Have you tried to contact Bowdoin College in Maine? They have some family trees? Mine are not there. Karen On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 21:08:12 -0700 Gayle Strom <ggnpoppa@comcast.net> writes: > My ancestor is William Henry Bowden b. 1830 in England who m. Amelia > Watts b. 1831. Do you have a reference I might find marriage > information and Williams parents information??? > Thanks so much. Gayle > On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Keltic Kat <mcnamara971@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Karen, > > > > I do not have a full membership with Ancestry so an invite would > be most helpful to see what you have listed. I go to the State > Library to access info but at home I am limited to my own info. > > > > Our Bowden connection may be way up the line. Can you tell me > where they originated from in Europe and what nationality they are? > My grandmother said French but not sure. > > > > My Benjamin J Bowden married Ann Bowles and they had 7 children, > their son William A was my GG grandfather. I don't see two marriages > but I don't have the birth dates for any of the other children so > not sure about twins. > > > > I would greatly appreciate a guest invite to see if I can see your > tree at home. I will be having shoulder surgery in a week so hope to > spend some time on the site during my recovery. > > > > With thanks, > > > > > > Katherine > > > > > > > > On Oct 27, 2013, at 9:10 AM, <andover-mg@juno.com> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> It appears that my Bowdens came to the U.S. in the mid 1700s. The > reason > >> I have written is because so many of the names are familiar here. > Thomas > >> Bowden is rarely seen in records before that date. He is seen in > the > >> Carolinas by some unofficial accounts as being born in 1793. > William is > >> a prominent name in the family in fact the eldest child was named > William > >> and a later child had William as his middle name. One of the > offspring > >> was Benjamin Bowden (sometimes spelled Bowdon) who remarried when > his > >> wife died. He married a much younger woman and they had twins. One > of the > >> twins was named Irene. There is also a Willis. > >> Karen > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOWDEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >