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Jacob BOWERS 1791–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug. 1791

Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA

Death Date: 27 Feb. 1854

Death Location: (or 17 Jan?) Ross, Ohio, USA

Father: Henry Boyer

Mother: Mary JACOBS

Spouse(s): Margaret Reed

Children(s): Barbara Bowers

The story of Jacob BOWERS began in 1791 in Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA. Jacob BOWERS married Margaret Peggy Reed, and had children including Barbara Ann Bowers. Jacob BOWERS passed away in 1854 in (or 17 Jan?) Ross, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob BOWERS began in 1791 in Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA.
  • Jacob BOWERS married Margaret Peggy Reed, and had children including Barbara Ann Bowers.
  • Jacob BOWERS passed away in 1854 in (or 17 Jan?) Ross, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Boyer
1766–1877
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Mary JACOBS
1780–1846
Birth Location: Heiliges Römisches Reich
MJ

Spouses(s)

Margaret Reed
1795–1876
Birth Location: Rockbridge Co., VA
MR

Children(s)

Barbara Bowers
1837–1881
Birth Location: ,of Ross, Ohio, USA
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Jacob BOWERS's Ancestors

Self
Jacob BOWERS
1791–1854
Birth Place: Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA
Parents
Henry Boyer
1766–1877
Pennsylvania
Mary JACOBS
1780–1846
Heiliges Römisches Reich
Grandparents
John (William) Boyer
1739–1790
Center Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Appolonia Boyer) Beyer
1739–1790
Montgomery, PA
Great-Grandparents
Andreas (Beyer)
1709–1778
Susanna Ber(g\k)h(ei)mer-B(e\a)yer
1714–1744
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob BOWERS's Descendants

1.
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Jacob BOWERS (2 Aug. 1791–27 Feb. 1854) m. Margaret ("Peggy") Reed (1795–10 Jan 1876)
  1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Bowers 1837–1881 m. Elijah Waldron 1829–1881
    1. 1. Mattie Conley 1852–1921 m. Charles (Samuel) Johnson 1851–1892
      1. 1. Samuel (O) Johnson 1877– m. Nora (Dell) Brown 1883–1962
        1. 1. Juanita Gallagher 1904–

Jacob BOWERS's Timeline

5 Records

1791
2 Aug. 1791
Birth of Jacob BOWERS in Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA
Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA
1812
05 Sep 1812
Age 21
Jacob BOWERS was married in Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA
1820
17 Jan 1820
Age 29
Jacob BOWERS was married in Jackson, Ohio, USA
Jackson, Ohio, USA
1833
1833
Age 42
Jacob BOWERS was married in Staunton, Clinton, Virginia, United States
Staunton, Clinton, Virginia, United States
1854
27 Feb. 1854
Age 63
Death of Jacob BOWERS in (or 17 Jan?) Ross, Ohio, USA
(or 17 Jan?) Ross, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug. 1791
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, VA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1812
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedford, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Jan 1820
    Event Place: Jackson, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Staunton, Clinton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Feb. 1854
    Event Place: (or 17 Jan?) Ross, Ohio, USA
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