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Obadiah Bowen 1627–1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 JAN 1627

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 10 SEP 1710

Death Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father: Richard Bowen

Mother: Ann? Unknown

Spouse(s): Mary Bowen

Children(s): Samuel Bowen, Mary Bowen, Isaac Bowen, Hannah Bowen, Obadiah Jr, Lydia Bowen, Mercy Bowen, Thomas Bowen, Sarah Bowen, Joseph Bowen

Obadiah Bowen was born in 1627 in Wales, the child of Richard Bowen And Ann Unknown. Obadiah Bowen married Mary Bowen, and had children including Hannah Bowen, Hezekiah Bowen, Isaac Bowen, Joseph Bowen, Lydia Bowen, Mary Bowen, Mercy Bowen, Obadiah Bowen Jr, Samuel Bowen, Sarah Bowen, Thomas Bowen. Obadiah Bowen passed away in 1710 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Obadiah Bowen was born in 1627 in Wales, the child of Richard Bowen And Ann Unknown.
  • Obadiah Bowen married Mary Bowen, and had children including Hannah Bowen, Hezekiah Bowen, Isaac Bowen, Joseph Bowen, Lydia Bowen, Mary Bowen, Mercy Bowen, Obadiah Bowen Jr, Samuel Bowen, Sarah Bowen, Thomas Bowen.
  • Obadiah Bowen passed away in 1710 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Obadiah Bowen's Ancestors

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Obadiah Bowen
1627–1710
Birth Place: Wales
Parents
Richard Bowen
1600–1673
Wales
Ann? Unknown
–1675
Grandparents
James Bowen
1550–
Llwyngwair, Pembroke, Wales
Eleanor Griffith
1556–
Richley, A, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Mathias Bowen
1524–
John Griffith
1538–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowen
1480–
Mary Hale
1498–
William Griffith
1476–
Jane Stradling
1480–

Obadiah Bowen's Descendants

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Obadiah Bowen (3 JAN 1627–10 SEP 1710) m. Mary Bowen (18 JAN 1628–18 FEB 1697)
  1. 1. Samuel Bowen 1659–1729
  2. 2. Mary Bowen 1653– m. Isaac Allen
  3. 3. Isaac Bowen 1674–
  4. 4. Hannah Bowen 1665–
  5. 5. Obadiah (Bowen) Jr 1651–1699
  6. 6. Lydia Bowen 1666–1758 m. Joseph Mason 1663–1748
    1. 1. Joseph Mason 1687–1761
  7. 7. Mercy Bowen 1672–
  8. 8. Thomas Bowen 1664–1737 m. Thankful Mason 1672–
  9. 9. Sarah Bowen 1654–
  10. 10. Joseph Bowen 1662–1727 m. Elizabeth Bowen 1670–1710
    1. 1. Mary Bosworth 1706–1748 m. Ichabod Bosworth 1706–1775
      1. 1. Martha Bosworth –1759
      2. 2. Bethia Hale 1727–1815 m. John Hale 1726–1810
        1. 1. Ann Hale 1762–1823
        2. 2. Daniel Hale 1758–1830
        3. 3. Tamar Hale 1760–1846
        4. 4. John Hale 1750–1790
        5. 5. Elizabeth Hale 1756–1839
        6. 6. Mary Mason 1753–1784 m. Benajah Mason 1751–1823
        7. 7. Job Hale 1749–1834
      3. 3. Mary Bosworth 1735–1775
      4. 4. Ichabod Bosworth 1739–1820
      5. 5. Elizabeth Bosworth 1742–
    2. 2. Joseph Bowen 1699–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Bowen 1704–1773
    4. 4. Ruth Bowen 1691–1727
    5. 5. Jabez Bowen 1696–1770
    6. 6. Obadiah Bowen 1697–
    7. 7. Naoma Bowen 1697–1699
    8. 8. Elisha Bowen 1693–
    9. 9. Alice Bowen 1690–1727
    10. 10. John Bowen 1689–

Obadiah Bowen's Timeline

3 Records

1627
3 JAN 1627
Birth of Obadiah Bowen in Wales
Wales
1708
11 DEC 1708
Age 81
Obadiah Bowen - Will
None
1710
10 SEP 1710
Age 83
Death of Obadiah Bowen in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 JAN 1627
    Event Place: Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] Richard Bowen's Descendants to the Fifth Generation, folded chart
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Latter Day Saints Ancestral file, Specific date only

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: 350 Years of American Ancestors: 38 Families, 51-52

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 11 DEC 1708
    Record Source: Abstracts of Bristol County, MA Probate Records, pp. 48-49

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 SEP 1710
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850, p. 225
    [3] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [4] Latter Day Saints Ancestral file

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