Norman R Bowen

Maleabout 1896–

Brief Life History of Norman R

Norman R Bowen was born about 1896, in Port Norris, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States. He married Lillian S. Newcomb about 1918, in Port Norris, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States.

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Norman R Bowen
1896–
Lillian S. Newcomb
1897–1986
Marriage: about 1918

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  • Blizzard family footprints : our ancestors, when departing left footprints in the sands of time

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  • Marriage
    about 1918Port Norris, Cumberland, New Jersey, United States

    • World Events (3)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 0

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 2

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    1903

    Age 7

    The Public Service Corporation (PSC) was formed on May 6, 1903. The company began as a merger of a power company with four different trolley companies. PSC would ultimately combine with over 400 other companies.

    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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