Brief Life History of Mary 'Polly'
When Mary 'Polly' Bowyer was born about 1774, in Virginia, United States, her father, Michael Bowyer, was 45 and her mother, Frances Euphenia Carpenter, was 44. She married James Caldwell on 12 December 1797, in Rockbridge, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 August 1842, in Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Calwell Family Cemetery, White Sulphur Springs, Greenbrier, West Virginia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Polly Bowyer, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Polly, "Find A Grave Index"
- Polly Bowyer in entry for James Caldwell, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"
Spouse and Children
1768– Male
1774–1842 Female
Children (9)
1798– Female
1799–1875 Male
1800– Female
1802–1867 Male
1806–1847 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1730–1809 Male
1732–1784 Female
Siblings (11)
1756– Male
1761–1853 Female
1764–1844 Male
1767–1851 Male
1773– Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 2
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 6
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 20
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker or seller of bows, or an archer, from Middle English bowyere, an agent derivative of Old English boga ‘bow’. Compare Bowman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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