When Jacob Bowman was born on 14 March 1797, in Rockingham, Virginia, United States, his father, Peter Bowman Sr, was 35 and his mother, Mary Haas Heatwole, was 30. He married Elizabeth Keister on 30 November 1823, in Brandywine, Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Pleasant Valley, Rockingham, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Maquoketa Township, Jackson, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. He died on 16 July 1881, in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Union Township, Jackson, Iowa, United States.
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The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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