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Samuel Dwight Bowers 1825–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Aug 1825

Birth Location: Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 5 Oct 1899

Death Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Father: William Bowers

Mother: Almira Bailey

Spouse(s): Martha Dowd

Children(s): Martha Bowers, Lloyd Bowers

In 1825, Samuel Dwight Bowers entered the world in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to William Bowers And Almira Bailey. Samuel Dwight Bowers married Martha Mattie Wheaton Dowd, and had children including Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, Martha Dwight Bowers. Samuel Dwight Bowers passed away in 1899 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Samuel Dwight Bowers entered the world in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA, born to William Bowers And Almira Bailey.
  • Samuel Dwight Bowers married Martha Mattie Wheaton Dowd, and had children including Lloyd Wheaton Bowers, Martha Dwight Bowers.
  • Samuel Dwight Bowers passed away in 1899 in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Bowers
1794–1878
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
WB
Almira Bailey
1797–1887
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
AB

Spouses(s)

Martha Dowd
1834–1909
Birth Location: Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
MD

Children(s)

Martha Bowers
1869–1870
Birth Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
MB
Lloyd Bowers
1859–1910
Birth Location: Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Samuel Bowers's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Bowers
1825–1899
Birth Place: Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
William Bowers
1794–1878
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Almira Bailey
1797–1887
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Bowers
1771–1832
Phebe Clark
1773–1846
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Clark
1736–1806
Abiah Hall
1740–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Hall
1714–1755
Mary Dwight
1721–1809

Samuel Bowers's Descendants

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Samuel (Dwight) Bowers (19 Aug 1825–5 Oct 1899) m. Martha ("Mattie" Wheaton) Dowd (11 May 1834–17 Jun 1909)
  1. 1. Martha (Dwight) Bowers 1869–1870
  2. 2. Lloyd (Wheaton) Bowers 1859–1910 m. Louise (Bennett) Wilson 1865–1897 m. Charlotte (Lewis) Watson 1868–1943
    1. 1. Thomas (W.) Bowers 1888–1950
    2. 2. Martha (Wheaton) Bowers 1889–1958 m. Robert (Alphonso Taft) Sr 1889–1953
      1. 1. Robert (Alphonso Taft) Jr 1917–1993 m. Blanca (Duncan) Noel 1917–
      2. 2. Lloyd (Bowers) Taft 1923–1985
      3. 3. William (Howard Taft) III 1915–1991
      4. 4. Horace (Dwight) Taft 1925–1983

Samuel Bowers's Timeline

2 Records

1825
19 Aug 1825
Birth of Samuel Dwight Bowers in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1899
5 Oct 1899
Age 74
Death of Samuel Dwight Bowers in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Aug 1825
    Event Place: Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1899
    Event Place: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA
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