Edward John Bowen

Brief Life History of Edward John

When Edward John Bowen was born on 11 May 1882, in Illinois, United States, his father, Timothy Joseph Bowen, was 29 and his mother, Mary Jane Hooper, was 24. He married Mabel E. Upham on 2 August 1907, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 12 October 1934, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Edward John Bowen
1882–1934
Mabel E. Upham
1886–1954
Marriage: 2 August 1907
William Bowen
1912–

Sources (12)

  • Edward J Bowen in household of Margaret Upham, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Edward J. Bowen, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • Edward J. Bowen, "Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920"

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Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen ), with fused patronymic marker (a)p, which is normally voiced before a vowel.

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan ).

Irish: used to ‘translate’ Ó Cnáimhín ‘descendant of Cnáimhín’, a personal name meaning ‘little bone’ or ‘little body’, see Nevin 1.

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

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