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Elisha Bowen 1754–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 JUL 1754

Birth Location: Woodstock, CT

Death Date: OCT 1780

Death Location: Lost at sea

Father: Silas Bowen

Mother: Dorothy Lyon

Spouse(s): Waldo Cheney

Children(s):

The story of Elisha Bowen began in 1754 in Woodstock, CT. Elisha Bowen married Waldo Cheney. Elisha Bowen passed away in 1780 in Lost at sea.

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Biography

  • The story of Elisha Bowen began in 1754 in Woodstock, CT.
  • Elisha Bowen married Waldo Cheney.
  • Elisha Bowen passed away in 1780 in Lost at sea.

Immediate Family

Parents

Silas Bowen
1722–1790
Birth Location: Woodstock, CT
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Dorothy Lyon
1727–1762
Birth Location: Woodstock, CT
DL

Spouses(s)

Waldo Cheney
1754–
Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
WC

Children(s)

Elisha Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Elisha Bowen
1754–1780
Birth Place: Woodstock, CT
Parents
Silas Bowen
1722–1790
Woodstock, CT
Dorothy Lyon
1727–1762
Woodstock, CT
Grandparents
Daniel Lyon
1702–1767
Woodstock, CT
Priscilla Morse
1702–1769
Woodstock, CT
Great-Grandparents
Peter Morse
1674–1724
Priscilla Carpenter
1681–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Carpenter
1652–1713
Rebecca Redway
1648–1669

Elisha Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1754
7 JUL 1754
Birth of Elisha Bowen in Woodstock, CT
Woodstock, CT
1780
OCT 1780
Age 26
Death of Elisha Bowen in Lost at sea
Lost at sea

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 JUL 1754
    Event Place: Woodstock, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] 612.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2016, 00:05), entry for Elisha Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZV6-1Q7
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Elisha Bowen, 17 Jul 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Check Notes
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2016, 00:05), entry for Elisha Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZV6-1Q7
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Elisha Bowen, 17 Jul 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: OCT 1780
    Event Place: Lost at sea
    Record Source:
    [1] 612.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 10 June 2016, 00:05), entry for Elisha Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZV6-1Q7
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Elisha Bowen, 17 Jul 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees
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