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Richard Bowen 1575 – 1659 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1575

Birth Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 6 Aug 1659

Death Location: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Father: James VIII)

Mother: Eleanor GRIFFITH

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Richard Bowen was born in 1575 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, the child of James Sir Bowen-Knight Welsh nobleman Commisoner of Revenue (Henry VIII) and Eleanor GRIFFITH. Richard Bowen passed away in 1659 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Richard Bowen was born in 1575 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England, the child of James Sir Bowen-Knight Welsh nobleman Commisoner of Revenue (Henry VIII) and Eleanor GRIFFITH.
  • Richard Bowen passed away in 1659 in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England.

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Richard Bowen's Ancestors

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Richard Bowen
1575 – 1659
Birth Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Parents
James Sir Bowen-Knight Welsh nobleman Commisoner of Revenue (Henry VIII)
1550 – 1629
Llwyngwair, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Eleanor GRIFFITH
1558 – 1603
Penrhyn Castle, Richley, Anglesey, Wales
Grandparents
Mathias BOWEN
Mary Philips
1528 – 1559
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
John Griffith
1533 –
Penrhyn, Carnarvon, Wales
Mary (Margaret Meredyd) Wynn
1528 –
Richley, Anglesey, Wales
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Richard Bowen's Timeline

2 Records

1575
1575
Birth of Richard Bowen in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
1659
6 Aug 1659
Age 84
Death of Richard Bowen in Hawkedon, Suffolk, England
Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1659
    Event Place: Hawkedon, Suffolk, England

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