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Jabez Bowen 1696–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1696

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1770

Death Location: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Richard Bowen

Mother: Mercy Titus

Spouse(s): Joanna Salisbury

Children(s): Meriam Bowen, Obediah Bowen, Obadiah Bowen, Stephen Bowen, Jemima Bowen, Jemima Bowen, Jabez Jr, Meriam Bowen, Levi Bowen, Elizabeth Bowen, Lydia Bowen, Levi Bowen, Joanna Bowen

The story of Jabez Bowen began in 1696 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Jabez Bowen married Joanna Salisbury, and had children including Elizabeth Bowen, Jabez Jabish Bowen Jr, Jemima Bowen, Joanna Bowen, Levi Bowen, Lydia Bowen, Meriam Bowen, Meriam Malinda Mary Bowen, Obadiah Bowen, Obediah Bowen, Stephen Bowen. Jabez Bowen passed away in 1770 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jabez Bowen began in 1696 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Jabez Bowen married Joanna Salisbury, and had children including Elizabeth Bowen, Jabez Jabish Bowen Jr, Jemima Bowen, Joanna Bowen, Levi Bowen, Lydia Bowen, Meriam Bowen, Meriam Malinda Mary Bowen, Obadiah Bowen, Obediah Bowen, Stephen Bowen.
  • Jabez Bowen passed away in 1770 in East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Bowen
1658–1737
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Mercy Titus
1665–1747
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MT

Spouses(s)

Joanna Salisbury
1702–1775
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JS

Children(s)

Meriam Bowen
1730–1761
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Obediah Bowen
1731–1793
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
OB
Obadiah Bowen
1744–1810
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
OB
Stephen Bowen
1751–
Birth Location: Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
SB
Jemima Bowen
1737–
Birth Location: –
JB
Jemima Bowen
1731–1849
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Jabez Jr
1735–1790
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JJ
Meriam Bowen
1737–1810
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
MB
Levi Bowen
1742–1786
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Elizabeth Bowen
1740–1833
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
EB
Lydia Bowen
1733–1828
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Levi Bowen
1733–1790
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
LB
Joanna Bowen
1735–1823
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB

Jabez Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Jabez Bowen
1696–1770
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Bowen
1658–1737
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Titus
1665–1747
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Bowen
1622–1663
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jabez Bowen's Descendants

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Jabez Bowen (19 Oct 1696–18 Aug 1770) m. Joanna Salisbury (17 Feb 1702–27 Dec 1775)
  1. 1. Meriam Bowen 1730–1761 m. Samuel (Goff) Jr. 1731–1775
    1. 1. Sylvester Goff 1765–1837 m. Rebecca Bliss 1771–1839
      1. 1. James (Nelson) Goff 1809–1879 m. Mary (E) Hicks 1825–1886
        1. 1. Henry (Hamilton) Goff 1848–1917 m. Almira (Ellen) Horton 1858–1941
        2. 2. Eliza (Augusta) Goff 1850–1922
        3. 3. James (Howard) Goff 1846–1923 m. Isabelle (E) Horton 1860–1939
        4. 4. Harriet (A) Goff 1853–
        5. 5. Sylvester (Wilson) Goff 1860–1911 m. Grace Grant 1868–1920
        6. 6. Mary (Josephine) Goff 1847–1900 m. William (H.) Luther 1846–1914
        7. 7. Rebecca (B) Goff 1855–1857
      2. 2. Matilda Goff 1796–1884
      3. 3. Henry (Bonaparte) Goff 1800–1877 m. Sally (Briggs) Goff 1806–1903
        1. 1. Cyrus (Everett) Goff 1830–1900 m. Maria (Louisa) Brown 1836–1919
        2. 2. Julia (Mariah) Goff 1841–1909 m. James (Francis) Moulton 1844–1883
        3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Goff 1831–1906 m. Pardon Bozworth 1827–1903
        4. 4. Edward (Newton) Goff 1833–1913
        5. 5. Charles (Henry) Goff 1836–1916
        6. 6. Shubael (Herman) Goff 1839–1911 m. Emily (Edna) Clark 1865–1927
      4. 4. Albert (Linneus) Goff 1812–1890 m. Ruth (“Berth” Ann) Hunt 1822–1911
        1. 1. Frank (Albert) Goff 1851– m. Elizabeth ((Lydia) Clarke) Pyle 1861–1891
        2. 2. Catherine (“Katie” H.) Goff 1865– m. Robert (Ivan) Giviens 1865–
        3. 3. Emma (C.) Goff 1857–
        4. 4. Walter (C.) Goff 1846–
        5. 5. Isabella (“Belle”) Goff 1844–1893 m. James (Henry) Reynolds 1849–1914
        6. 6. Fredric ("Myron" Erford) Goff 1850–1911 m. Rosanna (B.) Sears 1857–
        7. 7. William (Hunt) Goff 1845–1916 m. Clara Shaw 1856–1937
        8. 8. Wesley (W) Goff 1855–1926 m. Caroline ('Carrie') Crapon 1855–1925
      5. 5. Amanda Goff 1798–1883 m. Daniel (Smith) Nash 1801–1873
        1. 1. Mary (Rebecca) Nash 1838–1917
        2. 2. Elizabeth Nash 1840–
        3. 3. Martha (S) Nash 1833–
        4. 4. Simeon (M) Nash 1836– m. Mary (A) Bowen 1836–
      6. 6. Hiram Goff 1807–1887
      7. 7. Cyrus Goff 1793–1830
      8. 8. Molly Goff 1795–1828 m. Ezekiel Webber 1797–1873
        1. 1. Louisa (Maria) Webber 1828–1886 m. Charles (Harvey) Reynolds 1828–1886
      9. 9. Joanna Goff 1802–1823
      10. 10. Meriam Goff 1804–1879
    2. 2. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Goff 1756–1837 m. George Briggs 1758–1823
      1. 1. Lydia Briggs 1780–1858 m. Constant Simmons 1773–1861
        1. 1. Arabella Simmons 1809–1888 m. Henry (Slade) Horton 1809–1858
        2. 2. Elizabeth (Goff) Simmons 1814–1884
        3. 3. Lucinda (B) Simmons 1819–1902
        4. 4. Philip Simmons 1807–1886
        5. 5. Capt. (George B) Simmons 1803–1864
        6. 6. John Simmons 1800–1876
      2. 2. George (W.) Briggs 1786–1874 m. Cynthia Jones 1796–1881
        1. 1. Cynthia (S.) Briggs 1821–1908 m. Thomas (Dennis) Standish 1809–1898
        2. 2. Nancy Briggs 1830–1863 m. Henry (Clifford) Perry 1828–1906
        3. 3. Ira (Pardon) Briggs 1838–1925 m. Eliza (Lincoln) Harvey 1840–1910
        4. 4. Ardelia Briggs 1825–1919
        5. 5. Mary (Jane) Briggs 1836–1870
      3. 3. Charlotte Briggs 1789–1874
        1. 1. Cynthia (Sophia) Bliss 1830–1901
      4. 4. Betsy Briggs 1782–1856
      5. 5. Molly Briggs 1784–1850 m. Simeon Dean 1778–1848
      6. 6. Charlotte Briggs 1788–1871
      7. 7. Mariam Briggs 1790–1872
      8. 8. Lucinda Briggs 1794–1824
      9. 9. Nathan Briggs 1796–1842
      10. 10. Olive Briggs 1801–1882
    3. 3. Samuel (Darius Goff) III 1763–1807 m. Olive Payne 1765–1858
      1. 1. Royal (Urial) Goff 1795–1842 m. Freelove Bliss 1794–1885
        1. 1. Virginia Goff 1826–1900
        2. 2. Royal Goff 1832–1878 m. Lucy J 1844–
        3. 3. Helen Goff 1835–1898 m. Joseph Bullis 1832–1904
        4. 4. Nelson Goff 1815–1881
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Goff 1818–1910
        6. 6. Hosea (H.) Goff 1820–
        7. 7. Orrison Goff 1822–
        8. 8. Alzina Goff 1824–1870
        9. 9. Lucinda Goff 1831–
        10. 10. Caroline Goff 1832–1906
      2. 2. Darius Goff 1793–1835
      3. 3. Edwin (M) Goff 1804–1873
      4. 4. Cromwell Goff 1786–1826
      5. 5. Baileys Goff 1800–1890
      6. 6. Lydia Goff 1791–1865 m. Isaiah Bowen 1792–1865
        1. 1. George (W.) Bowen 1823–1908
        2. 2. William (Henry) Bowen 1819–1904 m. Grace (L.) Patten 1847–
      7. 7. George (Augustus) Goff 1789–
      8. 8. Laritte Goff 1797–
      9. 9. Nancy Goff 1789–1880
    4. 4. Lydia Goff 1762–1838
    5. 5. Mehitable Goff 1773–1857 m. Levi Goff 1769–1819
      1. 1. George (Ellery) Goff 1804–1861 m. Eliza Reed 1817–1894
        1. 1. Bradford (Gardner) Goff 1845–1929 m. Evelyn (Newton) Goff 1853–1940
        2. 2. Albert (Nelson) Goff 1852–1930 m. Emma (Delia Patience) Horton 1853–1888
        3. 3. Everard (E) Goff 1847–
        4. 4. Harriet (N) Goff 1849–1853
        5. 5. Mary (Etta) Goff 1854–
        6. 6. Francis (A) Goff 1860–
    6. 6. Hannah (Anne) Goff 1757–1853 m. Stephen (Alpheus) Hicks 1755–1873
      1. 1. Marian Hicks 1792–1829 m. Alva (Gardner) Forbes 1788–1863
        1. 1. Gardner (Alva) Forbes 1819–1899 m. Sarah ("Sally") Howe 1824–1864 m. Judith Martin 1814–1897
        2. 2. Edwin Forbes 1825–1826
        3. 3. Eunice (Samantha) Forbes 1816–1902
        4. 4. Orville (Augustas) Forbes 1822–1905
        5. 5. Albert (F) Forbes 1827–1861
        6. 6. Mary (Eliza) Forbes 1814–
        7. 7. Ursula (M) Forbes 1823–1841
      2. 2. Jacob Hicks 1785–
      3. 3. Hannah ("Polly") Hicks 1783–1865
      4. 4. Rachel Hicks 1780–1872
      5. 5. Lanurl Hicks 1776–
      6. 6. Stephen (A) Hicks 1788–1826
      7. 7. Barnard (Barnett) Hicks 1797–1888
      8. 8. Samuel Hicks 1794–1864
      9. 9. Jesse Hicks 1800–1885
      10. 10. Abigail (Wellington) Hicks 1776–1834
      11. 11. Jerusha (U) Hicks 1810–
    7. 7. Anna Goff 1763–1839 m. Barnard Wheeler 1762–1836
      1. 1. Darius Wheeler 1795–1869 m. Sally Mason 1794–1861
        1. 1. Albert (Dean) Wheeler 1822–1887 m. Antoinette ("Nettie" Allen) Dawley 1840–
        2. 2. Darius (Anthony) Wheeler 1833–1872
        3. 3. Nancy (Carpenter) Wheeler 1824–1901 m. Edwin (James) Peirce 1827–1906
        4. 4. Francis (Merrill) Wheeler 1836–1865 m. Lydia (Ann) Apollonio 1842–1925
        5. 5. Edward (Robinson) Wheeler 1827–1893
        6. 6. Horace (Mason) Wheeler 1830–1863
        7. 7. Olive (Maria) Wheeler 1820–1884
      2. 2. Hiram Wheeler 1800–1845 m. Louisa Wood 1800–1884
        1. 1. Phineas (Savery) Wheeler 1833–1899 m. Jane (Eliza) Sanborn 1843–1881
        2. 2. Kattie (A) Wheeler 1832–
        3. 3. Matthias (Rodgers) Wheeler 1836–1900 m. Magdelena Helm 1860–1935
        4. 4. Caroline (Maria) Wheeler 1844–1844
        5. 5. Abby (Ann) Wheeler 1828–1916
        6. 6. Alvah (Hiram) Wheeler 1830–1911 m. Mary (Ada) Welch 1844–1904 m. Phoebe (Viola) Remington 1852–1933
      3. 3. Jeremiah Wheeler 1784– m. Lydia Claghorn 1791–1863
        1. 1. George (Claghorn) Wheeler 1810–
        2. 2. Jeremiah Wheeler 1813–1847
  2. 2. Obediah Bowen 1731–1793
  3. 3. Obadiah Bowen 1744–1810
  4. 4. Stephen Bowen 1751–
  5. 5. Jemima Bowen 1737–
  6. 6. Jemima Bowen 1731–1849 m. John (Willmarth) Jr. 1737–1786
    1. 1. Ezra Willmarth 1765–1846 m. Mary (C. "Polly") McConnell 1775–1864
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Willmarth 1818–1831
      2. 2. Ezra (Willmarth) Jr 1803–1806
      3. 3. Ezra (Willmarth) Jr 1806–1872
      4. 4. Louisa (Cooper) Willmarth 1810–1883 m. Samuel (Hubbard) Brocklebank 1811–1880
        1. 1. Charles (William) Brocklebank 1832–1850
      5. 5. Mehitable (Cooper) Wilmarth 1800–1845 m. Alladan Averill 1791–1865 m. Aladdin Johnson 1791–
      6. 6. Philander (Cooper) Willmarth 1796–1861 m. Dorothy Coleman 1797–1850
        1. 1. Wiliam (Coleman) Willmarth 1820–1823
        2. 2. Alonzo (Henry) Willmarth 1837–1855
        3. 3. Susannah (Thurston) Willmarth 1827–1889
        4. 4. William (Coleman) Willmarth 1825–
        5. 5. Abel (Cooper) Willmarth 1822–1907
      7. 7. Orissa (Bowen) Willmarth 1810–1864
      8. 8. Emily (N.) Willmarth 1806–
      9. 9. Mary (Adeline) Willmarth 1805–1867 m. Jeremiah Page 1800–1840
  7. 7. Jabez ("Jabish" Bowen) Jr 1735–1790 m. Patience Millard 1737–1834
    1. 1. Rhoda Bowen 1760–1830
    2. 2. Levi Bowen 1782–1819 m. Ruth Sprague 1786–
      1. 1. Nelson (Wellington) Bowen 1815–1883
    3. 3. Nancy Bowen 1779–
    4. 4. Patinece (Elizabeth) Bowen 1777–1862
    5. 5. Amos Bowen 1773–
    6. 6. Squire Bowen 1768–1773
    7. 7. Jabez Bowen 1765–1850
    8. 8. Isaac Bowen 1764–1825
    9. 9. Johannah Bowen 1762–1848
    10. 10. Peleg (Richmond) Bowen 1771–1847
    11. 11. Sally Bowen 1774–1840
  8. 8. Meriam (Malinda "Mary") Bowen 1737–1810
  9. 9. Levi Bowen 1742–1786
  10. 10. Elizabeth Bowen 1740–1833
  11. 11. Lydia Bowen 1733–1828
  12. 12. Levi Bowen 1733–1790
  13. 13. Joanna Bowen 1735–1823

Jabez Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1696
19 Oct 1696
Birth of Jabez Bowen in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1770
18 Aug 1770
Age 74
Death of Jabez Bowen in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1696
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 226
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1770
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 226
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: East Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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