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James Gowen 1754–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 FEB 1754

Birth Location: Kittery, Maine (York)

Death Date: 26 JUL 1822

Death Location: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)

Father: William Gowen

Mother: Mary Chick

Spouse(s): Edna Knight

Children(s): Levi Gowen

James Gowen was born in 1754 in Kittery, Maine (York), the child of William Gowen And Mary Davis Chick. James Gowen married Edna Knight, and had children including Levi Gowen. James Gowen passed away in 1822 in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland).

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Biography

  • James Gowen was born in 1754 in Kittery, Maine (York), the child of William Gowen And Mary Davis Chick.
  • James Gowen married Edna Knight, and had children including Levi Gowen.
  • James Gowen passed away in 1822 in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland).

Immediate Family

Parents

William Gowen
1705–1759
Birth Location: Kittery, Maine (York)
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Mary Chick
1730–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Edna Knight
1756–1814
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Levi Gowen
1790–1852
Birth Location: –
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James Gowen's Ancestors

Self
James Gowen
1754–1822
Birth Place: Kittery, Maine (York)
Parents
William Gowen
1705–1759
Kittery, Maine (York)
Mary (Davis) Chick
1730–
Grandparents
Nicholas Gowen
1667–1752
Kittery, Maine (York)
Abigail Hodsdon
1670–1747
Kittery, Maine (York)
Great-Grandparents
William Gowen
1634–1686
Elizabeth Frost
1640–1733
Benoni Hodsdon
1647–1718
Abigail Curtis
1653–1733
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gowan
1605–
Jonet Paul
1602–
Nicholas Frost
1585–1663
Bertha Cadwalla
1610–1650
Nicholas Hodsdon
1624–1704
Esther Wines
1618–1647
Thomas Curtis
1619–1648
Elizabeth Salmon
1622–1681

James Gowen's Descendants

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James Gowen (18 FEB 1754–26 JUL 1822) m. Edna Knight (7 JAN 1756–17 AUG 1814)
  1. 1. Levi Gowen 1790–1852 m. Deborah Hawkes 1797–1886
    1. 1. William Gowen 1823–1871 m. Mary (Ann) Pride 1823–1908
      1. 1. Martha (Deborah) Gowen 1853–1930 m. True (M.) Anthoine 1851–
        1. 1. Annie (L.) Anthoine 1879– m. Eugene (L.) Morrill 1877–
        2. 2. Howard (W.) Anthoine 1882– m. Marion (A. H. (MNU) Saunders\Andrews 1883–
        3. 3. Zelinda Anthoine 1888–
        4. 4. Clifford (T.) Anthoine 1893–
      2. 2. Levi Gowen 1855–
      3. 3. Ellen (Louise) Gowen 1856–
      4. 4. Anna (L.) Gowen 1859–
      5. 5. Mary (E.) Gowen 1864–
      6. 6. William Gowen 1868–
      7. 7. Female (Child) Gowen 1860–1870
    2. 2. Mary (Annie) Gowen 1825–
    3. 3. David (H.) Gowen 1828–
    4. 4. Lucy Gowen 1834–
    5. 5. Levi Gowen 1837–

James Gowen's Timeline

2 Records

1754
18 FEB 1754
Birth of James Gowen in Kittery, Maine (York)
Kittery, Maine (York)
1822
26 JUL 1822
Age 68
Death of James Gowen in Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1754
    Event Place: Kittery, Maine (York)
    Record Source: Rootsweb Online Website, Cynthia Goynes - <[email protected]>

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 JUL 1822
    Event Place: Westbrook, Maine (Cumberland)
    Record Source: Rootsweb Online Website, Cynthia Goynes - <[email protected]>
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