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William F Bower 1790–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 November 1790

Birth Location: Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 28 Jun 1855

Death Location: Akron, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: George Bowers

Mother: Catharine Albert

Spouse(s): Nancy Reed, Rachel Merick

Children(s): Emeline Bower, Josiah Bower, Jacob Bower, John Bower, Nancy Bower, Cynthia Bower, Elizabeth Bower, Sarah Bower, Hannah Bowers, Mary Bower, Lydia Bower, Margaret Bowers, Drusilla Bowers, Rebecca Bowers

William F Bower was born in 1790 in Ohio, United States of America, the child of George A Bowers And Catharine Kitty Albert. William F Bower married Nancy Agnes Reed, Rachel A Merick, and had children including Cynthia Ann Bower, Drusilla Bowers, Elizabeth Ann Bower, Emeline Bower, Hannah Bowers, Jacob Dorman Bower, John Appleton Bower, Josiah Bower, Lydia Bower, Margaret Bowers, Mary Bower, Nancy Jane Bower, Rebecca Bowers, Sarah Matilda Bower. William F Bower passed away in 1855 in Akron, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William F Bower was born in 1790 in Ohio, United States of America, the child of George A Bowers And Catharine Kitty Albert.
  • William F Bower married Nancy Agnes Reed, Rachel A Merick, and had children including Cynthia Ann Bower, Drusilla Bowers, Elizabeth Ann Bower, Emeline Bower, Hannah Bowers, Jacob Dorman Bower, John Appleton Bower, Josiah Bower, Lydia Bower, Margaret Bowers, Mary Bower, Nancy Jane Bower, Rebecca Bowers, Sarah Matilda Bower.
  • William F Bower passed away in 1855 in Akron, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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William Bower's Ancestors

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William Bower
1790–1855
Birth Place: Ohio, United States of America
Parents
George A Bowers
1763–1843
Amity, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA
Catharine ("Kitty") Albert
1768–1850
Virginia, USA
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bower's Descendants

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William (F) Bower (9 November 1790–28 Jun 1855) m. Nancy (Agnes) Reed (Abt. 1784–Bef. 1827) m. Rachel (A) Merick (17 Feb 1804–15 May 1891)
  1. 1. Emeline Bower 1848–1855
  2. 2. Josiah Bower 1842–1898
  3. 3. Jacob (Dorman) Bower 1832–1896
  4. 4. John (Appleton) Bower 1830–1897
  5. 5. Nancy (Jane) Bower 1841–1908
  6. 6. Cynthia (Ann) Bower 1828–1906
  7. 7. Elizabeth (Ann) Bower 1837–1892
  8. 8. Sarah (Matilda) Bower 1834–1913
  9. 9. Hannah Bowers 1813–1899
  10. 10. Mary Bower 1814–
  11. 11. Lydia Bower 1817–1863
  12. 12. Margaret Bowers 1821–
  13. 13. Drusilla Bowers 1817–
  14. 14. Rebecca Bowers 1811–1884

William Bower's Timeline

3 Records

1790
9 November 1790
Birth of William F Bower in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1790
9 November 1790
Birth of William F Bower in Ohio, United States of America
Ohio, United States of America
1855
28 Jun 1855
Age 65
Death of William F Bower in Fulton, Indiana, USA
Fulton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1790
    Event Place: Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 November 1790
    Event Place: Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1855
    Event Place: Fulton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Akron, Fulton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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