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Josiah Bowen 1691–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 October 1691

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 Feb 1747

Death Location: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Thomas Bowen

Mother: * (Bowen)

Spouse(s): Margaret Hicks

Children(s): Thankful Bower*

Josiah Bowen was born in 1691 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Bowen And Thankful Mason Bowen. Josiah Bowen married Margaret Child Hicks, and had children including Thankful Bowen Bower. Josiah Bowen passed away in 1747 in Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Bowen was born in 1691 in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Thomas Bowen And Thankful Mason Bowen.
  • Josiah Bowen married Margaret Child Hicks, and had children including Thankful Bowen Bower.
  • Josiah Bowen passed away in 1747 in Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bowen
1664–1743
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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* (Bowen)
1672–1745
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Hicks
1696–1766
Birth Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Thankful Bower*
1731–1774
Birth Location: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
TB

Josiah Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Bowen
1691–1747
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thomas Bowen
1664–1743
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
* (Thankful Mason) (Bowen)
1672–1745
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Obadiah (Bowen 8th GGF) Sr
1627–1710
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Mary (Clifton) Bowen
1628–1697
Rehoboth, Bristol Co., MA or Rehoboth, Nott, England
Sampson (Mason, SAR #3964) Patr
1625–1676
Bolton, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
Mary (Butterworth, SAR) #3964
1629–1704
Dorchester, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Richard Marsh
1594–1675
Anna Born
1592–1673
Thomas Clifton
1606–1681
Mary Holder
1598–1687
Henry HIM)
1602–1636
Mary HER
1608–1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Bowen's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Bowen (1 October 1691–11 Feb 1747) m. Margaret (Child) Hicks (6 Jan 1696–7 April 1766)
  1. 1. Thankful (Bowen) Bower* 1731–1774 m. Samuel (Hicks) *dna^ 1726–1776
    1. 1. Josiah (Hicks \) *dna^ 1749–1799 m. Lydia (Finney Phinney*) *dna^ 1751–1799
      1. 1. James HICKS 1772–1851 m. Sarah ESTABROOKS 1776–1851
        1. 1. Susannah Hicks 1797–1863 m. George Barnes 1797–1863

Josiah Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1691
1 October 1691
Birth of Josiah Bowen in Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
1747
11 Feb 1747
Age 56
Death of Josiah Bowen in Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 October 1691
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1747
    Event Place: Warren, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
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