Peleg Bowen

b. May 26, 1805, d. Apr 27, 1879
FatherPeleg Bowen1,2,3,4 b. Sep 17, 1761, d. after 1823
MotherUsebe Presbury1,3,4
     Peleg was born in St. Johnsbury, Caledonia Co, VT, on May 26, 1805.1,2,4,5,6,7
     He moved with his family in 1811 to Ashtabula Co, OH.1
     Peleg Bowen lived in Mar, 1825 in Salem, Ashtabula Co, OH.8
     He married Rachel Bennett in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Ashtabula, Ashtabula Co, OH, on Mar 3, 1825.9,5,7,8

     Peleg moved circa 1848 to Mercer, PA.10
     Peleg was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census in Pymatuning Township, Mercer Co, PA. Peleg, Joseph, and Jamy were listed as farmers. Peleg's real estate was valued at $2,700. Jamy, Harriet, Byron, Ralph, Olive and Mary attended school within the year..6
     Peleg was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census in Shellrock Township, Butler Co, IA. Peleg was a retired farmer, with $6,000 in real estate and $680 in personal property.7
     Peleg died on Apr 27, 1879 in IA at age 73.2,11 His body was interred in Riverside Cemetery, Shell Rock, Butler Co, IA.11

Family

Rachel Burnette
Children
  • John Bowen12 b. circa 1826
  • Sarah Bowen13 b. Mar 19, 1828, d. Jan 7, 1900
  • William Burnett Bowen14 b. Mar 23, 1830, d. Aug 27, 1904
  • Joseph Bowen5 b. circa 1832, d. 1910
  • James Jamy? Bowen5 b. circa 1834
  • Harriett Electa Bowen+1,10,5 b. Feb 29, 1836, d. Aug 9, 1916
  • Byron Bowen5 b. circa 1838
  • Ralph DeWilton Bowen2,5 b. 1840, d. 1904
  • Olive Bowen5 b. circa 1842
  • Mary Bowen5 b. circa 1845
  • Martha Bowen5 b. circa 1847

Citations

  1. [S174] Internet Posting, Bowen, Peleg.
  2. [S227] Internet Posting, Smith Bowen, Ralph.
  3. [S230] Internet Posting, Harvey, Bill -- Peleg Bowen.
  4. [S235] Website, Caledonia VT Vital Records.
  5. [S242] 1850 Census PA, Mercer Co, Pymatuning Twp.
  6. [S242] 1850 Census PA, Mercer Co, Pymatuning Twp , Roll 796, Page 123, line 40, dwelling 206, family 207, Peleg Bowen household.
  7. [S1408] 1870 U. S. Census, Iowa, Butler County, Shellrock Township, sheet 20, line 4, dwelling 149, family 156, Iowa, Butler County.
  8. [S2373] Ashtabula County, Ohio, Marriage Book: Peleg Bowen & Rachel Bennet record.
  9. [S178] Internet Posting -- Shaffer, Bowen, Peleg 2.
  10. [S203] Smith County Journal, August 10, 1916, page 8.
  11. [S384] Website, Shell Rock Cemetery.
  12. [S1374] 1880 U. S. Census, Iowa, Butler County, Shell Rock Township, ED 111, sheet 5A/230, line 26, dwelling 28, family 29, Iowa, Butler County.
  13. [S1575] Robert D. McCartney, "Bowen Family," e-mail to Julia Langel, April 26, 2005, Bowen Family.
  14. [S913] Ladonna Weltmer, "Your Family Tree on Ancestry.com," e-mail to Julia Langel, March 31, 2002.
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