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William FOSTER

Male 1829 - 1899  (70 years)


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  1. 1.  William FOSTER was born in 1829 (son of Samuel James FOSTER and Eleanor D. BOWERMAN); died in 1899.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 3A660282CB624D03988FFD83611B7B74B38C

    Family/Spouse: Agatha POTTER. Agatha and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Samuel James FOSTER was born in 1805; died in 1890.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: B359B604AF7242C098D11F86997F8223B4D4
    • Residence: Abt 1837, Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Residence: Abt 1839, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Residence: Abt 1844, Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada

    Notes:

    Residence:
    His daughter, Abigail J. Foster, was born around this time.

    Samuel married Eleanor D. BOWERMAN after 1820. Eleanor (daughter of Jonathan BOWERMAN and Sarah VINCENT) was born in 1805; died in 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Eleanor D. BOWERMAN was born in 1805 (daughter of Jonathan BOWERMAN and Sarah VINCENT); died in 1842.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Eleanor Bowerman
    • Name: Ellen D. Bowerman
    • Name: Helen Bowerman
    • _CSTAT: Twin
    • _UID: 12813E9FDA6F4148990E86B710F6E4495949
    • Religion: 1820, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Helen Bowerman was the daughter of Jonathan Bowerman and Sarah Vincent.

    Religion:
    She was recorded as a child of Jonathan and Sarah Bowerman, and as a member of the West Lake Meeting of the West Lake Monthly Meeting.

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    She was recorded as having married a "Foster" after 1820.

    Children:
    1. Samuel James FOSTER, Jr. was born in 1828; and died.
    2. 1. William FOSTER was born in 1829; died in 1899.
    3. J. FOSTER
    4. Sarah FOSTER was born in 1833; died in 1891.
    5. M. FOSTER
    6. Jonathan B. FOSTER was born in 1838 in Sophiasburgh Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; died in 1901.
    7. Thomas J. FOSTER was born about 1839 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; died on 8 Dec 1865; was buried on 9 Dec 1865 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    8. Abigail J. FOSTER was born about 1844 in Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; died in 1892.
    9. Eleanor FOSTER and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Jonathan BOWERMAN was born on 18 Sep 1769 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America (son of Ichabod BOWERMAN and Jane RICHMOND); died on 2 Feb 1857.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; owner of the first saw mill of the district
    • Religion: Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; a Quaker
    • Residence: Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Residence: Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • _TODO: Open
    • _TODO: Open
    • _UID: 31A3DB8D27B0446AB312518BD9B72B85A29D
    • Birth: 1759
    • Birth: 18 Aug 1769, Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America
    • Land: 1817, Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Land petition: 9 Jul 1819, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; the Second Heir & Devisee Commission
    • Religion: 1820, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)
    • Death: 1847, Canada West, Canada; in his 88th year
    • Death: 7 Feb 1857

    Notes:

    _TODO:
    microfilm # 1766925. Petition # B 8 / 122. February 24, 1808. Jonathan Bowerman, in Hallowell Township.

    _TODO:
    microfilm # 1766925. Petition # B 8 / 122. February 24, 1808. Jonathan Bowerman, in Midland District. [same as other one?]

    Birth:
    The book "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte" page 131 gives the dates of birth and death as "1759" and "1847".

    Land:
    He donated land for the Quaker Cemetery in Bloomfield, on plan 2, lot 95. "In the year 1817 John Bull and Jonathan Bowerman donated land to the Society [Society of Friends or Quakers] for the purpose of constructing facilities to satisfy the needs for a rapidly growing congregation. The 'Brick Meeting House' was used by the Orthodox Friends, who continued to hold services there until 1942."

    Land petition:
    He was petitioning for title to the land that he bought, that is,100 acres east half of lot 13 concession 2 Military Tract in Hallowell township, then in Prince Edward District. The 7-page case file # 40-0371 of the Second Heir & Devisee Commission was from the Archives of Ontario MS 657 microfilm reel 18, microfilm copy made by the Family History Library # 1,313,856, digital file 8265369 with images of microfilm 1,313,856 on FamilySearch, not indexed. Accessed on January 9, 2019.

    Religion:
    He was listed with his wife Sarah as a member of the West Lake Meeting of the West Lake Monthly Meeting.

    Jonathan married Sarah VINCENTDutchess County, New York, United States. Sarah was born in 1771; died in 1858. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Sarah VINCENT was born in 1771; died in 1858.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 1A5E0DC50FE44826A8E0F9A20B16AE57F400
    • Religion: 1820, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; member of the Society of Friends (Quaker)

    Notes:

    Religion:
    She was listed, with her husband, Jonathan Bowerman, as a member of the West Lake Meeting of the West Lake Monthly Meeting.

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    The book "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte" page 131 records that Jonathan Bowerman married Sarah Vincent.

    Children:
    1. Ichabod BOWERMAN was buried in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
    2. John I. BOWERMAN and died.
    3. Deborah BOWERMAN and died.
    4. Jane BOWERMAN died in 1828 in Upper Canada, Canada.
    5. Cornelius BOWERMAN was born in 1799; died in 1870; was buried in 1870 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
    6. 3. Eleanor D. BOWERMAN was born in 1805; died in 1842.
    7. Abigail BOWERMAN was born in 1809; died in 1884; was buried in 1884 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Thomas BOWERMAN was born about 1812; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  Ichabod BOWERMAN was born about 1721 in Massachusetts, British Colonies in America (son of Thomas BOWERMAN and Jane HARBY); died in 1790 in Dutchess County, New York, United States; was buried in 1790 in Dutchess County, New York, United States.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 496.0
    • _TODO: Open
    • _TODO: Open
    • _TODO: Open
    • _UID: 5E771034CE6E4585AB42E58D3AB324C2516E
    • Birth: Abt 1721, Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British Colonies in America
    • Birth: Abt 1721, United States
    • Occupation: Abt 1740, West Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, British Colonies in America; farmer and miller
    • Occupation: Abt 1750, Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; farmer and miller in Beekman Patent
    • Death: 1790, Dutchess County, New York, United States; between the signing of his will - fourth day of the second month - and its probation on March 1, 1790
    • Death: 1791, Dutchess County, New York, United States
    • Death: 1791, Dutchess County, New York, United States

    Notes:

    Family:
    In his manuscript, M.Y. Williams says that Ichabod "seems to have been a descendant from one of three brothers that emigrated from England to one of the Eastern States".

    Family history:
    He was the son of Thomas Bowerman and wife. He had 8 siblings: Judah Bowerman, Davis Bowerman, Silas Bowerman, Joseph Bowerman, Sarah Bowerman, Eliza Bowerman, Peace Bowerman, and Deborah Bowerman. Ichabod was born in the Bay Colony in 1721. He married Lydia Mott about 1744 and Jane Richmond in 1757. With his wife Lydia Mott, he had 6 children: Timothy Bowerman, Elizabeth Bowerman, David Bowerman, Jane Bowerman, Hannah Bowerman and Sarah Bowerman.

    _TODO:
    book or microfiche? "Cemetery Inscriptions of the Town of Barnstable, Massachusetts and it's villages, 1600-1900" was donated to the AFHS Library. Ref: Chinook, Vol. 19, No. 2, Winter 1998/1999, page 40.

    _TODO:
    Article "Recent Developments in Mayflower Research. Ref: Newsleaf, OGS, Vol. 35, No. 1, Feb. 2005, page 15.

    _TODO:
    Volume 20, No. 2, issue 39, 2003. Article "Society of Friends". Ref: Newsleaf, OGS, Vol. 35, No. 1, Feb. 2005, page 16.

    Birth:
    Ichabod "died in the year 1791 aged 70 years".

    Ichabod married Jane RICHMOND about 1758 in New York, United States. Jane was born on 17 Jun 1735 in British Colonies in America; died in 1797 in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Jane RICHMOND was born on 17 Jun 1735 in British Colonies in America; died in 1797 in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Reference Number: 497.0
    • _TODO: Open
    • _UID: BF44BEB9D1974256832DEC53F59A4D8BD0D9
    • Birth: 17 Jun 1735, Rhode Island, British Colonies in America
    • Residence: Abt 1791, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Death: 1797, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada
    • Funeral: Abt 1797, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; at the home of her daugher, Lydia Bowerman Blount, and son-in-law, Cornelius Blount,

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Jane married Ichabod Bowerman in 1757. She was the daughter of Cyrus Richmond and granddaughter of Sylvester Ricmond, who became a Quaker in England in the time of George Fox, and was sent to America, where a large tract of land was purchased for him.

    _TODO:
    Jane (Richmond) BOWERMAN died in 1797 likely in Marysburgh Township or Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County

    Residence:
    Jane "moved to Canada with all of the children except Phoebe and Deborah".

    Children:
    1. Thomas BOWERMAN was born on 29 Mar 1760 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 28 Aug 1810 in Kingston, Frontenac County, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Lydia BOWERMAN was born on 15 Jan 1762 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 13 Feb 1811.
    3. Phoebe BOWERMAN was born on 24 Sep 1763 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died in 1783.
    4. Mary BOWERMAN was born on 30 Jun 1765 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 6 Jan 1849.
    5. Ichabod BOWERMAN was born on 2 Sep 1767 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 7 Mar 1815 in Upper Canada, Canada; was buried about 9 Mar 1815 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada.
    6. 6. Jonathan BOWERMAN was born on 18 Sep 1769 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 2 Feb 1857.
    7. Deborah BOWERMAN was born on 8 Jan 1771 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 6 Sep 1819.
    8. Stephen BOWERMAN was born on 22 Oct 1773 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 3 Jun 1837.
    9. Gideon BOWERMAN was born on 29 May 1775 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died in Jun 1811.
    10. Israel BOWERMAN was born on 14 Jul 1777; died on 14 Sep 1858.
    11. Judah BOWERMAN was born on 6 Jul 1779; died in 1868; was buried in 1868 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Nancy BOWERMAN was born on 27 Nov 1780 in Dutchess County, New York, British Colonies in America; died on 14 Feb 1802.


 

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