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Dorcas Bowes 1744–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 August 1744

Birth Location: Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1823

Death Location: Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nicholas Boews

Mother: Lucy Hancock

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In 1744, Dorcas Bowes entered the world in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Nicholas Boews And Lucy Hancock. Dorcas Bowes passed away in 1823 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1744, Dorcas Bowes entered the world in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Nicholas Boews And Lucy Hancock.
  • Dorcas Bowes passed away in 1823 in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Dorcas Bowes's Ancestors

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Dorcas Bowes
1744–1823
Birth Place: Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nicholas Boews
1706–1755
Massachusetts, United States of America
Lucy Hancock
1713–1768
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Col. (John "The Bishop" Hancock Sr Civil War) Soldier
1671–1752
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth (Mary) Clark
1681–1760
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Deacon Hancock
1638–1719
Rev. Clark
1653–1704
Mary Bulkeley
1653–1700
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Hankock
1596–1652
Joanna Wright
1612–1652
Rev. Bulkeley
1614–1696
Lucian Lentin
1616–1679

Dorcas Bowes's Timeline

2 Records

1744
15 August 1744
Birth of Dorcas Bowes in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1823
27 December 1823
Age 79
Death of Dorcas Bowes in Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 August 1744
    Event Place: Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1823
    Event Place: Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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