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John Andrew Bower 1796–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1796

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: Virgina USA

Father: Alexabder Bower

Mother: Helen Fairweather

Spouse(s): Nancy Cross

Children(s): David Bower

John Andrew Bower was born in 1796 in Scotland, the child of Alexabder Bower And Helen Fairweather. John Andrew Bower married Nancy Cross, and had children including David Andrew Bower. John Andrew Bower passed away in 1856 in Virgina USA.

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Biography

  • John Andrew Bower was born in 1796 in Scotland, the child of Alexabder Bower And Helen Fairweather.
  • John Andrew Bower married Nancy Cross, and had children including David Andrew Bower.
  • John Andrew Bower passed away in 1856 in Virgina USA.

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John Bower's Ancestors

Self
John Bower
1796–1856
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Alexabder Bower
1766–1826
Scotland
Helen Fairweather
1757–1820
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Bower's Descendants

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John (Andrew) Bower (1796–1856) m. Nancy Cross (about 1804–)
  1. 1. David (Andrew) Bower 1822–1904 m. Janette Chase 1826–1915 m. Jenette Chase 1826–1915 m. Janette Chase 1826–1915
    1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Bower 1866–1946 m. Mary (Emma) Martin 1875–1966
    2. 2. Laura (Ann) Bower 1864–1931
    3. 3. Martha (Belle) Bower 1863–1928
    4. 4. Lucy (A.) Bower 1864–1928
    5. 5. Franklin Bower 1861–1920
    6. 6. Docia (Prudence) Bower 1860–1932 m. Jacob (J.) Liddle 1854–1894
    7. 7. Mary (Virginia) Bower 1853–1932
    8. 8. Sarah (Ellen) Bower 1852–1935
    9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth) Bower 1850–1906 m. Lyman (J.) Woodyard 1849–1917
    10. 10. Stansbury Bowers 1850–1922
    11. 11. Lyman (Elmer) Bowers 1870–1954
    12. 12. James (Power) Bower 1846–1916 m. Mary (E) Sutton 1846–1919 m. Mary (E) Sutton 1846–1919

John Bower's Timeline

2 Records

1796
1796
Birth of John Andrew Bower in Scotland
Scotland
1856
1856
Age 60
Death of John Andrew Bower in Virgina USA
Virgina USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1796
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1834
    Event Place: New York, New York
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New York, New York; Year: 1834; Page Number: 17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: Virgina USA

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