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John Bowers 1629 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1629

Birth Location: Dorset, England

Death Date: 14 June 1687

Death Location: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Father: George Bowers

Mother: Barbara Smythe

Spouse(s): Rebecca Gregson

Children(s): Ruth Bowers

John Bowers was born in 1629 in Dorset, England, the child of George Denton Bowers and Barbara Smythe. John Bowers married Rebecca Gregson, and had children including Ruth Bowers. John Bowers passed away in 1687 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • John Bowers was born in 1629 in Dorset, England, the child of George Denton Bowers and Barbara Smythe.
  • John Bowers married Rebecca Gregson, and had children including Ruth Bowers.
  • John Bowers passed away in 1687 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Spouses(s)

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John Bowers's Ancestors

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John Bowers
1629 – 1687
Birth Place: Dorset, England
Parents
George Denton Bowers
1590 – 1656
Manby, East Lindsey District, Lincolnshire, England
Barbara Smythe
1596 – 1644
Grandparents
Thomas Bowers
1565 – 1656
First, Lincolnshire, England
Iwerner Minster
1570 – 1659
Manby, Lincolnshire, England
John Smyth
1551 – 1625
Elwell, Dorset, England
Alice Walker
1560 – 1633
Stratford, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS MINSTER
1525 – 1615
Mary Benlow
1526 – 1575
Sir Stainworth
1505 – 1550
William Stratford
1540 – 1577
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Minster
1505 – 1554
ELIZA PRAILL
1505 –
Sir Walker
1515 – 1575
Elizabeth Stanfield
1521 – 1543

John Bowers's Descendants

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John Bowers (Abt 1629 – 14 June 1687) m. Rebecca Gregson (1634 – 19 May 1720)
  1. 1. Ruth Bowers (20 Dec 1657 – 28 Apr 1736) m. John Frisbie (17 Jul 1650 – 26 Mar 1694)
    1. 1. Rebecca Frisbie (14 Nov 1679 – 18 May 1738) m. Isaac Bartholomew (1 Nov 1664 – 25 Oct 1727)
      1. 1. Abraham Bartholomew (28 Jun 1708 – 04 Apr 1798) m. Hannah Page (Jul 03, 1713 – 25 Oct 1770)
        1. 1. Abraham Bartholomew (Jan 28, 1733 – 1776) m. Eunice Orvis (26 FEB 1740 – 13 May 1825)

John Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1629
Abt 1629
Birth of John Bowers in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1687
14 June 1687
Age 58
Death of John Bowers in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1629
    Event Place: Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1687
    Event Place: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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