Sarah Bowen (1741–) • FamilySearch

Sarah Bowen

1741–
Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

The Life of Sarah

When Sarah Bowen was born in 1741, in Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, her father, Elisha Bowen, was 18 and her mother, Chloe Luther, was 14. She married James Luther in 1770. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

James Luther

1747–1834

Sarah Bowen

1741–

Marriage: 1770

Chloe Luther

1771–

Lydia Luther

1775–

Rhoda Luther

1781–

Betsy Luther

1782–

Lydia Luther

1790–

Sarah Luther

1792–

Martin Luther

1773–1844

Sarah Tracy Luther

1775–1847

Peleg Luther

1778–1863

Spouse and Children

James Luther

Male1747–1834Male

Sarah Bowen

Female1741–Female

MARRIAGE
1770

children

(9)

Chloe Luther

Female1771–Female

Martin Luther

Male1773–1844Male

Sarah Tracy Luther

Female1775–1847Female

Lydia Luther

Female1775–Female

Peleg Luther

Male1778–1863Male

+4 More Children

Parents and Siblings

Elisha Bowen

Male1723–1811Male

Chloe Luther

Female1727–1789Female

siblings

(3)

Sarah Bowen

Female1741–Female

Chloe Bowen

Female1754–1835Female

Elisha Bowen

Male1758–1845Male

World Events (2)

1763 · First Synagogue in America

Age 22

The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.

1772 · The Gaspee Affair

Age 31

On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.

Name Meaning

Bowen

Sarah

1 English, of Welsh origin: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ ( see Owen ).2 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ ( see Bohan ).

Possible Related Names

Owen

Bohan

Boughan

Bowens

Sources (3)

Sarah Luther in entry for Pelick Luther, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
Sarah Luther in entry for Peleg Luther, "Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950"
Sarah in entry for Cloe Luther, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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