Brief Life History of Mary R
When Mary R Bowley was born in September 1860, in Eldred Township, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, William Henry Bowley, was 42 and her mother, Elizabeth Snyder, was 36. She married Newton Peterson in 1881, in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1933, at the age of 73.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Schnepp in entry for Mark H Peterson, "California Death Index, 1940-1997"
Spouse and Children
1854–1927 Male
1860–1933 Female
Children (4)
1882–1967 Male
1887–1960 Male
1892–1967 Male
1898–1961 Female
Parents and Siblings
1818–1898 Male
1824–1898 Female
Siblings (7)
1844– Male
1848–1936 Male
1850–1933 Male
1852–1921 Male
1854– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1863
Age 3
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called Bowley such as Bowley in Cadbury (Devon), a lost place called Bowley in Hailsham (Sussex), or Bowley in Blakemere (Herefordshire). The first is from Old English boga ‘bow, river bend’ + lēah. The second is from the Old English personal name Buga + + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The third is named with Old English bula ‘bull’, perhaps a byname (see Bull ) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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