Colleen, Since we are asking questions------My Joel Bower was born in New York( this came from a census report) ca.1806. His second child was named Isaac.(I know this is not probably a possible link)( this is just too much head banging against that brick wall) His first child was Isaiah P. then after Isaac was Joel Jr., Martha Ann, Henrietta Augusta, Mary Catherine, Jerremiah, and Margaret Elizabeth. Joel,Sr's first wife was Amy Anthony born in Ohio. All the above children were born in Ohio.Hamilton Co., Ohio. They then moved(after 1849) to Ripley Co., Indiana. In 1852, after Amy died in 1851, Joel married Mary Wood b. in New York. Their Children were Electa, Mercy A., James, Amity C. Francis E. and possibly George A.(Oscar Barron is more familiar with this part of thefamily)(Lisa Brown is also working on the Joel and Amy side of the family) This is all we are fairly sure of. Anyone got anything to add. Just a reminder, my State/Country Project site is a mess at present but will try to get it back in its fat state again real soon. There is sooooo much info, and more to put in and soooo little time to work on it. Wanda http://www.crosswinds.net/~indbow/index.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 11:13 AM Subject: [BOWER] Isaac Bower(s) of NY<CT > Good morning family! :) > > I'm going to try a different tack this morning ... these Bower(s) are > making me half CRAZY!!! After nearly 20 years, they just really need to > get found! :) > > Oliver P. Bower(s) was born 1830 in NY, died there 1887. A narrative on > him in a county history states he "came of New England ancestry. His > father, Isaac Bower, was a native of Connecticut, and coming to Schuyler > county, New York, cast in his lot with the early settlers who laid the > foundation...." > > Cousin Vanda Greenwood and I already know that we DON'T know if we're > searching properly for Bower or Bowers. We DO know that we could use > some serious help from any of you New England-research cousins. :) > > I have Isaac b. 1776 in New York. Obviously, THAT is now in question! > Isaac married twice, the first time was before 1805 - to whom and where > is unknown. Sometime between 1811 and 1818 his first wife died in New > York (Schuyler County?). Again, sometime between 1811 and 1819 Isaac > married Elinor _?_. Does anyone know her last name? > > What I'm really seeking with this post today is anyone who knows of an > Isaac Bower(s), born 1776 in Connecticut. > > Thanks for any help, cousins. I hope you're all having a THRILLING > Thursday! :) > > Colleen > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > The Bower Family Homestead, homesite of the Bower mailing list -- > http://bowercommunity.com/homestead > >