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Minerva L. Bowers 1848–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 June 1848

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 23 February 1915

Death Location: Elizabethtown, New York, USA

Father: Jabez Bowers

Mother: Minerva Pierson

Spouse(s): Valentine Norton

Children(s): Carroll Norton, Ethel Norton

Minerva L. Bowers was born in 1848 in New York, the child of Jabez B Bowers And Minerva Pierson. Minerva L. Bowers married Valentine Norton, and had children including Carroll A Norton, Ethel Lydia Norton. Minerva L. Bowers passed away in 1915 in Elizabethtown, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Minerva L. Bowers was born in 1848 in New York, the child of Jabez B Bowers And Minerva Pierson.
  • Minerva L. Bowers married Valentine Norton, and had children including Carroll A Norton, Ethel Lydia Norton.
  • Minerva L. Bowers passed away in 1915 in Elizabethtown, New York, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Minerva Bowers's Ancestors

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Minerva Bowers
1848–1915
Birth Place: New York
Parents
Jabez B. Bowers
1808–1879
New Jersey
Minerva Pierson
1809–1876
New York
Grandparents
Lemuel (Bowers) Captain
1762–1830
Hanover, Morris Co. NY
Great-Grandparents
Lemuel Capt
1710–1785
Hanna Pearson
1736–1785
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Rev
1670–1712
Hannah Smith
1681–1725
James Pierson
1700–1777
Esther Williams
1713–1847

Minerva Bowers's Descendants

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Minerva (L.) Bowers (24 June 1848–23 February 1915) m. Valentine Norton (1841–12 Apr 1906)
  1. 1. Carroll (A) Norton 1882–1976
  2. 2. Ethel (Lydia) Norton 1888–1969

Minerva Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1848
24 June 1848
Birth of Minerva L. Bowers in New York
New York
1915
23 February 1915
Age 67
Death of Minerva L. Bowers in Elizabethtown, New York, USA
Elizabethtown, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 June 1848
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 February 1915
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, New York, USA

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