«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» THIS MESSAGE IS FORWARDED TO YOU FROM THE BOWER-L. PLEASE DO NOT HIT REPLY TO RESPOND TO IT. Instead, please address your reply to Colleen <[email protected]> «:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:» -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [BOWER] ROLL CALL: Isaac & Phineas Bower[s] [Isaac: 1776-1844, NY<CT] Resent-Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 02:46:00 -0800 Resent-From: [email protected] Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2000 03:44:31 -0700 From: Colleen Pustola <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Hi family, I'm still seeking ancestors and descendants of Isaac Bower(s) [b. NY 1776, d. Havana [now Montour Falls], Chemung Co. [now Schuyler], NY 1844]. He m. 1st __?__ who d. Tioga Co. [area now Schuyler Co.] bet. 1811-1818. They had a son, i. Grant Bower, b. NY 1805, d. MI 1873 Isaac m. 2nd, Elinor VanGorder [b. NY 1787, d. NY bet. 1865 & 1870]. Their children: ii. Millicent A., b. NY abt. 1822; m. [1st] William Decker bef. 1844 in Catharine [now Montour Falls], Chemung Co. [now Schuyler], NY; she m. [2nd] Chester V. Mann iii. Isaac N., b. NY 1824 iv. Phineas, b. 1827 NY v. Oliver P., b. 1830 Who was Isaac's first wife and who were the parents of his second wife? Does anyone have confirmation of Isaac's father being Phineas? Did Isaac have a sister named Cynthia who married John Morris? I'd also like to find out if the following gg-uncle was married and had children. The following information was extracted from his Revolutionary War pension file ~~ Joel BOWER[S] was born 20 Feb 1763 in Southampton, Hampshire, England. He was the son of Phine[h]as BOWER[S]. He immigrated to New York about 1768 with his father. If other family members were with them, I don't know. Phine[h]as and Joel lived on Long Island, and at the beginning of the American Revolution, moved to Orange County, NY. Following the War, they moved to Elmira, then Havana in [now] Schuyler County. By 1812 Joel was settling in Ontario Co, NY. That same year he was taken prisoner near Niagara by the British. He was held at the prison in York for "more than two years." If records are available, I don't know... About 1832 Joel settled in Pickering, Ontario, Canada. He was in Indiana in 1839, but returned to Pickering that year. Joel was destitute, "with nothing but a bed of straw to lay upon, without food to subsist upon only as he is supplyed by the hand of charity....a perfect cripple unable to get 1/2 a mile from his humble cot." I can't find Joel's whereabouts in Indiana, nor have I been able to find anything about him in Ontario, Canada. I'd like to find out more about him, when he died, where he is buried, and whether or not he had a family in Indiana or Canada. Thanks for any help. Colleen Pustola ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email at <[email protected]>.