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Reverend John Bowers 1629–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1629

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Jun 1687

Death Location: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Father: George Bowers

Mother: Barbara Smyth

Spouse(s): Mary Bowers

Children(s): John Bowers, Sarah Bowers, Mary Bowers, Elisabeth Bowers

Reverend John Bowers was born in 1629 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of George Bowers And Barbara Smyth. Reverend John Bowers married Mary Bowers, and had children including Elisabeth Bowers, John Bowers, Mary Bowers, Sarah Bowers. Reverend John Bowers passed away in 1687 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Reverend John Bowers was born in 1629 in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of George Bowers And Barbara Smyth.
  • Reverend John Bowers married Mary Bowers, and had children including Elisabeth Bowers, John Bowers, Mary Bowers, Sarah Bowers.
  • Reverend John Bowers passed away in 1687 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reverend Bowers's Ancestors

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Reverend Bowers
1629–1687
Birth Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George Bowers
1590–1656
Manby, Lincolnshire, England
Barbara Smyth
1596–1644
Braithwell, York, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas Bowers
1565–1656
Firstchild, Lincolnshire, England
Iwerner Minster
1570–1659
First, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Reverend Bowers's Descendants

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Reverend (John) Bowers (1629–14 Jun 1687) m. Mary Bowers (Abt. 1625–17 Jun 1694)
  1. 1. John Bowers 1645–1679
  2. 2. Sarah Bowers 1663–1727
  3. 3. Mary Bowers 1646–1707
  4. 4. Elisabeth Bowers 1654–1724 m. Michael Metcalf 1650–1691
    1. 1. Thomas Metcalf 1678–1743
    2. 2. Michael Metcalf 1680–1761 m. Lydia White 1686–1721
      1. 1. Joseph Medcalf 1716–1816 m. Mary Adams 1722–1747
        1. 1. Jotham Metcalf 1741–1788 m. Zilpah 1739–1794
        2. 2. Jonathan Metcalf 1744–1844
      2. 2. John Metcalf 1709–1791
      3. 3. Joseph Metcalf 1715–1759
      4. 4. Michael Metcalf 1706–1771
      5. 5. Elizabeth Metcalf 1718–1758
      6. 6. Lydia Metcalf 1721–1782
    3. 3. Jonathan Metcalf 1690–1758
    4. 4. Elizabeth Metcalf 1686–
    5. 5. Samuel Metcalf 1684–1743
    6. 6. Sarah Metcalf 1683–1762

Reverend Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1629
1629
Birth of Reverend John Bowers in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1687
14 Jun 1687
Age 58
Death of Reverend John Bowers in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1629
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1687
    Event Place: Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index

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