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Johanna (Joan) Bowden 1693–1759 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Sep 1693

Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England

Death Date: 16 Mar 1759

Death Location: Ashburton, Devon, England

Father: Thomas Bowden

Mother: Joan Priest

Spouse(s): Benjaman Leare

Children(s): Mary Lear, Elizabeth Leare, Thomas Leare, John Leare, Ann Leare, Richard Leare, Joan Leare

In 1693, Johanna (Joan) Bowden entered the world in Ashburton, Devon, England, born to Thomas Bowden And Joan Elworthy Priest. Johanna (Joan) Bowden married Benjaman Leare, and had children including Ann Leare, Elizabeth Leare, Joan Leare, John Leare, Mary Lear, Richard Leare, Thomas Leare. Johanna (Joan) Bowden passed away in 1759 in Ashburton, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • In 1693, Johanna (Joan) Bowden entered the world in Ashburton, Devon, England, born to Thomas Bowden And Joan Elworthy Priest.
  • Johanna (Joan) Bowden married Benjaman Leare, and had children including Ann Leare, Elizabeth Leare, Joan Leare, John Leare, Mary Lear, Richard Leare, Thomas Leare.
  • Johanna (Joan) Bowden passed away in 1759 in Ashburton, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bowden
1650–1699
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon
TB
Joan Priest
1657–1730
Birth Location: St George, Devon, England
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Spouses(s)

Benjaman Leare
1685–1762
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
BL

Children(s)

Mary Lear
1731–1789
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
ML
Elizabeth Leare
1718–1763
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
EL
Thomas Leare
1725–1788
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
TL
John Leare
1723–1788
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
JL
Ann Leare
1716–
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, , England
AL
Richard Leare
1727–1794
Birth Location: Buckland In The Moor, Devon, England
RL
Joan Leare
1720–1794
Birth Location: Ashburton, Devon, England
JL

Johanna Bowden's Ancestors

Self
Johanna Bowden
1693–1759
Birth Place: Ashburton, Devon, England
Parents
Thomas Bowden
1650–1699
Ashburton, Devon
Joan (Elworthy) Priest
1657–1730
St George, Devon, England
Grandparents
George Bowden
1630–
Devon, England
Mary Norrish
1627–
Widecombe In The Moor, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johanna Bowden's Descendants

1.
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Johanna ((Joan)) Bowden (27 Sep 1693–16 Mar 1759) m. Benjaman Leare (1685–18 May 1762)
  1. 1. Mary Lear 1731–1789 m. Elias Butland 1731–1772
    1. 1. MARY (BUTLAND) DNA 1762–1815 m. JOHN (SMERDON) DNA 1755–1833
      1. 1. Mary Smerdon 1783–1815 m. William Widdicombe 1780–1860
        1. 1. William Widdicombe 1802–1879
        2. 2. John Widdicombe 1804–1864
        3. 3. Jane Widdicombe 1805–
        4. 4. Mary Widdicombe 1808–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Widdicombe 1809–
        6. 6. Thomas Widdicombe 1812–1887 m. Mary (Ann) Crocker 1815–1865
        7. 7. Samuel Widdicombe 1814–1824
      2. 2. Jane (Faremouth nee) Smerdon 1790–1853 m. William Widdicombe 1780–1860 m. William Faremouth –1813
        1. 1. Robert Widdicombe 1817–
        2. 2. Richard Widdicombe 1819– m. Elizabeth (Widdicombe) Andrews 1820–
        3. 3. Joseph Widdicombe 1821–
        4. 4. Jemima Widdicombe 1825–
        5. 5. Samuel Widdicombe 1828–
        6. 6. Charlotte Widdicombe 1831–
        7. 7. Emily Widdicombe 1835–
        8. 8. William Faremouth 1809–1813
        9. 9. Mary (Anne Watson) Faremouth 1807–
        10. 10. Jane Faremouth 1812–
      3. 3. Elizabeth Smerdon 1786–1847 m. JOHN WIDDICOMBE 1782–1862
        1. 1. WILLIAM WIDDICOMBE 1823–1892 m. SARAH (ANNE) WAY 1828–1883
        2. 2. Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Widdicombe 1805–1870 m. William Harris 1801–1879
        3. 3. Jane Widdicombe 1807–1863
        4. 4. Mary Widdicombe 1809–1882 m. Nicholas Wakeham 1808–
        5. 5. Ann Widdicombe 1811–1864 m. William Haddy 1809–1887
        6. 6. Susanna Widdicombe 1813–1888 m. John Crudge 1811–
        7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Widdicombe 1816–1871 m. Richard Partridge 1816– m. Peter Loye 1818–1868
        8. 8. JOHN WIDDICOMBE 1819–1887 m. Louisa (Clarke) Richards 1816–1883
      4. 4. Christian Smerdon 1800–1872 m. Nicholas Butland 1794–
        1. 1. John Butland 1838–
        2. 2. George Butland 1840–
        3. 3. William Butland 1829–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Butland 1831–
        5. 5. Charlotte (Reed) Butland 1833–
      5. 5. William Smerdon 1803–
      6. 6. Susannah Smerdon 1803–1803
      7. 7. Anne Smerdon 1787–1859
      8. 8. John Smerdon 1793–1851 m. Susanna Murch 1800–1834
        1. 1. Richard (Murch) Smerdon 1827–1878 m. Mary Smerdon 1828–1910
        2. 2. George (Murch) Smerdon 1820–1873
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) Smerdon 1821–1825
        4. 4. John Smerdon 1826–1886
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Smerdon 1830–1833
        6. 6. Henry Smerdon 1832–1836
        7. 7. Susan Smerdon 1825–
      9. 9. Elias Smerdon 1796–1870 m. Elizabeth Babbage 1795–
        1. 1. George Smerdon 1823–
        2. 2. Sarah Smerdon 1838–
        3. 3. George (Millman) Smerdon –1889
        4. 4. William Smerdon 1827–
        5. 5. Amelia Babbage 1827–
        6. 6. John Smerdon 1824–
      10. 10. Thomas Smerdon 1798–1872
    2. 2. Edward Butland 1756–1829
    3. 3. Edward Butland 1771–1829
    4. 4. John Butland 1756–
    5. 5. Eliza Butland 1767–1811
    6. 6. Nicholas Butland 1765–1834
  2. 2. Elizabeth Leare 1718–1763
  3. 3. Thomas Leare 1725–1788
  4. 4. John Leare 1723–1788
  5. 5. Ann Leare 1716–
  6. 6. Richard Leare 1727–1794
  7. 7. Joan Leare 1720–1794

Johanna Bowden's Timeline

3 Records

1693
27 Sep 1693
Birth of Johanna (Joan) Bowden in Ashburton, Devon, England
Ashburton, Devon, England
1693
27 Sep 1693
Johanna (Joan) Bowden was baptized in Ashburton,Devon,England
Ashburton,Devon,England
1759
16 Mar 1759
Age 66
Death of Johanna (Joan) Bowden in Ashburton, Devon, England
Ashburton, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1693
    Event Place: Ashburton, Devon, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1693
    Event Place: Ashburton,Devon,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1759
    Event Place: Ashburton, Devon, England
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