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• Name: Benjamine BOWSHER
• Sex: M
• Birth: 8 Oct 1803 in Windsor Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania ^b
• Death: 30 Dec 1873 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio ^d
• Burial: Jan 1874 in St Matthew Cemetery, Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio ^u


Parents:

• Father:
  
• William BOWSHER Birth: 13 Jan 1775 in Albany Twp, Berks Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1848 in Adelphi, Colrain Twp, Ross Co, Ohio
Mother:

• Sabina SMITH Birth: Abt 1771 Death: Before 1826 in Ross Co, Ohio

Family:
Marriage:

• Elizabeth DeLONG on 25 Jan 1827 at Ross Co, Ohio .^m1
  
• Elizabeth DeLONG Birth: 8 Jun 1809 in Berks Co, Pennsylvania Death: 15 Sep 1888 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio

Children:

1. Oliver BOWSHER Birth: 18 Jun 1827 in Ross Co, Ohio Death: 11 Dec 1885 in Allen Co, Ohio
2. Jacob Israel BOWSHER Birth: 27 Apr 1830 in Ross Co, Ohio Death: 12 Nov 1902 in Allen Co, Ohio
3. Lucinda BOWSHER Birth: 15 Mar 1832 in Ross Co, Ohio Death: 10 Sep 1891 in Allen Co, Ohio
4. Rachael BOWSHER Birth: 10 May 1833 in Colrain Twp, Ross Co, Ohio Death: 26 Feb 1884 in Allen Co, Ohio
5. William BOWSHER Birth: 17 Oct 1834 in Ross Co, Ohio Death: 1 May 1903 in Auglaize Co, Ohio
6. Harriet BOWSHER Birth: 15 Sep 1836 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 26 Apr 1921 in Allen Co, Ohio
7. Leannah BOWSHER Birth: 22 Feb 1838 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 14 Nov 1891 in Allen Co, Ohio
8. George Washington BOWSHER Birth: 16 Apr 1840 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 9 Nov 1913 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio
9. Lafayette BOWSHER Birth: 16 Apr 1840 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 3 Jul 1913 in Allen Co, Ohio
10. (Unk son) BOWSHER Birth: 1842 in Allen Co, Ohio Death: 28 May 1842 in Allen Co, Ohio
11. Mary BOWSHER Birth: 16 Apr 1843 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 10 Feb 1877 in Allen Co, Ohio
12. Elizabeth BOWSHER Birth: 16 Apr 1845 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 5 Apr 1935 in Auglaize Co, Ohio
13. Matilda BOWSHER Birth: 17 Apr 1847 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 8 Jun 1924 in Allen Co, Ohio
14. Benjamine BOWSHER Birth: 1 Apr 1851 in Shawnee Twp, Allen Co, Ohio Death: 23 Sep 1907 in Allen Co, Ohio

Bibliography

Sources for birth and parent Information

date:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p327, DAR #526813, DAR #527919],

place:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p95]

Berks Co, Pennsylvania [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p327, DAR #526813, DAR #527919, Kathleen Bowsher 8/19/2000],

parents:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p327, Burkhardt BOUCHER p96, DAR #526813, DAR #527919],

father:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p85, Miller AllenCoOH p375]

Sources for death Information

date:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p327, DAR #526813, DAR #527919],

place:

[Ref: DAR #527919]

Allen Co, Ohio [Ref: DAR #526813, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001]

Ohio [Ref: June Jones 12/9/2000]

Sources for burial Information

date:

[Ref: Kay Bowsher 8/5/2002],

place:

[Ref: Kay Bowsher 8/5/2002]

Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth DeLONG

date:

[Ref: Kay Bowsher 3/21/2002],

place:

[Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001],

names:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p327],

child:

[Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p330, Burkhardt BOUCHER p332, Burkhardt BOUCHER p335, Burkhardt BOUCHER p336, Burkhardt BOUCHER p338, Burkhardt BOUCHER p339, Burkhardt BOUCHER p341, Burkhardt BOUCHER p343, Burkhardt BOUCHER p345, Burkhardt BOUCHER p347, Burkhardt BOUCHER p349, Burkhardt BOUCHER p350, Burkhardt BOUCHER p351, DAR #526813, DAR #527919, Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001, Miller AllenCoOH p751]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

date:

1826 [Ref: Burkhardt BOUCHER p330]

25 Jan 1826 [Ref: DAR #526813, DAR #527919]

Research Notes:
1836: moved from Pickaway Co, to Allen Co, OH [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p375]

1836: settled in Shawnee Twp, which was then wilderness [Ref: Miller AllenCoOH p751]



Pedigree of Benjamine BOWSHER
          /-----Johan Daniel BOUCHER
 /-----William BOWSHER
|         \-----Anna Maria (BOUCHER)
Benjamine BOWSHER
 \-----Sabina SMITH



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