flag male ancestor  Earl  BOWEN

  (b. 26 February 1908 Sutton, Vermont, USA   d. 13 October 1986 Charleston, Vermont, USA )  

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Earl BOWEN was born 26 February 1908 in Sutton, Vermont, USA

Earl BOWEN was the child of Herbert Eugene BOWEN   and   Lydia Viola PAUPAW

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Earl  married  Evelyn Pearl WING 4 March 1927 in Derby, Vermont, USA .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Evelyn Pearl WING  was born 14 September 1906 in Derby, Vermont, USA (Derby Line) (Beebe Plain).  Evelyn Pearl died 25 April 1998 in Barton, Vermont, USA (Orleans) (Barton Landing).  Evelyn Pearl was the child of Guy Gilford WING and Mary Philindia HAWKINS.

Earl BOWEN died 13 October 1986 in Charleston, Vermont, USA .
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Earl BOWEN married flag female ancestor Evelyn Pearl WING-- Date: 4 March 1927 Place: Derby, Vermont, USA
Evelyn Pearl WING was the child of Guy Gilford WING and Mary Philindia HAWKINS




Children of Earl BOWEN and Evelyn Pearl WING:

flag female ancestor Catherine Evelyn BOWEN (b.3 April 1931, Derby, Vermont, USA   d. 8 December 2016, Westmore, Vermont, USA)
m. Harvey Smith PERKINS 29 November 1948 in Westmore, Vermont, USA



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birth1908 Birth
26 February 1908
Sutton, Vermont, USA
marriage1927 Marriage / Partner
Earl BOWEN and Evelyn Pearl WING 4 March 1927, Derby, Vermont, USA (Derby Line) (Beebe Plain)

He was 19 years old.
News1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)
1931 Birth of Child
Catherine Evelyn BOWEN was born 3 April 1931, Derby, Vermont, USA (Derby Line) (Beebe Plain)

Earl was 23 years old.
Invention 1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)
Invention 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Invention The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.
marriage1948 Marriage of Child
Catherine Evelyn BOWEN married 29 November 1948, Westmore, Vermont, USA to Harvey Smith PERKINS
News1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.
News1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.
NewsJune 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.
News1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.
News1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam
Invention The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
News1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
death1986 Death
13 October 1986
Charleston, Vermont, USA

He died at the age of 78.
Added: 8/4/2025 1:29:20 PM - Updated: 1/14/2026 2:48:41 PM

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