Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Myrtle BOWERMAN

Female - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Myrtle BOWERMAN (daughter of Ichabod Smith BOWERMAN and Sarah Adelia WYCOTT); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 54A9E75FD8D140B4AA472DA833FAAC018035

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Myrtle Bowerman was the daughter of Ichabod Bowerman and Adelia Wackett.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ichabod Smith BOWERMAN was born about 1837 in Upper Canada, Canada (son of Ichabod BOWERMAN and Lavinia HUMBERSTONE); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Smith P. Bowerman
    • Residence: California, United States
    • _UID: 6BE39B92C85D451B8E77CE954005B91379E7
    • Residence: 28 Nov 1867, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
    • Registered: 20 Jun 1873, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; the birth of his son, Frederick Cecil Bowerman
    • Occupation: 20 Jun 1873, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; dentist

    Notes:

    Family history:
    He was a child of Ichabod Bowerman and Lavina Gardiner.

    Family:
    He may have had more children.

    Occupation:
    Smith was a dentist.

    Ichabod married Sarah Adelia WYCOTT on 28 Nov 1867 in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of James WYCOTT and Sarah Amelia MCGINNIS) was born about 1846 in Canada West, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Adelia WYCOTT was born about 1846 in Canada West, Canada (daughter of James WYCOTT and Sarah Amelia MCGINNIS); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Adelia Wackett
    • Name: Sarah Adelaide Wycott
    • _UID: 1FF07534F6F14543AA8142E2796FCC5A84EA
    • Birth: Abt 1846, Canada West, Canada

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Since she married on November 28, 1867 aged 21, her birth year was calculated as circa 1846.

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    Ichabod Bowerman married Adelia Wackett.

    Children:
    1. Claude BOWERMAN and died.
    2. William BOWERMAN and died.
    3. Frederick Cecil BOWERMAN was born on 25 Nov 1871 in Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    4. Charles BOWERMAN and died.
    5. 1. Myrtle BOWERMAN and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Ichabod BOWERMAN (son of Jonathan BOWERMAN and Sarah VINCENT); was buried in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Burial: Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; in The Friends' Cemetery, East Bloomfield
    • Residence: Murray Township, Northumberland County, Canada West, Canada
    • _UID: F9A74AAE14DE4F8DA153811270ACAC5B10E4
    • Residence: Abt 1840, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Ichabod Bowerman was the son of Jonathan Bowerman and Sarah Vincent.

    Burial:
    [This is not proven from the transcription, but he is likely buried with his wife.]

    Ichabod married Lavinia HUMBERSTONE. Lavinia was born in 1802; died in 1868; was buried in 1868 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Lavinia HUMBERSTONE was born in 1802; died in 1868; was buried in 1868 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Lavinia Gardiner
    • Name: Lavinia Gardner
    • _UID: 01A95BA7AFA84F908EFE0DF27C54D6BACDBA
    • Birth: 1802; according to her gravestone inscription
    • Burial: 1868, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; in The Friends' Cemetery, East Bloomfield

    Children:
    1. Amos G. BOWERMAN and died.
    2. Cornelius BOWERMAN was born about 1835 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.
    3. 2. Ichabod Smith BOWERMAN was born about 1837 in Upper Canada, Canada; and died.
    4. Susan BOWERMAN was born about 1840 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, Canada; and died.

  3. 6.  James WYCOTT and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 0ECC81E69FDA409EAF114892A4F96C377273
    • Residence: Abt 1842, Canada West, Canada

    Notes:

    Residence:
    His daughter, Emily Brown Wycott, was born around this time.

    James married Sarah Amelia MCGINNIS. Sarah and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Sarah Amelia MCGINNIS and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Mary Ann Ginnis
    • _UID: 0287BE3E63C44EF48BE3971A40D2800AA95C

    Children:
    1. Emily Brown WYCOTT was born about 1842 in Canada West, Canada; and died.
    2. 3. Sarah Adelia WYCOTT was born about 1846 in Canada West, Canada; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  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. 9.  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. 4. 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. 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.



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