William Bowen was born 30 Nov 1822 in Dolan, New Dock, Llanelly, Wales. On 19 Aug 1842, in Llanelly, Carmarthen, Wales he married Sarah Jones. Sarah was born 27 Sep 1822. Their children were all born in Wales, immigrating as a family between 1868-1870 to America where the family first settled in Derby, New Haven, CT. William, the father, was a blacksmith in shipbuilding. Annie Bowen, b. 30 Jul 1853, married Thomas Selby on 7 May 1872. She was naturalized before 1900 in Connecticut. From 1900 on, the Selby family lived at 21 Arch Street in Ansonia. Annie died on 2 Jul 1941 Ansonia. Kittie Bowen, 18 Dec 1863 - 23 Mar 1897 Mary Bowen 17 Nov 1854 - 17 Jul 1883 William Bowen 14 Nov 1856 - 17 Jul 1921 Edward Bowen 18 Feb 1865 - 12 Sep 1956 William died on 11 Nov 1870 and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Ansonia, New Haven. Sarah died 13 Sep 1882 and is also buried at Pine Grove. All the children are also buried at Pine Grove. Christina Auch mailto:theauchs@earthlink.net Personal Family History website http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~familiesacrosstime/