Julia Helen Bowring

Brief Life History of Julia Helen

When Julia Helen Bowring was born on 3 September 1878, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, her father, Charles Kingsford Bowring, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Jane Jones, was 29. She married William John Rodrigue on 17 June 1899, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1940 and United States in 1949. She died on 23 July 1958, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William John Rodrigue
1874–1931
Julia Helen Bowring
1878–1958
Marriage: 17 June 1899
Rodrigue
1900–1900
William Emanuel Rodrigue
1902–1993
Kingsford E. Rodrigue
1903–1904
Jack Bowring
1916–1934

Sources (34)

  • Julia B Swensen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Julia Helen Rodrigue, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
  • Julia Helen Bowring Rodrigue Swensen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1884 · Logan Temple Dedication

On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English bouring (Old English būring), a derivative of Old English būr ‘bower, cottage, hall’, probably denoting a cottager or perhaps one who worked at a hall (see Bower ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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