flag male ancestor  Samuel  BOWEN

  (b. 28 February 1702 Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay   d. 23 October 1784 Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations )  

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Samuel BOWEN was born 28 February 1702 in Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Samuel BOWEN was the child of Thomas BOWEN   and   Thankful MASON and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Obadiah BOWEN and Mary CLIFTON

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Samuel  married  Sarah SMITH abt. 1727 in Province of Massachusetts Bay .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah SMITH  was born 24 April 1710 in Bristol, Rhode Island, USA (Massachusetts).  Sarah died 7 June 1747 in Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove).  Sarah was the child of Samuel Lathrop SMITH and Sarah PLACETER.

Samuel BOWEN died 23 October 1784 in Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Samuel BOWEN married flag female ancestor Sarah SMITH-- Date: abt. 1727 Place: , Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah SMITH was the child of Samuel Lathrop SMITH and Sarah PLACETER




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birth1702 Birth
28 February 1702
Rehoboth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1731 Birth of Child
William BOWEN was born 17 December 1731, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater)

Samuel was 29 years old.
1747 Death of Spouse/Partner
Sarah SMITH died 7 June 1747, Swansea, Massachusetts, USA (Ocean Grove)
marriage1754 Marriage of Child
William BOWEN married 17 May 1754, Smithfield, Rhode Island, USA (Esmond) (Georgiaville) (Stillwater) to Anne JENNINGS
death1784 Death
23 October 1784
Warren, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

He died at the age of 82.
Added: 2/11/2025 1:02:00 PM - Updated: 2/11/2025 1:18:26 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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