Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton

Gideon GEROW

Male - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Gideon GEROW (son of Oliver Arnold GEROW and Hannah BOWERMAN); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: FE4DF3318E294B14B9626A66C6EA25EC3133

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Gideon Gerow was the son of Oliver Gerow and Hannah Bowerman.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Oliver Arnold GEROW and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Oliver Gerow
    • Residence: Port Perry, Ontario County, Ontario, Canada
    • _UID: C075564BEA9040859BCA838F4AB786778ABE

    Oliver married Hannah BOWERMAN on 3 May 1842 in Picton, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Cornelius BOWERMAN and Martha MORGAN) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Hannah BOWERMAN (daughter of Cornelius BOWERMAN and Martha MORGAN); and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 116799714DD344749846D5855FA2205407D4

    Notes:

    Family history:
    Hannah Bowerman was the daughter of Cornelius Bowerman and Martha Morgan.

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    Hannah Bowerman married Oliver Gerow.

    Marriage:
    The witnesses were Isaac Gerow and Mary Ann Bedal.

    Children:
    1. John A. GEROW and died.
    2. Edward C. GEROW and died.
    3. Deborah A. GEROW and died.
    4. Thomas GEROW and died.
    5. 1. Gideon GEROW and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Cornelius BOWERMAN was born in 1799 (son of Jonathan BOWERMAN and Sarah VINCENT); died in 1870; was buried in 1870 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada
    • _FSLINK: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=KLQB-JQY
    • _TODO: Open
    • _UID: A342911F4F494174A10FF16B2D37DE96C6DD
    • Birth: 1799; according to his gravestone inscription
    • Burial: 1870, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; in The Friends' Cemetery, East Bloomfield

    Notes:

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

    _TODO:
    Cornelius BOWERMAN, Hallowell, # 187, 1870.

    Cornelius married Martha MORGAN. Martha was born in 1802; died in 1879; was buried in 1879 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Martha MORGAN was born in 1802; died in 1879; was buried in 1879 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _FSLINK: https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&person=LQMI-RPY
    • _UID: C80ED442BE3F427DBA71C28182F0D6C6241C
    • Birth: 1802; according to her gravestone inscription
    • Burial: 1879, Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; in The Friends' Cemetery, East Bloomfield

    Notes:

    Marriage:
    Cornelius Bowerman married Martha Morgan.

    Children:
    1. Deborah BOWERMAN and died.
    2. 3. Hannah BOWERMAN and died.
    3. John BOWERMAN and died.
    4. Ichabod BOWERMAN and died.
    5. Daniel BOWERMAN and died.
    6. Elizabeth Jane BOWERMAN and died.
    7. Leonard BOWERMAN and died.
    8. Thomas BOWERMAN and died.
    9. Sarah Elisa BOWERMAN and died.
    10. Melissa Jane BOWERMAN and died.
    11. Bennet BOWERMAN and died.
    12. Joseph John Gurney BOWERMAN and died.
    13. Phoebe BOWERMAN was born about 1845 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; and died.
    14. Frances L. BOWERMAN and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  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. 13.  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. 6. 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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