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Obadiah Bowen 1627 – 1710 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Jan 1627

Birth Location: Wales

Death Date: 10 Sep 1710

Death Location: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Bowen

Mother: Ann? Unknown

Spouse(s): Mary Clifton

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

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

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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 Clifton, and had children including Obadiah Bowen, Mary Bowen, Sarah Bowen, Samuel Bowen, Joseph Bowen, Thomas Bowen, Hannah Bowen, Lydia Bowen, Mercy Bowen, Isaac Bowen, Hezekiah Bowen.
  • Obadiah Bowen passed away in 1710 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Bowen
1600 – 1673
Birth Location: Wales
RB
Ann? Unknown
– 1675
Birth Location: –
AU

Spouses(s)

Mary Clifton
1628 – 1697
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
MC

Children(s)

Obadiah Bowen
1651 – 1699
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Bowen
1653 –
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
MB
Sarah Bowen
1654 –
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
SB
Samuel Bowen
1659 – 1729
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
SB
Joseph Bowen
1662 – 1727
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
JB
Thomas Bowen
1664 – 1737
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
TB
Hannah Bowen
1665 –
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
HB
Lydia Bowen
1666 – 1758
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
LB
Mercy Bowen
1672 –
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
MB
Isaac Bowen
1674 –
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, USA
IB
Hezekiah Bowen
Birth Location: –
HB

Obadiah Bowen's Ancestors

Self
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 –
Mary Phillips
John Griffith
1538 –
Mary Wynn
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bowen
1480 –
Mary Hale
1498 –
John Phillips
1508 –
Elizabeth Griffith
1512 –
William Griffith
1476 –
Jane Stradling
1480 –

Obadiah Bowen's Descendants

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Obadiah Bowen (03 Jan 1627 – 10 Sep 1710) m. Mary Clifton (18 Jan 1628 – 18 Feb 1697)
  1. 1. Obadiah Bowen (18 Sep 1651 – 11 Jul 1699) m. Abigail Bullock
  2. 2. Mary Bowen (18 Jan 1653 – ) m. Isaac Allen
  3. 3. Sarah Bowen (06 Nov 1654 – )
  4. 4. Samuel Bowen (16 Jul 1659 – 1729) m. Elizabeth Wheaton
  5. 5. Joseph Bowen (26 Jun 1662 – 28 Dec 1727) m. Elizabeth Rounds (Abt. 1670 – Aft. 1710)
    1. 1. John Bowen (26 Sep 1689 – )
    2. 2. Alice Bowen (Abt. 1690 – Aft. 22 Mar 1727/28)
    3. 3. Ruth Bowen (15 Oct 1691 – Bef. 22 Mar 1727/28)
    4. 4. Elisha Bowen (06 Jul 1693 – )
    5. 5. Obadiah Bowen (07 Jul 1697 – )
    6. 6. Naoma Bowen (09 Sep 1697 – 13 Jul 1699)
    7. 7. Joseph Bowen (09 Nov 1699 – )
    8. 8. Jabez Bowen (19 Oct 1696 – 18 Aug 1770)
    9. 9. Elizabeth Bowen (06 Jun 1704 – Aft. 04 Jun 1773)
    10. 10. Mary Bowen (01 Jul 1706 – Bef. 10 Sep 1748) m. Ichabod Bosworth (31 May 1706 – Bef. 06 Sep 1775)
      1. 1. Bethia Bosworth (06 Nov 1727 – 07 Sep 1815) m. John Hale (19 Aug 1726 – 11 Apr 1810)
        1. 1. Job Hale (26 Feb 1749 – 25 May 1834)
        2. 2. John Hale (25 May 1750 – 27 Feb 1790)
        3. 3. Mary Hale (07 Feb 1753 – 25 Oct 1784) m. Benajah Mason (11 Oct 1751 – 29 Aug 1823)
        4. 4. Elizabeth Hale (02 Jul 1756 – 25 Dec 1839)
        5. 5. Daniel Hale (30 Jul 1758 – 05 Sep 1830)
        6. 6. Tamar Hale (16 Dec 1760 – 01 Sep 1846)
        7. 7. Ann Hale (24 Aug 1762 – 06 Oct 1823)
      2. 2. Mary Bosworth (22 Oct 1735 – Bef. 10 Aug 1775)
      3. 3. Ichabod Bosworth (14 Oct 1739 – 15 May 1820) m. Hannah Horton
      4. 4. Elizabeth Bosworth (17 Dec 1742 – )
      5. 5. Martha Bosworth ( – 10 Feb 1759)
  6. 6. Thomas Bowen (03 Aug 1664 – Bet. 1737–1742) m. Thankful Mason (1672 – )
  7. 7. Hannah Bowen (03 May 1665 – )
  8. 8. Lydia Bowen (23 Apr 1666 – 25 Mar 1758) m. Joseph Mason (06 Mar 1663 – 19 May 1748)
    1. 1. Joseph Mason (30 Apr 1687 – 28 Apr 1761)
  9. 9. Mercy Bowen (18 Mar 1672 – prob young)
  10. 10. Isaac Bowen (30 Sep 1674 – prob young)
  11. 11. Hezekiah Bowen

Obadiah Bowen's Timeline

3 Records

1627
03 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, USA
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Jan 1627
    Event Place: Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Latter Day Saints Ancestral file, Specific date only
    [4] Richard Bowen's Descendants to the Fifth Generation, folded chart

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1708
    Record Source: Abstracts of Bristol County, MA Probate Records, pp. 48-49

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

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1710
    Event Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Latter Day Saints Ancestral file
    [4] Vital Records of Swansea, Massachusetts to 1850, p. 225

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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