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Silas Bowen 1774–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 SEP 1774

Birth Location: West Woodstock, CT

Death Date: 16 SEP 1857

Death Location: Nebraska City, Nebr

Father: Henry Bowen

Mother: Lydia Fowler

Spouse(s): Polly Chandler

Children(s):

Silas Bowen was born in 1774 in West Woodstock, CT, the child of Henry Bowen And Lydia Fowler. In 1850, Silas Bowen resided in Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States. Silas Bowen married Polly Chandler. Silas Bowen passed away in 1857 in Nebraska City, Nebr.

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Biography

  • Silas Bowen was born in 1774 in West Woodstock, CT, the child of Henry Bowen And Lydia Fowler.
  • In 1850, Silas Bowen resided in Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States.
  • Silas Bowen married Polly Chandler.
  • Silas Bowen passed away in 1857 in Nebraska City, Nebr.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Silas Bowen's Ancestors

Self
Silas Bowen
1774–1857
Birth Place: West Woodstock, CT
Parents
Henry Bowen
1749–1830
Woodstock, CT
Lydia Fowler
1753–1806
Lebanon, CT
Grandparents
Silas Bowen
1722–1790
Woodstock, CT
Dorothy Lyon
1727–1762
Woodstock, CT
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Lyon
1702–1767
Priscilla Morse
1702–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Morse
1674–1724
Priscilla Carpenter
1681–1759

Silas Bowen's Timeline

3 Records

1774
6 SEP 1774
Birth of Silas Bowen in West Woodstock, CT
West Woodstock, CT
1850
1850
Age 76
Silas Bowen resided here in Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States
Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States
1857
16 SEP 1857
Age 83
Death of Silas Bowen in Nebraska City, Nebr
Nebraska City, Nebr

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 SEP 1774
    Event Place: West Woodstock, CT
    Record Source:
    [1] 612.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2018, 17:26), entry for Silas Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZLD-CPH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Silas Bowen, Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing family 1578, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen, 06 Sep 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas M D Bowen, 16 Sep 1857, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen in entry for Louisa Bowen, 16 Apr 1805; citing READING TWP,WINDSOR,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2018, 17:26), entry for Silas Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZLD-CPH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen, 06 Sep 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen in entry for Louisa Bowen, 16 Apr 1805; citing READING TWP,WINDSOR,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Title
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2018, 17:26), entry for Silas Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZLD-CPH
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1850," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 April 2016), Silas Bowen, Clarendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States; citing family 1578, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen, 06 Sep 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas Bowen and Polley Chandler, 11 Sep 1803, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 November 2017), Silas Bowen and Polley Chandler, 11 Sep 1803, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,505.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas M D Bowen, 16 Sep 1857, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 3 November 2017), Silas Bowen in entry for Polly Chandler, 09 Apr 1853, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,505.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas Bowen in entry for Lydia Bowen, 20 Dec 1806, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 4 November 2017), Silas Bowen in entry for Marcia Marsh Fuller, 28 Nov 1905, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,598.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Marriages, 1791-1974," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas - in entry for Frederick A. Fuller and Marcia Bowen Marsh, 03 Oct 1889; citing Vermont, reference P.1463; FHL microfilm 540,117.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen Marsh in entry for Frederick A. Fuller and Marcia Bowen Marsh, 03 Oct 1889, Marriage; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,117.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas Bowen in entry for Louisa Bowen, 16 Apr 1805, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen in entry for Louisa Bowen, 16 Apr 1805; citing READING TWP,WINDSOR,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas Bowen in entry for Lucy H. Bowen, 26 Jun 1904, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 540,063.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 SEP 1857
    Event Place: Nebraska City, Nebr
    Record Source:
    [1] 612.ftw
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 29 August 2018, 17:26), entry for Silas Bowen(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LZLD-CPH
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen, 06 Sep 1774; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Silas M D Bowen, 16 Sep 1857, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,484.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 February 2018), Silas Bowen in entry for Louisa Bowen, 16 Apr 1805; citing READING TWP,WINDSOR,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members., Ancestry.com, Page number: Ancestry Family Trees

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