Stephen Bow

Brief Life History of Stephen

When Stephen Bow was born on 9 June 1737, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Alexander Bow Sr, was 36 and his mother, Lydia King, was 31. He married Mary Butler on 18 November 1756, in Middletown, Mattabeset, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 21 December 1773, in Middletown, Mattabeset, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 36.

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Stephen Bow
1737–1773
Mary Butler
1740–1777
Marriage: 18 November 1756
Mary Bow
1757–1757
Rosanna Bow
1765–1789
Abraham Bow
1767–1808
Jonathan Bow
1769–1799
Elisabeth Bow
1771–
Vany Bow
1773–
Mary Bow
1758–1758
Marjorie Bow
1762–
Patience Bow
1763–1827

Sources (22)

  • Stephen Bow, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Stepn. Bow, "Connecticut Marriages, 1640-1939"
  • Stephen in entry for Mary Bow, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"

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Name Meaning

Scottish and English: habitational name from any of various minor places called with Old English boga ‘bow, arch, vault’, i.e. an arched bridge. There are places so called in Midlothian, Middlesex, and Devon.

Irish and English: variant of Bowes .

Chinese: possibly from Cantonese form of the Chinese names 寶 (meaning ‘treasure’) or 保 (meaning ‘protect’), which were monosyllabic personal names or part of disyllabic personal names of some early Chinese immigrants in the US.

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

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