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Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major 1752–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1752

Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Aug 1779

Death Location: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States

Father: George Bowman

Mother: Mary (Hite)

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Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major was born in 1752 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA, the child of George Adams Bauman Bowman And Mary Elizabeth Heydt Hite. Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major passed away in 1779 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major was born in 1752 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA, the child of George Adams Bauman Bowman And Mary Elizabeth Heydt Hite.
  • Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major passed away in 1779 in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States.

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Joseph Major's Ancestors

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Joseph Major
1752–1779
Birth Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Adams Bauman Bowman
1700–1768
Eppingen, Heilbronn, Baden-Wurrtemberg in the Kraichgau, Germany
Mary (Elizabeth Heydt) (Hite)
1708–1769
Bonfeld, Heilbronn, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
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Joseph Major's Timeline

2 Records

1752
8 Mar 1752
Birth of Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1779
19 Aug 1779
Age 27
Death of Joseph Lawrence Bowman Major in Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States
Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1752
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1779
    Event Place: Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States

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