry for Lucy W. Perkins (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LC6B-C12); contributed by various users.