Family History Research: by Lorna Flint Laughton
T.G. BOWERMAN
1. T.G. BOWERMAN Family/Spouse: F. THOMPSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:Family/Spouse: B.L. HARCUS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
2. Joseph John Gurney BOWERMAN (son of Cornelius BOWERMAN and Martha MORGAN); and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- Name: Joseph Bowerman
- Residence: Bloomfield, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
- _TODO: Open
- _UID: 123A24853DD040D980E0A21DAC733ED36A01
Notes:
Family history:
Joseph Bowerman was the son of Cornelius Bowerman and Martha Morgan.
Family:
According to "Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte", Joseph was the son of John Bowerman, and grandson of Jonathan Bowerman (1769-1857) and Sarah Vincent.
_TODO:
Joesph John BOWERMAN, Athol, # 813, 1890.Joseph married Melissa SPAFFORD. Melissa and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Melissa SPAFFORD and died. Other Events and Attributes:
- _UID: BF0055D57108442490A12ACFF7A6C37FD3B8
Notes:
Family:
There is a question mark after this name in M. Y. William's manuscript.Notes:
Marriage:
Joseph Bowerman married Melissa Spafford.Children:
Generation: 3
4. 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]
5. 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:
- Deborah BOWERMAN and died.
- Hannah BOWERMAN and died.
- John BOWERMAN and died.
- Ichabod BOWERMAN and died.
- Daniel BOWERMAN and died.
- Elizabeth Jane BOWERMAN and died.
- Leonard BOWERMAN and died.
- Thomas BOWERMAN and died.
- Sarah Elisa BOWERMAN and died.
- Melissa Jane BOWERMAN and died.
- Bennet BOWERMAN and died.
- 2. Joseph John Gurney BOWERMAN and died.
- Phoebe BOWERMAN was born about 1845 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada; and died.
- Frances L. BOWERMAN and died.
Generation: 4
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]
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:
- Ichabod BOWERMAN was buried in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Canada West, Canada.
- John I. BOWERMAN and died.
- Deborah BOWERMAN and died.
- Jane BOWERMAN died in 1828 in Upper Canada, Canada.
- 4. Cornelius BOWERMAN was born in 1799; died in 1870; was buried in 1870 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
- Eleanor D. BOWERMAN was born in 1805; died in 1842.
- Abigail BOWERMAN was born in 1809; died in 1884; was buried in 1884 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.
- Thomas BOWERMAN was born about 1812; and died.