Brief Life History of Mary Gehman
When Mary Gehman Bowman was born on 2 April 1799, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Christian Oberholtzer Bauman, was 45 and her mother, Anna Maria Gehman, was 36. She married Jonas Musser Good on 20 March 1821, in Reading, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Cumru Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1821. She died on 17 February 1847, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Bowmansville, Brecknock Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Maria Bauman, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Mary Bowman Good, "Find A Grave Index"
- Maria Bauman in entry for Jonas Guth, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
Spouse and Children
1794–1881 Male
1799–1847 Female
Children (10)
1822–1905 Male
1824–1905 Male
1825–1835 Male
1827–1862 Male
1829–1901 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1753–1807 Male
1763–1830 Female
Siblings (4)
1794–1843 Female
1796–1875 Male
1799–1847 Female
1800–1889 Female
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 1
1803
Age 4
1812
Age 13
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for an archer, hunter or soldier armed with a bow, from Middle English bow(e)man, bouman (from Old English boga ‘bow’ + mann ‘man’). This word was distinguished from Bowyer , which denoted a maker or seller of bows.
Americanized form of German Baumann or the Dutch cognate Bouwman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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