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Francis Bowman 1630–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 December 1630

Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 16 December 1687

Death Location: Cambridge Farms, now, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Bowman

Mother: Hannah Smith

Spouse(s): Martha Sherman

Children(s): Jonathan Bowman

Francis Bowman was born in 1630 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nathaniel Bowman And Hannah Anna Smith. Francis Bowman married Martha Sherman, and had children including Jonathan Bowman. Francis Bowman passed away in 1687 in Cambridge Farms, now, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Francis Bowman was born in 1630 in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Nathaniel Bowman And Hannah Anna Smith.
  • Francis Bowman married Martha Sherman, and had children including Jonathan Bowman.
  • Francis Bowman passed away in 1687 in Cambridge Farms, now, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Francis Bowman's Ancestors

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Francis Bowman
1630–1687
Birth Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Bowman
1605–1682
Leek Parish, Staffordshire, England
Hannah ('Anna') Smith
1615–1682
England
Grandparents
John Bowman
1578–1650
Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ann Beresford
1580–
Parwich, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Anthony Beresford
1560–1624
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Francis Bowman's Descendants

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Francis Bowman (16 December 1630–16 December 1687) m. Martha Sherman (21 February 1641–7 February 1700)
  1. 1. Jonathan Bowman 1682–1750 m. Mary Bowman 1693–1750
    1. 1. Joseph (H) Bowman 1721–1778 m. Margaret Dewey 1738–1771

Francis Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1630
16 December 1630
Birth of Francis Bowman in Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
1687
16 December 1687
Age 57
Death of Francis Bowman in Cambridge Farms, now, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge Farms, now, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 December 1630
    Event Place: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 December 1687
    Event Place: Cambridge Farms, now, Lexington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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