Bower, Benjamin

1796 - 1879  (82 years)

• Name	Bower, Benjamin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	26 Dec 1796	Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Moved To	1848	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
  Race	White  [2]
  Residence	1855	Vinland, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA   [3]
  Residence	1860	Oshkosh Ward 4, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA   [1]
  	Age: 64
  		1860 United States Federal Census - Benjamin Bower Family 1860 United States Federal Census record for Benjamin, Elizabeth (Walter), Elizabeth, George W and Catherine Bower
  Residence	1870	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  	Age: 74; Census Post Office: Oshkosh
  		1870 United States Federal Census - Benjamin Bower Family 1870 United States Federal Census record for Benjamin, Elizabeth (Walter) and Catherine Bower; Edwin, Elizabeth (Bower) and Lillian Godfrey
  Death	8 Apr 1879	Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA   [4, 5]
  	Age: 82
  		Obituary for Benjamin Bower Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin - Wed, 9 Apr 1879 - Page 4
  Person ID	I9727	Miles and Hood Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Bower, Michael,   b. 1742, America d. 1796 (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Potts, Magdalena,   b. 1 Sep 1762   d. 1796, Oley, Berks, Pennsylvania (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1780  [4]
  Family ID	F2876	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Walter, Elizabeth,   b. 26 May 1804, Greensberg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Dec 1888, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1824  [4]
  Children	+ 1. Bower, Anthony,   b. 1 Sep 1831, Bucyrus, Crawford, Ohio, USA d. 5 Feb 1915, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Bower, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1838, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Bower, George W,   b. Abt 1843, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Bower, Catherine,   b. Abt 1844, Michigan, USA  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2875	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Dec 1796 - Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, USA Moved To - 1848 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Residence - Age: 74; Census Post Office: Oshkosh - 1870 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA Death - 8 Apr 1879 - Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  
  

• Sources

  [S469] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: Oshkosh Ward 4, Winnebago, Wisconsin; Roll: M653_1437; Page: 674; Image: 380; Family History Library Film: 805437. Record for Benjamin, Elizabeth (Walter), Elizabeth, George W and Catherine Bower http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&h=36490066&indiv=try [S473] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin; Roll: M593_1746; Page: 200B; Image: 20; Family History Library Film: 553245. Record for Benjamin, Elizabeth (Walter) and Catherine Bower; Edwin, Elizabeth (Bower) and Lillian Godfrey http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&h=6094763&indiv=try [S673] Ancestry.com, Wisconsin, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1820-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;). Record for Benjamin Bower http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=wicen&h=35262444&indiv=try [S311] Ancestry.com, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls;), SAR Membership Number: 83514. Record for George Bowers Christensen, Descendant of Johannes Potts http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?viewrecord=1&r=an&db=SARMemberApps&indiv=try&h=879253 [S261] "Newspapers", Newspapers.com, Oshkosh Daily Northwestern, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin - Wed, 9 Apr 1879 - Page 4. Obituary for Benjamin Bower http://www.newspapers.com/image/18229620?xid=637