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James Bowers 1811–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 January 1811

Birth Location: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales

Death Date: 21 Jun 1856

Death Location: Quarter mile east of Fort DesMoines, Iowa

Father: Joseph Bowers

Mother: Isabella Haldren

Spouse(s): Maria Lay

Children(s): David Lay, Isabella Bowers, Hezikiah Bowers, Abraham Bowers, Isaac Bowers, Jacob Bowers, Isaiah Bowers, Shadrach Bowers, Joseph Bowers, Hezekiah Bowers, Job Bowers, Sarah Bowers

In 1811, James Bowers entered the world in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, born to Joseph Sansom Bowers And Isabella Haldren. James Bowers married Bowers Maria Lay, Maria Lay, and had children including Abraham Bowers, David Bowers Lay, Hezekiah Bowers, Hezikiah Bowers, Isaac Bowers, Isabella Bowers, Isaiah Bowers, Jacob Bowers, Job Lay Bowers, Joseph Bowers, Sarah Bowers, Shadrach Bowers. James Bowers passed away in 1856 in Quarter mile east of Fort DesMoines, Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1811, James Bowers entered the world in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, born to Joseph Sansom Bowers And Isabella Haldren.
  • James Bowers married Bowers Maria Lay, Maria Lay, and had children including Abraham Bowers, David Bowers Lay, Hezekiah Bowers, Hezikiah Bowers, Isaac Bowers, Isabella Bowers, Isaiah Bowers, Jacob Bowers, Job Lay Bowers, Joseph Bowers, Sarah Bowers, Shadrach Bowers.
  • James Bowers passed away in 1856 in Quarter mile east of Fort DesMoines, Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Bowers
1754–1823
Birth Location: St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Isabella Haldren
1783–1857
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Maria Lay
1806–1889
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

David Lay
1826–1887
Birth Location: Dudley, Worcestershire, England
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Isabella Bowers
1835–1905
Birth Location: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
IB
Hezikiah Bowers
1838–
Birth Location: Oldbury, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
HB
Abraham Bowers
1839–1911
Birth Location: Oldbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
AB
Isaac Bowers
1841–1912
Birth Location: Oldbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
IB
Jacob Bowers
1844–1934
Birth Location: Dudley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Isaiah Bowers
1846–1926
Birth Location: Dudley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
IB
Shadrach Bowers
1849–1902
Birth Location: Dudley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
SB
Joseph Bowers
1836–1836
Birth Location: Oldbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Hezekiah Bowers
1837–1872
Birth Location: Oldbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
HB
Job Bowers
1832–1843
Birth Location: Dudley, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sarah Bowers
1837–1872
Birth Location: Oldbury, Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
SB

James Bowers's Ancestors

Self
James Bowers
1811–1856
Birth Place: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
Parents
Joseph Sansom Bowers
1754–1823
St. Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Haldren
1783–1857
Dudley, Worcester, Herefordshire and Worcester, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Bowers's Descendants

1.
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James Bowers (27 January 1811–21 Jun 1856) m. Maria Lay (5 November 1806–8 November 1889)
  1. 1. David (Bowers) Lay 1826–1887 m. Mary (Ann) Parsons 1830–1895
    1. 1. Joseph Lee 1853– m. Rhoda (Ann) Dingley 1848–1923
      1. 1. George (Henry) Lee 1888–1962 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Guest 1889–1978
        1. 1. Dorothy Lee 1911–2004 m. William (Stanley) Thomas 1914–1997
        2. 2. Elsie Lee 1909–1999 m. Alfred (W) Fenney 1906–
        3. 3. Annie Lee 1889–
        4. 4. Harold (W) Lee 1925–1933
        5. 5. Charles Lee 1894–
        6. 6. George Lee 1915–1980
        7. 7. Jack Lee 1913–2003
  2. 2. Isabella Bowers 1835–1905
  3. 3. Hezikiah Bowers 1838–
  4. 4. Abraham Bowers 1839–1911
  5. 5. Isaac Bowers 1841–1912
  6. 6. Jacob Bowers 1844–1934
  7. 7. Isaiah Bowers 1846–1926
  8. 8. Shadrach Bowers 1849–1902
  9. 9. Joseph Bowers 1836–1836
  10. 10. Hezekiah Bowers 1837–1872
  11. 11. Job (Lay) Bowers 1832–1843
  12. 12. Sarah Bowers 1837–1872

James Bowers's Timeline

7 Records

1811
27 January 1811
Birth of James Bowers in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
1811
1811
James Bowers was baptized in Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
1831
1 Apr 1831
Age 20
James Bowers was married in Tipton, Church, Staffordshire, England
Tipton, Church, Staffordshire, England
1831
1 April 1831
Age 20
James Bowers was married in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 40
James Bowers resided here in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
1856
21 June 1856
Age 45
Death of James Bowers in Indain Spring, Iowa Enroute To Utah
Indain Spring, Iowa Enroute To Utah
1856
21 Jun 1856
Age 45
Death of James Bowers in Quarter mile east of Fort DesMoines, Iowa
Quarter mile east of Fort DesMoines, Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 January 1811
    Event Place: Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856, Publication: Members of the Ellsworth and McArthur Handcart Companies of 1856
    [2] Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2024; Folio: 489; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87430
    [4] Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448
    [5] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Holmfirth, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1831
    Event Place: Tipton, Church, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856, Publication: Members of the Ellsworth and McArthur Handcart Companies of 1856

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 April 1831
    Event Place: Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Oldbury, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2024; Folio: 489; Page: 7; GSU roll: 87430

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1856
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Deseret, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2
    [2] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tipton, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1856
    Event Place: Indain Spring, Iowa Enroute To Utah
    Record Source:
    [1] LDS Pioneer and Handcart Companies, 1847-1856, Publication: Members of the Ellsworth and McArthur Handcart Companies of 1856
    [2] Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1856
    Event Place: Quarter mile east of Fort DesMoines, Iowa
    Record Source: Conquerors of the West: Stalwart Mormon Pioneers, Vols. 1-2
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