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Jacob Bowser 1802 – 1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1802

Birth Location: Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 16 Sept 1875

Death Location: Garrett, Maryland, USA

Father: Peter (Bauser)

Mother: Maria Blickensderfer

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Bowser

Children(s): Amiah Bowser

Jacob Bowser was born in 1802 in Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Peter J. Bowser (Bauser) and Maria Elizabeth Blickensderfer. Jacob Bowser married Elizabeth Sweitzer Bowser, and had children including Amiah Winfield Bowser. Jacob Bowser passed away in 1875 in Garrett, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Bowser was born in 1802 in Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Peter J. Bowser (Bauser) and Maria Elizabeth Blickensderfer.
  • Jacob Bowser married Elizabeth Sweitzer Bowser, and had children including Amiah Winfield Bowser.
  • Jacob Bowser passed away in 1875 in Garrett, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter (Bauser)
1770 – 1847
Birth Location: Hopewell Twp. York County, Pennsylvania
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Maria Blickensderfer
1777 – 1842
Birth Location: Hopewell Center, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Bowser
1809 – 1877
Birth Location: Southampton, Somerset, PA, USA
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Children(s)

Amiah Bowser
1850 – 1912
Birth Location: Accident Dist., Garrett County, Maryland
AB

Jacob Bowser's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Bowser
1802 – 1875
Birth Place: Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Peter J. Bowser (Bauser)
1770 – 1847
Hopewell Twp. York County, Pennsylvania
Maria (Elizabeth) Blickensderfer
1777 – 1842
Hopewell Center, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Sir (John Johannes Bowser Bauser) III
1733 – 1822
Atlantic Ocean aboard the brigantine "Richard Elizabeth"
Christina ((Chrishona)) Weimer
1735 – 1826
Shrewsbury, York, Pennsylvania
Jacob Blickensderfer
1752 – 1778
Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany -- Nieder Sulhien Hessen
Catherine (Elizabeth Ilgenfritz) Blickensderfer
1755 – 1842
York, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Johannes II
1710 – 1771
Anna Bowser
1710 – 1766
Christian Blickensderfer
1724 – 1800
Catharine Shürger
1727 – 1778
John Ilgenfritz
1728 – 1810
Margaretha Mohr
1731 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannes Bowser)
1690 – 1750
Chrischona (Buser)
1690 – 1780
Balthasar Stohler
1692 – 1736
Veronica Rudin
1696 – 1766
Hans (Book)
1692 – 1767
6-Katharina Burkholder
1690 – 1749
Hans Ilgenfritz
1702 – 1749
Maria Apolloniae
1705 – 1784

Jacob Bowser's Descendants

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Jacob Bowser (14 Jul 1802 – 16 Sept 1875) m. Elizabeth (Sweitzer) Bowser (26 Mar 1809 – 26 Oct 1877)
  1. 1. Amiah (Winfield) Bowser (January 1850 – February 29 1912) m. Susan (C) Bowser (Mar 1848 – 29 August 1914)
    1. 1. John (C) Bowser (Mar 1881 – )
    2. 2. Drucila Bowser (Jan 1883 – )
    3. 3. Laura (C) Bowser (Jan 1884 – )
    4. 4. Carrie (M) Bowser (May 1886 – )
    5. 5. Samuel (Albert) Bowser (abt 1890 – 12 November 1983) m. Dora (Virginia) WILLIAMS (17 Aug 1888 – 16 Jul 1959)
      1. 1. William (J) Bowser (abt 1917 – )
      2. 2. Marilyn (Margaret) BOWSER (19 Sep 1921 – 18 Mar 2022) m. Maurice (James) DAVIS (12 May 1922 – 26 Jan 2020)
        1. 1. James Davis (abt 1945 – 03/10/1964)
        2. 2. Linda (Lou) DAVIS (22 Feb 1948 – 29 Jan 1982) m. Fred Drotleff (1945 – )
        3. 3. Michael (Alan) DAVIS (3 Feb 1951 – 03/15/2025) m. Sheryl (Lynn) Drotleff (16 Oct 1954 – )
        4. 4. Larry (Edward) DAVIS (25 May 1957 – )
      3. 3. Maxine (Lavalette) Bowser (abt 1924 – 29 Aug 1997)
      4. 4. Betty (Jane) Bowser (abt 1926 – )
    6. 6. Charles (R) Bowser (Dec 1894 – )

Jacob Bowser's Timeline

2 Records

1802
14 Jul 1802
Birth of Jacob Bowser in Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1875
16 Sept 1875
Age 73
Death of Jacob Bowser in Garrett, Maryland, USA
Garrett, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1802
    Event Place: Addison, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Sept 1875
    Event Place: Garrett, Maryland, USA
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