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Bessie Bowden 1895–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1895

Birth Location: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1974

Death Location: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Father: Thomas Bowden

Mother: Katherine Spargo

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Children(s): Katherine Matthews, Evelyn Matthews, Jean Matthews

Bessie Bowden was born in 1895 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA, the child of Thomas Warden Bowden And Katherine Spargo. Bessie Bowden had children including Donald John Matthews, Evelyn Matthews, Jean Matthews, Katherine Matthews. Bessie Bowden passed away in 1974 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Bessie Bowden was born in 1895 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA, the child of Thomas Warden Bowden And Katherine Spargo.
  • Bessie Bowden had children including Donald John Matthews, Evelyn Matthews, Jean Matthews, Katherine Matthews.
  • Bessie Bowden passed away in 1974 in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA.

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Bessie Bowden's Ancestors

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Bessie Bowden
1895–1974
Birth Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Parents
Thomas Warden Bowden
1861–1939
St Ive, Cornwall, England
Katherine Spargo
1872–1948
Carnmenellis, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Edward Bowden
1823–1868
Westlands, Linkinhorne, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Worden
1830–
Liskeard, Cornwall, England
Sampson (James "Samuel" "Sam") Spargo
1837–1920
St. Austell, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth (Mary) Davey
1841–1926
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Worden
1796–
Mary Worden
1795–
Stephen Davey
1809–
Mary Jorey
1813–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Bowden's Descendants

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Bessie Bowden (15 Dec 1895–16 Aug 1974)
  1. 1. Katherine Matthews 1916–
  2. 2. Evelyn Matthews 1918–
  3. 3. Jean Matthews 1923–

Bessie Bowden's Timeline

2 Records

1895
15 Dec 1895
Birth of Bessie Bowden in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
1974
16 Aug 1974
Age 79
Death of Bessie Bowden in Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA
Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1974
    Event Place: Negaunee, Marquette, Michigan, USA

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