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Major Joseph Bowman 1740–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1740

Birth Location: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 3 Jan 1818

Death Location: Braintree

Father: Thaddius Bowman

Mother: Sarah Loring

Spouse(s): Catherine Munroe

Children(s): Catherine Bowman, Joseph Jr, Anna Hoyt, Gen. Sr, Avis Bowman, Sarah Bowman, Lucy Bowman, Rhoda Bowman

In 1740, Major Joseph Bowman entered the world in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thaddius Bowman And Sarah Loring. Major Joseph Bowman married Catherine Mason Munroe, and had children including Anna Hoyt, Avis Munroe Bowman, Catherine Bowman, Gen Isaac Munroe Bowman Sr, Joseph Bowman Jr, Lucy Bowman, Rhoda Bowman, Sarah Bowman. Major Joseph Bowman passed away in 1818 in Braintree.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Major Joseph Bowman entered the world in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, born to Thaddius Bowman And Sarah Loring.
  • Major Joseph Bowman married Catherine Mason Munroe, and had children including Anna Hoyt, Avis Munroe Bowman, Catherine Bowman, Gen Isaac Munroe Bowman Sr, Joseph Bowman Jr, Lucy Bowman, Rhoda Bowman, Sarah Bowman.
  • Major Joseph Bowman passed away in 1818 in Braintree.

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Major Bowman's Ancestors

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Major Bowman
1740–1818
Birth Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Thaddius Bowman
1712–1806
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Loring
1714–1747
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Bowman's Descendants

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Major (Joseph) Bowman (18 Feb 1740–3 Jan 1818) m. Catherine (Mason) Munroe (29 Sep 1740–30 Apr 1824)
  1. 1. Catherine Bowman 1768–1853
  2. 2. Joseph (Bowman) Jr 1771–1852
  3. 3. Anna Hoyt 1778–1851
  4. 4. Gen. (Isaac Munroe Bowman) Sr 1773–1853
  5. 5. Avis (Munroe) Bowman 1783–1835
  6. 6. Sarah Bowman 1765–1844
  7. 7. Lucy Bowman 1776–1835
  8. 8. Rhoda Bowman 1780–1839 m. John Field 1777–1815
    1. 1. Charles (Edwin) Field 1800–1893
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Davis) Field 1802–1810
    3. 3. Spencer Field 1804–1865
    4. 4. John (Bowman) Field 1809–1865
    5. 5. Harriet (T) Field 1814–1871
    6. 6. Jabez (Upham) Field 1811–1813
    7. 7. Erasmus (Darwin) Field 1807–1867 m. Lavina Elwell 1822–1889
      1. 1. George (William) Field 1853– m. Lilla (E) Arnolds 1854–
        1. 1. Ethel (M) Fields 1880–
      2. 2. Rhode (A.) Field 1839–
      3. 3. Sarah Cole 1847–1910 m. Stilman Cole 1844–1916 m. Emerson Lord 1835–1921
        1. 1. Ollie (N) Cole 1877–1945 m. Maude (Irene) Cole 1886–1935
        2. 2. nellie (Estelle) Cole 1873–1874

Major Bowman's Timeline

2 Records

1740
18 Feb 1740
Birth of Major Joseph Bowman in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1818
3 Jan 1818
Age 78
Death of Major Joseph Bowman in New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1740
    Event Place: Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North America, Family Histories
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [7] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 153

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War (Images Online)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1818
    Event Place: New Braintree, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [4] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories
    [7] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 153

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Braintree
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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