Amos Bowles

1823–1847 (Age 24)
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Amos

When Amos Bowles was born in 1823, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, his father, Nelson Thomas Bowles, was 47 and his mother, Susannah Grinstead, was 39. He married Mary Ann Polly Malone on 28 December 1841, in Hendricks, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died in 1847, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 24.

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Family Time Line

Amos Bowles
1823–1847
Mary Ann Polly Malone
1820–1844
Marriage: 28 December 1841
John Lewis Bowles
1832–1885
Nancy Ann Bowles
1843–1871

Spouse and Children

    Amos Bowles

    Male1823–1847Male

    Mary Ann Polly Malone

    Female1820–1844Female

MARRIAGE
28 December 1841
Hendricks, Indiana, United States
children

(2)

    John Lewis Bowles

    Male1832–1885Male

    Nancy Ann Bowles

    Female1843–1871Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(7)

    David F. Bowles

    Male1802–1871Male

    John Harrison Bowles

    Male1805–1888Male

    Nancy Bowles

    Female1807–1866Female

    Mary Bowles

    Female1809–1905Female

    Fielding Bowles

    Male1810–1868Male

+2 More Children

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 2

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis

Age 2

The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 7

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

English and Irish: variant of Bowell or Bowler .

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

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Amos Bowles, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Amos Bowles, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Amos Bowles, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"

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