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John Bowen 1756 – 1817 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 March 1756

Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 11 April 1817

Death Location: Craigs Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Bowen

Mother: Eleanor Bowen

Spouse(s): Mary Lafon

Children(s):

The story of John Bowen began in 1756 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA. John Bowen married Mary Elizabeth 'Betsy' Lafon. John Bowen passed away in 1817 in Craigs Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bowen began in 1756 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA.
  • John Bowen married Mary Elizabeth 'Betsy' Lafon.
  • John Bowen passed away in 1817 in Craigs Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bowen's Ancestors

Self
John Bowen
1756 – 1817
Birth Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Owen Bowen
1715 – 1784
Nottingham or Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Crown Colony
Eleanor (Anna Maria Moon) Bowen
1722 – 1789
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, British Crown Colony
Grandparents
Henry (Owen) Bowen
1679 – 1755
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Crown Colony
Jane (Bowen) Carter
1680 – 1755
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Lauretha (“Lowry”) Humphrey
1700 – 1748
Christ Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Robert Carter
1648 – 1686
Hannah Lucas
1645 – 1689
Hugh HUMPHREY
1670 – 1748
Elizabeth (Immigrant)
1670 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas CARTER
1613 – 1669
Colonel Humphrey
1650 – 1698
Hannah Humphrey
1649 – 1736
Mary (Immigrant)
1650 – 1740

John Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1756
6 March 1756
Birth of John Bowen in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
1817
11 April 1817
Age 61
Death of John Bowen in Craigs Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
Craigs Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 March 1756
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1817
    Event Place: Craigs Creek, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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