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Capt. Jacob Bowers 1754–1816 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 July 1754

Birth Location: Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1816

Death Location: Garards Fort, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Capt Bowers

Mother:

Spouse(s): Mary (Bowers)

Children(s): Rebecca Rose, John Bowers, Solomon Bowers, Cassandria Rose, Jacob Bowers, David Bowers, Nancy Fordyce, George Sr

Capt. Jacob Bowers was born in 1754 in Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Capt Johann Jacob Bowers And Anna Dorothea Lindemann. Capt. Jacob Bowers married Mary Susannah Lemley Bowers, and had children including Cassandria Rose, David Bowers, George Bowers Sr, Jacob Bowers, John Jacob Bowers, Nancy B Fordyce, Rebecca Rose, Solomon Bowers. Capt. Jacob Bowers passed away in 1816 in Garards Fort, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Capt. Jacob Bowers was born in 1754 in Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Capt Johann Jacob Bowers And Anna Dorothea Lindemann.
  • Capt. Jacob Bowers married Mary Susannah Lemley Bowers, and had children including Cassandria Rose, David Bowers, George Bowers Sr, Jacob Bowers, John Jacob Bowers, Nancy B Fordyce, Rebecca Rose, Solomon Bowers.
  • Capt. Jacob Bowers passed away in 1816 in Garards Fort, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Capt Bowers
1725–1799
Birth Location: Marbach, Donau-Ries, Bayern, Germany
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Spouses(s)

Mary (Bowers)
1768–1847
Birth Location: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Rebecca Rose
1812–1894
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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John Bowers
1811–1891
Birth Location: Whiteley Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Solomon Bowers
1792–1878
Birth Location: –
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Cassandria Rose
1806–1891
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Jacob Bowers
1794–1880
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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David Bowers
1805–1875
Birth Location: Maryland, United States of America
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Nancy Fordyce
1809–1892
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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George Sr
1789–1853
Birth Location: Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Capt. Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Capt. Bowers
1754–1816
Birth Place: Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Capt Johann Jacob Bowers
1725–1799
Marbach, Donau-Ries, Bayern, Germany
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt. Bowers's Descendants

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Capt. (Jacob) Bowers (5 July 1754–16 Feb 1816) m. Mary (Susannah Lemley) (Bowers) (1768–26 Sep 1847)
  1. 1. Rebecca Rose 1812–1894 m. Aaron Rose 1800–1856
    1. 1. Thomas (A) Rose 1829–1902 m. Nancy (Agnes) Mundell 1829–1906
      1. 1. Martha (Jane) Rose 1848–1923
        1. 1. Harry (Leroy) Rose 1892–1966 m. Ada (May) Hayhurst 1887–1951 m. Stella (G) Coy 1906–1984 m. Blanche Renner 1889–1917 m. Carrie (Bessie) Hartsock 1897–1975
      2. 2. William Rose 1855–1919
      3. 3. Emily Rose 1858–
      4. 4. Thomas Rose 1867–
      5. 5. Benson Rose 1870–
      6. 6. Dora (Bell) Rose 1871–1918 m. Walter (E.) Barnhart 1872–1955
        1. 1. Thomas Barnhart 1895–1923
        2. 2. Milton (H) Barnhart 1899–1957
        3. 3. Sara (Nevada) Barnhart 1910–1910
        4. 4. Arthur (Raymond Kenneth) Barnhart 1911–1912
        5. 5. James (E) Barnhart 1914–
        6. 6. Martha Barnhart 1894– m. Victor (A) Ruth 1890–
    2. 2. Luther (Perrine Bowers) Rose 1847–1935 m. Hannah (Virginia) Rice –1919 m. Rebecca Cowell 1845–1879
      1. 1. James (Franklin) Rose 1869–1957 m. Hattie (Jane) Rose 1872–1945
        1. 1. Ula (Frank) Rose 1894–1970
      2. 2. Earnest (Cleveland) Rose 1889–1958 m. Cora Keller 1894–1956
        1. 1. Ernest (Levere) Rose 1919–1961 m. Ester (L) Rose 1919–
        2. 2. Beulah (Madeline) Rose 1922–1959
        3. 3. Argil (James) Rose 1916–1971 m. Mary (Louise) Lamb 1921–1996
        4. 4. Geraldine (A) Rose 1928–2011 m. Robert (Morris) Deskins 1928–2017
        5. 5. Shirley (J) Rose 1935–2007
        6. 6. Larry (E) Rose 1938–2010
        7. 7. Gerald (Bowers) Rose 1928–1975 m. Mary (R) Rose 1926–
        8. 8. Lela Rose 1912–1940 m. Bunnah (Audray Hardway) Jr 1904–
      3. 3. Maude (Mariah) Rose 1892–1983 m. Henry (Clay) Mace 1888–1961
        1. 1. Alta (Marie) Vaughn 1920–2011
        2. 2. William (Clay) Mace 1932–2010
        3. 3. Virgil (Oran) Mace 1918–1971
        4. 4. Patricia Shelton 1930–2003
        5. 5. Virginia (Ruth) Marsh 1915–2001
        6. 6. Elmer (Lee) Mace 1924–1969
        7. 7. Willard Mace 1917–
        8. 8. Rose (Mary) Mace 1923–
        9. 9. Waldo Mace 1926–
      4. 4. Lula (Rebecca) Rose 1895–1978 m. James (Parker) Mace 1892–1975
      5. 5. Herma (Verona) Rose 1896–1970
        1. 1. Byron Austin 1922–
        2. 2. Frankie Austin 1923–
      6. 6. Virgil (Amon) Rose 1901–1974 m. Marie Davenport 1911–2001
      7. 7. Amy (Ethel) Rose 1901–1972 m. Ballard Cogar 1891–1973
        1. 1. Harry Cogar 1924–2006
        2. 2. Tommy (Allen) Cogar 1930–2004
        3. 3. Herman (Troy) Cogar 1926–1967
        4. 4. Robert (Phil) Cogar 1933–2019
        5. 5. Eulajean (Hannah) Gross 1928–2018
        6. 6. Connell (Aaron) Cogar 1941–2018
    3. 3. Spencer Rose 1850–1931 m. Nancy Johnson 1851–1922
      1. 1. Olive (E.) Rose 1874–
      2. 2. Aaron Rose 1876–1931
      3. 3. James (J.) Rose 1877–1952 m. Ida (F) Lemley 1880–1975
      4. 4. Ida (R.) Rose 1879– m. Charles (E) John 1879–
      5. 5. Lewis (F.) Rose 1880–1889
      6. 6. Wilbert Rose 1883–1964 m. Alice Williams 1889–1975
  2. 2. John (Jacob) Bowers 1811–1891
  3. 3. Solomon Bowers 1792–1878
  4. 4. Cassandria Rose 1806–1891
  5. 5. Jacob Bowers 1794–1880
  6. 6. David Bowers 1805–1875
  7. 7. Nancy (B.) Fordyce 1809–1892 m. James (Harvey) Fordyce 1805–
    1. 1. Benson Fordyce 1844–
    2. 2. Henry (M.) Fordyce 1849–
  8. 8. George (Bowers) Sr 1789–1853

Capt. Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1754
5 July 1754
Birth of Capt. Jacob Bowers in Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
1816
16 Feb 1816
Age 62
Death of Capt. Jacob Bowers in Whiteley, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Whiteley, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1754
    Event Place: Colebrookdale, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::74676750

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1816
    Event Place: Whiteley, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::74676750

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Garards Fort, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, AFGS
    3 _APID 1,60525::74676750
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